The greatest new zealand band of all time.
Well sorta. There were alot of great bands around when this monster of a band played. To every 1 PA for MOTORHEAD the GORDONS had 4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thats fucking saying something.
i've seen some live stuff, i was too young to actually see them live, but most of the volume punch is behind the midrange and treble, not the bass, so it probably wouldn't have been that meaty volume wise. more about the discordance and harmonies in the noise, rather than the noise being f-off.
any eye-witnesses? we'd love to live vicariously thru your memories, please!
Yeah, saw them about a dozen times. Awesome - I have the tinnitus to prove it. They would break strings almost every song. And Alastair and John would swap over between guitar and bass. Don't think John sings with Bailter Space, but did with Gordons.
Mostly I saw them in clubs in Wgton - what was that one at the end of Courtney Place? Also memorable though was the Sweetwaters festival. They played the 2nd stage on the Sat night -missed Roxy Music to see them and then on the main stage on the Sunday morning. The organisers got a bit twitchy when all those strings started breaking, but the band were cool.
Happy days!
uh huh - i saw them a few times, they were gut wrenchingly loud - bass included. Think Ramones loud (their famous chch concert where punters were treated for distressed eardrums), rather than HDU's 'beautiful noise' loud. As I recall, the drummer had drums made of metal (not wood) made them himself? maybe this is the stuff of legend only - anyway they kinda cut through quite nicely ... glad to see the re-release of this album - seminal ...
Hmm, yes. Well it IS very well priced - and essential for the angry times.
A friend of mine payed HEAPS (like 40 bucks) for it at Real Groovy a couple of years ago. Gotta love the labels sniping the vintage market by breaking out the old artwork and reissuing.
This album is brilliant. It includes the Future Shock EP from 1980 and the 1st Album from 1981. Unusual chords and unique style. Reflective. Grinding. Seering. Soaring. Highly influential. Went on to become Bailter Space. A significant connection to the important Palmerston North band The Skeptics also. Available from Flying Nun and well worth it.
'Spik and Span that's the master plan'. Beautiful. Absolute Tops
isn't this a reissue of the original reissue cd? (!) that's what i thunk anyhows.
other gordons related; would anyone out there have a tracklisting for the gordons Volume II lp? I 'm plonking it onto cd from tape and don't know what everything's called... ta...
Gordons Vol. II:
Side 1 - Quality Control, Reactor, Lead Room, Red Line
Side 2 - Identity, Mono Flo, Gone Machine, Joker, Mentus Fugit
Lineup: John Halvorsen (gtr/vc), Brent BcLaughlin (dr), Vince Pinker (bs)
It came out in '84 and as I recall from an old Rip It Up interview, they were originally called The Sheep Effect, before going back to the original name. It's a great album album, though not in the same league as the first one. John halvorsen said once that he had bad memories of Vol II (gear got nicked before recording sessions), and he didn't want it reissued which is a real shame. In some ways it's a logical bridge between the Gordons and Bailter Space.
Is the latest reissue of the first album different to the previous CD issue? Someone hinted that it might be...
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The greatest new zealand band of all ...
The greatest new zealand band of all time.
Well sorta. There were alot of great bands around when this monster of a band played. To every 1 PA for MOTORHEAD the GORDONS had 4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thats fucking saying something.
mmmmmm, you can just feel the intensity ...
mmmmmm, you can just feel the intensity of the volume in thier records, eh.
Unsure if I would've enjoyed a Gordons gig - I'm not much of a slut for tinnitus.
i've seen some live stuff, i was too ...
i've seen some live stuff, i was too young to actually see them live, but most of the volume punch is behind the midrange and treble, not the bass, so it probably wouldn't have been that meaty volume wise. more about the discordance and harmonies in the noise, rather than the noise being f-off.
any eye-witnesses? we'd love to live vicariously thru your memories, please!
Yeah, saw them about a dozen times. ...
Yeah, saw them about a dozen times. Awesome - I have the tinnitus to prove it. They would break strings almost every song. And Alastair and John would swap over between guitar and bass. Don't think John sings with Bailter Space, but did with Gordons.
Mostly I saw them in clubs in Wgton - what was that one at the end of Courtney Place? Also memorable though was the Sweetwaters festival. They played the 2nd stage on the Sat night -missed Roxy Music to see them and then on the main stage on the Sunday morning. The organisers got a bit twitchy when all those strings started breaking, but the band were cool.
Happy days!
uh huh - i saw them a few times, they ...
uh huh - i saw them a few times, they were gut wrenchingly loud - bass included. Think Ramones loud (their famous chch concert where punters were treated for distressed eardrums), rather than HDU's 'beautiful noise' loud. As I recall, the drummer had drums made of metal (not wood) made them himself? maybe this is the stuff of legend only - anyway they kinda cut through quite nicely ... glad to see the re-release of this album - seminal ...
Apparently they played at the Taita pub ...
Apparently they played at the Taita pub once......... but I suspect my source is unreliable.
Wonder how the sales for the release ...
Wonder how the sales for the release has been going. Every Tom, dick and harry seems to have one. Well every Tom, dick and harry i know.
Hmm, yes. Well it IS very well priced - ...
Hmm, yes. Well it IS very well priced - and essential for the angry times.
A friend of mine payed HEAPS (like 40 bucks) for it at Real Groovy a couple of years ago. Gotta love the labels sniping the vintage market by breaking out the old artwork and reissuing.
This album is brilliant. It includes ...
This album is brilliant. It includes the Future Shock EP from 1980 and the 1st Album from 1981. Unusual chords and unique style. Reflective. Grinding. Seering. Soaring. Highly influential. Went on to become Bailter Space. A significant connection to the important Palmerston North band The Skeptics also. Available from Flying Nun and well worth it.
'Spik and Span that's the master plan'. Beautiful. Absolute Tops
isn't this a reissue of the original ...
isn't this a reissue of the original reissue cd? (!) that's what i thunk anyhows.
other gordons related; would anyone out there have a tracklisting for the gordons Volume II lp? I 'm plonking it onto cd from tape and don't know what everything's called... ta...
Gordons Vol. II: Side 1 - Quality ...
Gordons Vol. II:
Side 1 - Quality Control, Reactor, Lead Room, Red Line
Side 2 - Identity, Mono Flo, Gone Machine, Joker, Mentus Fugit
Lineup: John Halvorsen (gtr/vc), Brent BcLaughlin (dr), Vince Pinker (bs)
It came out in '84 and as I recall from an old Rip It Up interview, they were originally called The Sheep Effect, before going back to the original name. It's a great album album, though not in the same league as the first one. John halvorsen said once that he had bad memories of Vol II (gear got nicked before recording sessions), and he didn't want it reissued which is a real shame. In some ways it's a logical bridge between the Gordons and Bailter Space.
Is the latest reissue of the first album different to the previous CD issue? Someone hinted that it might be...