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McLusky do Dallas was een van mijn favorieten van vorig jaar, en de vooruitgesnelde single There ain't no fool in Ferguson van het nog te verschijnen nieuwe album is ook wel de moeite waard.
Hi, my name is Mat Harding - I used to be in the band mclusky until we fell out. I am fortunately in a new welsh band called Transposer, they sound nothing like mclusky but they are great.
Maar ze bestaan nog wel. Sterker nog, hun nieuwe album 'Undress for Success' is inmiddels al uitgekomen volgens de platenmaatschappij (op 25.08.03). Iemand de CD al gezien of gehoord?
ik heb ze gezien in Ekko, Utrecht.. man, wat een bak herrie en wat een stel energieke apen 
- wel erg gaaf trouwens
quote:"Undress for Success" is de naam van een andere single van het nog te verschijnen album, dus ik denk dat je je vergist.
Op woensdag 27 augustus 2003 15:50 schreef starsailor het volgende:Maar ze bestaan nog wel. Sterker nog, hun nieuwe album 'Undress for Success' is inmiddels al uitgekomen volgens de platenmaatschappij (op 25.08.03). Iemand de CD al gezien of gehoord?
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mclusky release the first fruits of their recent sessions with Steve Albini in the form of 'Undress For Success'. Available August 25th, to coincide with their appearance at the Reading and Leeds Festivals, the single also features much loved live favourite 'Join The Mevolution' and 'The Salt Water Solution'.
Wat minder "in your face"-rock dan McLusky do Dallas en ietsje noisier en experimenteler, maar ondanks dat toch weer een hele sterke plaat; met name het eerste gedeelte is fantastisch. En volgens mij zit deze CD ook tjokvol referenties in songtitels en lyrics aan allerlei personages en gebeurtenissen die ik waarschijnlijk nooit allemaal zal bevatten, maar dat geeft het wel een extra maf sfeertje.
quote:McLusky Do Dallas is het beste, wat mij betreft; van die nieuwe CD is vooral het eerste gedeelte sterk.Op woensdag 29 september 2004 12:39 schreef keijz het volgende:
Ik ben nu het album aan het downloaden, ben benieuwd
Hopen dat ze vanavond Kkkitchens, what were you thinking? live zullen spelen.
quote:Maar wel gisterenavond aangeschaft tijdens het concert, dus ik laat nog wel weten wat ik er van vind.Op woensdag 29 september 2004 16:58 schreef DaisyDuke het volgende:
Hoe is die eerste CD?
Concert was trouwens prima. Het is jammer alleen dat het geluid wat slecht was afgesteld, waardoor ik vermoed dat het concert voor mensen die niet zo bekend waren met Mclusky's oeuvre wat moeilijk te volgen zou zijn geweest (je moest, zeker in het begin, je wel goed concentreren om de melodieën te ontwaren tussen alle noise), en de zanger heeft geloof ik tot 7 keer toe zijn gitaar moeten switchen omdat ze naar zijn zin niet echt goed waren afgesteld. Maar afgezien van dat was het een fantastisch concert.
Beginnen met Lightsabre cocksucking blues en eindigen met to hell with good intentions lag misschien ook wel in de lijn der verwachtingen, maar mij hoor je daarover niet klagen. 
Ze speelden in ieder geval maar een uurtje, maar afgezien van een paar nummers (There ain't no fool in Ferguson en Kkkitchens) heb ik niet echt veel livefavorieten gemist. En Alan is a cowboy killer en Without MSG I'm nothing zijn natuurlijk ook fantastisch live-nummers. quote:Okay, het is vooral heel erg Pixies. Het is dat de karakteristieke zang en lyrics van Mclusky zich al duidelijk genoeg tonen, maar muzikaal gezien had het makkelijk een Pixies-album geweest kunnen zijn. Niet zo goed als Mclusky do Dallas, maar wel interessant en onderhoudend.Op donderdag 30 september 2004 12:19 schreef Grobbel het volgende:
Maar wel gisterenavond aangeschaft tijdens het concert, dus ik laat nog wel weten wat ik er van vind.
