This band belongs to the English tradition of elaborate silliness that once had a home in prog rock (to undercut perceived pretensions, I suppose). Bands used to sing about giant hogweeds and flying teapots and such...
To wit: Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band
Fri Feb 19, 2016 4:03 am
AnDroiD
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Re: Cardiacs
K Rex wrote:
Word up. Gong was my Grateful Dead, Droid. Steve Hillage was my Garcia.
Yeah. never was a deadhead. a Z. Freak and a PHP. still tryin to get those Hillage/Blake sounds
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Fri Feb 19, 2016 9:01 am
K Rex
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Re: Cardiacs
AnDroiD wrote:
K Rex wrote:
Word up. Gong was my Grateful Dead, Droid. Steve Hillage was my Garcia.
Yeah. never was a deadhead. a Z. Freak and a PHP. still tryin to get those Hillage/Blake sounds
I will spend the rest of the day wracking my brain to figure out what PHP stands for. Don't tell me! I want to guess.
K
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Fri Feb 19, 2016 10:22 am
AnDroiD
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Re: Cardiacs
Aw, c'mon. they drive teapot taxis
_________________ Peace, Marty "The present day composer refuses to die" -Edgard Varese
Fri Feb 19, 2016 2:07 pm
K Rex
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Re: Cardiacs
Dammit! Pothead Pixies! Thank you for releasing me from my anguish.
Kev
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Fri Feb 19, 2016 2:09 pm
mad_monk
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Re: Cardiacs
More ecstatic unpopular pop from Tim Smith and Cardiacs:
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