Even though they’re not necessarily my “favorite bands of all time” there is certain music I’ll never turn off if it comes up in rotation (on the radio, on a random play through my collection, on internet sites, in a friend’s car, wherever). Because for whatever reason, their music is infinitely interesting to me. I’ve discovered that this music, with the exception of the Beatles or Lou Reed (who I’ll listen to anytime), is largely alternative-goth-post punk oriented, strangely enough. Well, maybe not so strangely. The greatest band (in terms of the enjoyment and creative juice I got from it) I ever played in was a post-punk LA band called Faith Assembly. So maybe the music I listened to extensively during that period still resonates strongly with me:
Gang of Four
Joy Division
The Cure
Love and Rockets (including Tones on Tail, David J and Bauhaus)
Cocteau Twins
and let’s not forget:
The Damned
The Chameleons UK
New Order
The Jazz Butcher
Christian Death
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Wire
Television
