The first the world heard from Nick Cave and the band who would become The Birthday Party, although this song was written by guitarist Rowland S. If you weren’t listening to this on Halloween, you were doing it all wrong. Also, as a measure of its ubiquity, I heard it being played last year on a flight between Kuala Lumpur and Bahrain - they censored all the “fucks,” but clearly didn’t realize “cunt” was also a curse word. Sure, her career since has been an ongoing exercise in being let down, but this is still a killer single. The experience of listening is not unlike having your head put into a blender. Into the course of precisely 86 seconds, Bad Brains managed to cram two verses that delivered a strongly worded critique of consumer society, a brief instrumental break, and coda that manages to strike some note of hope (“A peace together/ A piece apart/ A piece of wisdom from our hearts”). (One caveat: we’ve generally avoided one-hit wonders, who are a category of their own, although a couple did sneak in.) Of course, this discussion inevitably led to list-making, and here’s the result: our picks for the 50 best debut singles the world of music has to offer. The list is nearly endless, but once you start to think about it, picking out the best isn’t quite as easy as you might think - “Alison” wasn’t Elvis Costello’s first single, for instance, nor was “Take Me Out” Franz Ferdinand’s debut or “Unfinished Sympathy” Massive Attack’s. Lovely songs but their gigs are too much like going to church.Apropos of not a great deal, the music nerd contingent at Flavorwire central recently got a-talking about our favorite debut single. But with a singer as unique and mercurial as Billy Mackenzie, The Associates were a dazzling one-off to be admired with awe rather than copied.īelle and Sebastian have certainly attracted a faithful following, which is part of the problem. Or then there are The Associates, who for a time at least combined an avant grade sensibility with enough commercial nous to have actual huge hits. Glasgow band NIEVES to play homecoming gig at SWG3 this Fridayįranz Ferdinand have at least one classic under their belts in Take Me Out, but they're just a little too knowing, just a little too 'art school' for their own good.Too young, probably too nice and certainly too niche.Ĭhvrches? Thrilling synth pop, a great singer and oodles of potential to make a serious impact in America, but at this stage in the game more influenced than influencers. Let's first shake off the challenges from current indie faves The Twilight Sad and Frightened Rabbit who are good but not quite good enough. Glasgow has, of course, produced more than its fair share of classic rock 'n' roll bands, who cannot be lightly dismissed. Few can transform music itself and open a door to a new future as Primal Scream did in the earliest days of the 1990s. A fair number can come up with one or even two solid gold classics. Win tickets to see Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds at Glasgow Summer SessionsĪny band can knock off the odd great tune.When Primal Scream walk on to the stage at Glasgow's Kelvingrove Bandstand tonight they will do so as homecoming heroes, claiming their rightful place as the most influential band ever to emerge from Scotland.
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