It was and it wasn't hard to make this pick. First, they have several greatest hits compilations. Anyone of them is good. All of them together make a great look. My pick is slightly different than all of those. First I make no distinction between the early and late Cabaret Voltaire work. My first exposure to them was Mix-Up from 1979. I've liked every album since. That made it very difficult. Maybe I was less enthused by Johnny YesNo, but I even liked Three Mantras. The first song I connected with was a cover of the Seeds. Genius! Then I couldn't get the lyric "70 Billion People on the Earth, Where are They Hiding?" out of my head. They took a turn and I followed. Micro-Phonies and Drinking Gasoline were on my turntables all the time. Around that time I finally saw them live. Multiple times. My favorite being in London in some small club in some industrial area. I called last minute to a record company rep and got my name on the list as I stepped up to the window. They didn't care and just let me in. I saw them on both coasts of the USA. If pressured I might say that Throbbing Gristle is my favorite of the two, but I would be hard pressed to make the choice.
Cabaret Voltaire Pick
Cabaret Voltaire Pick
01 Cabaret Voltaire - Just Fascination
02 Cabaret Voltaire - Do Right
03 Cabaret Voltaire - Sensoria
04 Cabaret Voltaire - Radical Chic
05 Cabaret Voltaire - Landslide
06 Cabaret Voltaire - Yashar
07 Cabaret Voltaire - What is Real
08 Cabaret Voltaire - Easy Life
09 Cabaret Voltaire - Sex, Money, Freaks
10 Cabaret Voltaire - Smooth
11 Cabaret Voltaire - I Want You
12 Cabaret Voltaire - Vasto
13 Cabaret Voltaire - No Escape
14 Cabaret Voltaire - Sluggin' For Jesus
15 Cabaret Voltaire - Kneel To The Boss
I like your picks here, covers a lot of ground as this group really evolved over the years. Hard to pick favorites
ReplyDeleteHard to cut it down, but easy to find good stuff. To me every change they made had some really good songs - just different
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