The Raincoats

finding nobody · 07.16.2007, 01:29 AM

are very cool. I really enjoy this album

I don't think I've ever heard them mentioned here. Anyone dig?

k-krack · 07.16.2007, 01:34 AM

Yessir. They firggin' rock.

...and I think Cantank will be upset that you say they haven't been mentioned.

Moshe · 07.16.2007, 01:37 AM

and Steve used to play with them:

http://smellslikerecords.com/raincoa...tist=Raincoats

Biography
It seemed for a while in the wake of Pistols/Clash hysteria that post-punk Blighty might just change the face of popular culture. And no small thanks to some females who didn't care to be written off: The Slits, Kleenex and most enduringly, the Raincoats. Their brief career included a few LPs on Rough Trade, but the band fell pray to inner turmoil by the turn of the decade. That was way before their biggest fan, a semi-famous guy named Kurt Cobain began singing their story to every journalist in the land. Soon enough Steve Shelley was behind the drums in a revamped version of the band. With this new lineup, Extended Play came to be, a preface to their triumphant 1994 reunion album on the DGC label. Available as a 10 inch vinyl EP record or CD.

Releases

Extended Play
slr012

Don't Be Mean
We Smile
No One's Little Girl
Shouting Out Loud

Somehow, the Raincoats' old records have gotten better since they were made. Invited to open for Nirvana on their 1994 tour, the decade-gone Raincoats reformed, with original members Gina Birch (bass/vocals) and Ana da Silva (guitar/vocals) joined by new violinist Anne Wood and guest drummer Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth. Cobain's suicide ended those plans, but the band went on a triumphant American tour anyway. A John Peel session from April 1994 (two new songs, "No One's Little Girl" from Moving and "Shouting Out Loud" from Odyshape) was released on Shelley's label as Extended Play. The noisy avant-continental "Don't Be Mean" (unveiled on the EP) take slipperier turns through the band's past. Douglas Wolk/Ira Robbins

finding nobody · 07.16.2007, 01:39 AM

Well dang, I'm happy to know I'm not alone. I honestly don't remember seeing or reading anything at all..
Off Duty Trip is my favorite 'Coats song.

Moshe, not bad at all! Steve's perfect for them

jon boy · 07.16.2007, 03:35 AM

yes i remember seeing them when steve was playing with them i was still at school and we had to sneak into the venue and pretend to be older than we where. there was hardly anyone there but it was a great show.

Cardinal Rob · 07.16.2007, 11:16 AM

Yes, quite good.

gmku · 07.16.2007, 11:51 AM

Holy grail album for me. I'd grab it in a heartbeat if I ever saw it in the stores, either on vinyl or CD.

Toilet & Bowels · 07.16.2007, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by gmku

Holy grail album for me. I'd grab it in a heartbeat if I ever saw it in the stores, either on vinyl or CD.

if you aren't averse to mail order you can get the CD from rough trade and LP and CD both crop up on ebay with regularity

07.16.2007, 01:29 AM	#1
finding nobody invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 7,275	are very cool. I really enjoy this album I don't think I've ever heard them mentioned here. Anyone dig?
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07.16.2007, 01:34 AM	#2
k-krack invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: On Posts: 7,380	Yessir. They firggin' rock. ...and I think Cantank will be upset that you say they haven't been mentioned. __________________ sandwich klub 4 men. Danny is a C.H.U.D.
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07.16.2007, 01:37 AM	#3
Moshe Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,862	and Steve used to play with them: http://smellslikerecords.com/raincoa...tist=Raincoats Biography It seemed for a while in the wake of Pistols/Clash hysteria that post-punk Blighty might just change the face of popular culture. And no small thanks to some females who didn't care to be written off: The Slits, Kleenex and most enduringly, the Raincoats. Their brief career included a few LPs on Rough Trade, but the band fell pray to inner turmoil by the turn of the decade. That was way before their biggest fan, a semi-famous guy named Kurt Cobain began singing their story to every journalist in the land. Soon enough Steve Shelley was behind the drums in a revamped version of the band. With this new lineup, Extended Play came to be, a preface to their triumphant 1994 reunion album on the DGC label. Available as a 10 inch vinyl EP record or CD. Releases Extended Play slr012 Don't Be Mean We Smile No One's Little Girl Shouting Out Loud Somehow, the Raincoats' old records have gotten better since they were made. Invited to open for Nirvana on their 1994 tour, the decade-gone Raincoats reformed, with original members Gina Birch (bass/vocals) and Ana da Silva (guitar/vocals) joined by new violinist Anne Wood and guest drummer Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth. Cobain's suicide ended those plans, but the band went on a triumphant American tour anyway. A John Peel session from April 1994 (two new songs, "No One's Little Girl" from Moving and "Shouting Out Loud" from Odyshape) was released on Shelley's label as Extended Play. The noisy avant-continental "Don't Be Mean" (unveiled on the EP) take slipperier turns through the band's past. Douglas Wolk/Ira Robbins
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07.16.2007, 01:39 AM	#4
finding nobody invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 7,275	Well dang, I'm happy to know I'm not alone. I honestly don't remember seeing or reading anything at all.. Off Duty Trip is my favorite 'Coats song. Moshe, not bad at all! Steve's perfect for them
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07.16.2007, 03:35 AM	#5
jon boy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: psycho battery Posts: 12,161	yes i remember seeing them when steve was playing with them i was still at school and we had to sneak into the venue and pretend to be older than we where. there was hardly anyone there but it was a great show. __________________ Sarcasm[A] is stating the opposite of an intended meaning especially in order to sneeringly, slyly, jest or mock a person, situation or thing \|@ <------- Euphoric brain cell just moments before expiration V _ \ / _ PING <-------- moments later / \ http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljhxq...isruo1_500.gif
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07.16.2007, 11:16 AM	#6
Cardinal Rob the destroyed room Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: In the O.. O.. Organ Loft, West Yorkshire, UK Posts: 553	Yes, quite good. __________________ lastFM \| RYM \| MySpace
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07.16.2007, 11:51 AM	#7
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	Holy grail album for me. I'd grab it in a heartbeat if I ever saw it in the stores, either on vinyl or CD. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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