Wall of Mouths

interzone wrote:

How many people were you there about ?

About 4000…

mr self destruct wrote:

I’m tempted by this gig but have never even listened to New Model Army!
Am I missing out, and if so, what albums of theirs should I check out?

All of them:

The Independent Years/No Rest for the Wicked (1984/85)- Raw and aggressive, best bass guitar playing in the world

The Ghost of Cain (1986) - more sophisticated songwriting, acoustic guitars, still pretty wild and bass-oriented

“Thunder & Consolation” (1989) - a real masterpiece.
For me, one of the best albums ever recorded.
Went gold in Germany.
Has an electric violin in some songs.

“Impurity” (1990) - Not quite as good as T&C but still VERY good.

“The Love of Hopeless Causes (1993) - Straight rock album with really great songs

“Strange Brotherhood” (1998) - The end of an era (drummer/co-writer left afterwards), most people don’t like it too much (production wise), I do ;-)

“Eight” (2000) - Good songs but bad production (IMHO)

Carnival (2004) - Very good songs, great sound, lots of (real) drum and bass

High (2007) - the new one - expect to hear about 6-8 songs from this record

As I said earlier, Cologne gigs are traditional and VERY special :-)))

Dennis wrote:

More like a Levellers for the 80’s than the new Clash, but they had their moments for sure.

Um…they world’s apart…NMA had a violin once, but that’s all ;-)

Shade wrote:

What is it all about, really?

I’d say you can expect a 45-60 min. set by T? and some 120 min. NMA.

The place to get the tickets in Germany is http://www.contour-music.de
The contour staff is very helpful.

See you there,

Andreas

grant wrote:

or german rather

I should have written KÖLN instead ;D

NMA’s x-mas gigs are somewhat traditional (started around 2000) - you can always expect a top gig with some gems in the setlist and a pretty crazy crowd from all over Europe (or rather all over the world, as the US tour was cancelled to due visa problems).

This will be good!

http://www.contour-music.de/index.php?new_model_army

How cool is that?

Best support/main act comination ever!!!

The first one - Kiel, Germany, 1994.

Justin Sullivan & Friends - “Tales Of The Road”

They play semi-acoustic NMA stuff and songs from Justin’s solo album “Navigating By The Stars”.

If you like JS/NMA and see this DVD on ebay or anywhere else - BUY IT!

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Baby 81

…one of the best T? bass lines…reminds me of NMA sometimes :D

Knives
Animal Bones

Kiel, MAX, 1994

Stuart Morrow (New Model Army 1980-85)

John Entwistle

Squall wrote:

Was Simon the bassist ?

No, he’s the second guitarist.
As far as I remember, he once had the opportunity to join New Model Army but Justin wouldn’t allow him to sing his own songs :rolleyes: bloody rockstars… :D

By the way - who is the support band on Oct. 14th - New Model Army or T?

A Weapon Called the Word (89)
Levelling the Land (91)
Levellers (93)

…those were their best albums and should be remembered :D
All of a sudden, the band started sounding like OASIS in the late 90s…that’s when I totally lost interest in them.

Simon Friend should have started a band of his own :cool:

tattoosarah wrote:

I think it is a dream come true line up what with both bands being two of my favourites!I definately think it should become a regular thing.And maybe a jam together too!

Actually, I heard some rumors, lately…fingers crossed… :D

I liked the old (i.e. young) rapper better.
Saw some brilliant gigs a few years ago…

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But haven’t listened to their stuff since…

I can highly recommend their latest album Carnival - full of brilliant bass lines and furious drums :D …and of course Justin’s lyrics…amazing!

Title: New Model Army

So, with that gig in France ahead (and the London festival unfortunately cancelled) - what do you people think about New Model Army?

I’d love to see both bands on tour toghether, maybe as “alternating headliners” :D

Lupus

cocaine boy wrote:

someone should fix the harsh side of the german language.

The harsh side of the German language :D

Man, that’s what us Germans are all about…Trrrrrrrrrrrussssst meeeeeeeee! ;)

The one and only Y wrote:

ramones or the sex pistols?

Ramones.

Einstürzende Neubauten

or

Inchtabokatables

New Model Army

or

Bauhaus?

Placebo

…infront of “my MTV” (when they still played music instead of ringtone ads) - I remember Andy and Michael in dresses on some festival stage…maybe around 1993…

Actually, I’m not that impressed.
Usually, there are at least some songs that jump right into your face, but not this time - I’ll give it a couple of more listentings :D

Skinning Pit.

It’s got that early New Model Army feeling to it.

The bass sound on Isolation is also great.

mooneycult wrote:

Don’t like it truth be told. It just lumbers along without any real sense of flow to it

That’s what I meant! ;)

Hm…anybody else who finds it rather “average”?

Don’t hit me! ;D