Calling all NW experts "L"

[NuWaveRx]

Perhaps I've been picking artists without much interest in the group, but hopefully this letter will do better. Again all you experts out there will impart any knowledge that you have on:

Clive Langer and the Boxes (your thoughts on his output as an artist not a producer)
Last
Lava Hay
Legendary Pink Dots
Life in a Blender
Lyres

All opinions appreciated

[profpike]

The Last and The Lyres-True Children of Nuggets-The Last from L.A. and the Lyres from Boston--the fact that the neo-psych/garage/nuggets type of music held forth in such widely disparate parts of the country (can we get some love for Wisconsin's own Plasticland, while we're at it?)tells me this was not a flash in the pan fad-but a true musical movement that sought to honor and update the greatest era of rock 'n roll history.

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[Grunch]

The Last and The Lyres are for me quintessential bands from the late 70s into the late 80s, for their garage sound, and moreso for The Last, their at times neo-psych, paisley underground sound. Within one record, they can jump all over the place. I'd grab L.A. Explosion on CD by The Last since I'd be surprised if it hangs around much longer. Their Painting Smiles On A Dead Man is also excellent, as are their other early releases. More toward the mid-80s and late 80s, when they signed to SST records, their sound leaned more toward a harder edge, garage-buzz at times, but still excellent, just certainly far removed from their late 70s - early 80s more pop feel.

The Lyres, just pure garage type sound and you can't go wrong with anything they did really, IMO.

I've got quite a few Legendary Pink Dots CD's, The Curse being perhaps my favorite. They can be hard to take, even in small doses, at times. I am glad to have the CD's, but they can be hard to listen to at times. They always seem to have a few tracks that are excelent, amidst tracks that are somewhat dirge-like, experimental, at times goth-like. A very interesting and prolific band to say the least.

Lava Hay features two very fine female members that sing some deliciously catchy, sometimes jangly pop songs. Not sure how many releases they have. I have two CD's by them both are excellent IMO. At times, some hints of The Bangles. Maybe a little.