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I'm pretty sure I saw Ride with Slowdive supporting them in 92 ish. That's gotta be a big hitter. Early 90s Shoegaze Top Trumps score 8.5/10

I definitely saw Curve with Swervedriver supporting them in Manchester University's Main Debating Hall autumn 93. I'm saying neither of those bands are genuine shoegaze though. Early 90s Shoegaze Top Trumps score 2/10.

Hope Bassy doesn't call me out on finding tickets for these gigs!


Swervedriver weren't shoegaze, they got lumped in because of where they were from. Good band though, the 'Raise' album is excellent.


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Swervedriver weren't shoegaze, they got lumped in because of where they were from. Good band though, the 'Raise' album is excellent.


Yeah they had a more pronounced Hüsker Dü-meets-Stooges style tbf.


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Half Bassman Half Biscuit wrote:
Swervedriver weren't shoegaze, they got lumped in because of where they were from.


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Pulled straight from the Wikipedia Shoegaze page. Early 90s Shoegaze Top Trumps score -7/10.

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Yeah they had a more pronounced Hüsker Dü-meets-Stooges style tbf.


lol

that's minus seven btw Bassy. Don;t start getting excited. Image

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Yeah they had a more pronounced Hüsker Dü-meets-Stooges style tbf.


i thought they were heavier certainly. In fact, i'm sure i saw them in one of the 'rock' mags like Kerrang at the time.

they didn't look much like the other shoegazers, i'm sure one of em had dreads.


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Husker Du are excellent. 'Don't want to Know if you are Lonely' is one of my favourite tuneages. It rocks like a bastard.


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Loop. Loop were fucking ace.:cool:


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Loop. Loop were fucking ace.:cool:


I'm going to dock points here Bassy.

You can only gain points by direct association - ie buying an obscure Pale Saints/ Swervedriver split 10" on white label from an obscure rock basement staffed by moody, silent music snobs who sneer every purchase.

Name dropping isn't good enough. It just proves you "weren't really there".

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i honestly have no idea what the fuck you lot are talking about

where's the Lech Poznan thread?

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I'm going to dock points here Bassy.

You can only gain points by direct association - ie buying an obscure Pale Saints/ Swervedriver split 10" on white label from an obscure rock basement staffed by moody, silent music snobs who sneer every purchase.

Name dropping isn't good enough. It just proves you "weren't really there".


i've got an original Bridewell taxis 7".


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i've got an original Bridewell taxis 7".


When and where was it bought.

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When and where was it bought.


A record fair about 20 years back.


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A record fair about 20 years back.


Too vague. Which record fair? And have you kept the receipt? I want you to post the scan of it on here.

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I saw Johnny Mathis back in '79.
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What a dull genre. I assumed the stance that led to the name arose because some kind of catatonic state had to be achieved otherwise you would have walked/crawled away.

I have an 18 year old bucket of shit, I win give me all your cards.

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Too vague. Which record fair? And have you kept the receipt? I want you to post the scan of it on here.


I can't remember i used to go to loads in Manchester, huddersfield, Oldham.


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Half Bassman Half Biscuit wrote:
I can't remember i used to go to loads in Manchester, huddersfield, Oldham.


Found out! Bassy is a liar!

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Found out! Bassy is a liar!


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The van that picked me up pre match on saturday morning had a Johnny Mathis CD case on the passenger seat when I sat down. I was hoping to hear a bit on the drive to Stockport but the driver just left Key 103 on all the way there. :(

Early 90s Shoegaze Top Trumps score 0/10.

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I don't understand why Bassy's name-dropping Husker Du and Loop. They weren't shoegaze. :confused:

Loop supported Godflesh. Maybe they're Metalgaze? Do you like Metalgaze Bassy?

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