. Ff wat meer downloaden.www.mclusky.net
quote:Ik las het net op Pitchfork... Zonde.Op maandag 10 januari 2005 15:31 schreef DaisyDuke het volgende:
McLusky is uit elkaar!
www.mclusky.net
Mclusky Breaks Up, Plans Massive Singles Comp
Rob Harvilla reports:
The difference between them and you is that your band's still together! Oh-ho, it's a sad motherfucking day. You sons of bitches never appreciated them when they were around and now look what: The mighty Mclusky-- sublimely smart-assed Welsh punkers known for absurd lyrical boasts ("We take more drugs than a touring funk band"), outrageously ludicrous song titles ("The World Loves Us and Is Our Bitch", "Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues"), and fantastical rounds ("Our old singer is a sex criminal")-- has crapped out!
Frontman Andy Falkous made the official announcement yesterday, via the front page of the band's official website: "The three-piece rock band known as Mclusky have disbanded, as of Friday January 7th, 2005. The reason for this parting is private, though probably not as entertaining as you'd imagine. Personally, I would like to thank all the people, places and times that occured on or near us. I'm grateful for the love and to a lesser degree, the hate. There'll be more music soon, from all of us. Regards, Falco."
Reached by Pitchfork for further explication, Falkous hails Mclusky's dissolution as a PR triumph. "I'm slightly amused and bewildered by the fact that we've received more emails from the U.S. today than in the last four years combined," he notes. "Really, I'd recommend it to any band who wanted to boost their sales or sense of self-importance."
Though he declines to elaborate on the not-entertaining breakup story, Falkous and his mates do have exit strategies: "Jack [Egglestone, drums] and I are continuing in a now-named-but-none-of-your-business project, and Jon [Chapple, bass] will be playing in his own band Shooting at Unarmed Men, which has been in existence for the past six years or so. Happily, I have custody of the DOD Buzz Box pedal."
Also happily, look for one more multi-disc Mclusky release in the future. "The compilation idea is still in its embryonic stages," Falkous says. "But the idea is to combine A sides (11 songs), B sides (23 songs), and a rarities/live disc of 20 songs or so, which covers almost the entire life of the band. It'll be cheaper than life itself and I have no idea what it'll be called, although some hilarious variation on 'Greatest Hits' is absolutely out of the fucking question."
For now, you'll have to sate yourself with Mclusky's last two fantastic, Steve Albini-produced discs for Too Pure: 2002's Mclusky Do Dallas and last year's The Difference Between Me and You Is That I'm Not on Fire. And steel yourself for the next unfortunate band breakup. "Les Savy Fav as well, I see on your site," Falkous adds. "Well, fuck me a tear-duct." Save one for us.
http://pitchforkmedia.com/news/05-01/11.shtml#story2
quote:Ben benieuwd, in elk geval. Ik heb zo goed als al die A-sides al in mijn bezit (heb alle reguliere albums, plus ook de 7" van There ain't no fool in Ferguson, dus enkel het niet zo sterke Undress for Success mis ik nog), maar die extraatjes zijn wellicht wel interessant. Gaat een beetje van het prijskaartje afhangen, denk ik.Mclusky Compile Singles, Rarities Set
Rob Kleckner and Amy Phillips report:
The best part about calling it quits with your short-lived band is putting together a compilation set, one that you'll be reaping the rewards from for years to come. Generations from now, people won't even remember that Mclusky had real, full-length albums, but they'll all have their trusty copy of the anthology Mcluskyism, due out February 27 on Too Pure.
The collection will be divided into three sections: A-sides, B-sides, and C-sides. Now I'm no rocket scientist, but I've been looking at my "Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues" single for hours and I can't seem to find the C-side. Regardless, you can collect this music in two ways: a 3xCD set for the Mcluxurious and a single disc of just the A-sides for the Mcfrugal.
