The Wildhearts

Checked the review section and don't think anyone's mentioned this but the intro/riff bassline to this song is surely an "homage" to the theme from the fine (original) John Carpenter movie from the '70's.

This continues a fine tradition of borrowing as the 'Hearts and all fine authors/fimmakers/musicians have done before and it's one of the things I love them for the most!

godzillas beard agrees with you.

I mentioned it in my review cos i'm a film geek as much as a music geek

It sounds fucking great too. Now if only I can get my song using the They Live bass line recorded.........

As for the rest of the album I was a bit alarmed by some of the reviews that said it was like E(bleurgh)N but it's anything but-classic harmonies/time changes all in place, great production, IT'S LOUD!! and a true grower.

Early faves: Rooting, Slaughtered, Hard Way.

First heard snatch of Sweetest TOTALLY unindicative of the album, not sure about DAM, sonds a bit like a rant, but can't wait to hear all the newies live in London and Nottingham next week!

Just wish New Flesh had been an homage to Videodrome rather than about "the kids", if that's what it's about...

LONG LIVE THE NEW WILDHEARTS!!!

Fuck, sorry, I missed that, the board keeps cutting out when I'm posting, is it getting overloaded?

godzillas beard wrote:I mentioned it in my review cos i'm a film geek as much as a music geek

It sounds fucking great too. Now if only I can get my song using the They Live bass line recorded.........

And some Dawn of the Dead Goblins shit too!!!

Tranquilised wrote:Fuck, sorry, I missed that, the board keeps cutting out when I'm posting, is it getting overloaded?

Nobody else seems to have experienced anything. How do you mean 'cutting out'?

Hmmm. I haven't seen the original 'Assault' in years, but I remember the first time I heard the music at the beginning I thought it sounded like part of the main guitar motif to 'Megablast' by Bomb The Bass (yeah, I know the movie preceded the song, but I heard the song first). Anyone know what I'm on about?

Hmm, yeah, 'Slaughtered', 'Assault' and 'Megablast' all kind of resemble each other, having checked Youtube. Although 'Megablast' is much faster and higher pitched.

Here's 'Megablast,' if anyone's arsed. Loved this as a kid. Watch out, though; it's dance music! Listen to the guitar at 1:05 onwards. I notice the guy mentions a 'Precinct 13' in the video title, too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YDp77erUD8

Aye, 'tis the same riff from Assault, Megablast, and Slaughtered Authors. And all three of them are fantastic.

downonlondon wrote:Aye, 'tis the same riff from Assault, Megablast, and Slaughtered Authors. And all three of them are fantastic.

Hee-hee! Yeah, I still love listening to old Bomb The Bass tracks. Have you ever heard 'Bug Powder Dust' from their/his (otherwise fairly sombre) 'Clear' album from 1995? It's fucking amazing.