Sing it!:
>>A-sides:
01 Joy
02 Rice Is Nice
03 Whoyouknow
04 Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues
05 To Hell With Good Intentions
06 Alan Is a Cowboy Killer
07 There Ain`t No Fool in Ferguson
08 1956 and All That
09 Undress For Success
10 That Man Will Not Hang
11 She Will Bring You Happiness
12 Without MSG I Am Nothing
>>B-sides:
01 Rock Vs. Single Parents
02 Why I Don`t Believe in You
03 Balbos Theme
04 Viva Minor Legends
05 Whiteliberalonwhiteliberalaction
06 The Murphy Syndrome
07 Provincial Song
08 Here Comes Joe
09 Love Song For a Mexican (2nd Version)
10 Rope!
11 No Covers
12 Beacon for Pissed Ships
13 The Habit That Kicks Itself
14 Exciting Whistle-Ah (Demo)
15 Random Celebrity Insult Generator (SBN Session)
16 Hymn for New Cars
17 Join the Mevolution
18 The Salt Water Solution
19 The All Encompassing Positiv
20 The London Whine Company
21 The Gift of Slight
22 Dave, Stop Killing Prostitutes
>>C-sides:
01 Love Song for a Mexican
02 Colour March
03 Working From Home
04 Collagen Rock
05 The Difference Between Me and You Is That I'm Not on Fire
06 Reformed Arsonist Seeks Child Bride
07 Be Average to Eachother
08 Cradling
09 Bipolar Bears Take Seattle
10 KKKitchens, What Were You Thinking
11 Lost Consonants
12 Comeuppance, Come
13 See Them, Smell Them, Sign Them
14 Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues (Live At ULU - 26.11.04)
15 That Man Will Not Hang (Live At ULU - 26.11.04)
16 1956 and All That (Live At ULU - 26.11.04)
17 Falco Vs. the Young Canoeist (Live At ULU - 26.11.04)
18 You Should Be Ashamed, Seamus (Live At ULU - 26.11.04)
19 Gareth Brown Says (Live At ULU - 26.11.04)
20 Rice Is Nice (Live At ULU - 26.11.04)
21 Collagen Rock (Live At ULU - 26.11.04)
22 To Hell With Good Intentions (Live At ULU - 26.11.04)
In a press release, guitarist Andy Falkous candidly discussed Mcluskyism, offering such gems as: "The A-sides disc was a great idea anyway, except for 'Joy' (a lot of people rate it, and I'm none of them), although there remains a slight regret that we never actually got to release 'Without MSG I Am Nothing' as an actual single before the band imploded in a powder-puff of unfettered realism and cant; it is included here because it should be."
"I have more of a problem with the B-sides disc...some of the songs stunk the place out so much that I actually started crying at one point during mastering."
And, on the subject of haters who complain about the rarities that were or weren't included on "C-sides":
"The C-sides disc of demos, live songs and session tracks was a great idea, but you didn't have to compile it. You didn't have to shiftily sift through boxes upon boxes of unmarked CDRS, inlays helpfully marked with messages such as 'Song 3 has AIDS', or try to justify the time spent on it to yourself and the people who surround it. Certainly, I could have used those 6 or so hours more constructively, like for sleeping or petting a cat."
Petting a cat for six straight hours?!?! For the health of both Falkous's hands and his feline's fur, we hope that's a euphemism.
It's been almost two years since Mclusky's final album, The Difference Between Me and You Is That I'm Not on Fire. Since then, Falkous and drummer Jack Egglestone have been working together in an as-yet-unnamed band, while bassist Jon Chapple has been busy with his new group, Shooting at Unarmed Men. Said unarmed men will shoot at England, Belgium, Holland, and France on tour in March, and their full-length debut is due out on Too Pure in April.
Duck!:
02-08 Bristol, England - The Croft
03-01 London, England - The Pleasure Unit
03-03 Cardiff, Wales - Clwb Ifor Bach
03-06 Liverpool, England - Korova Bar
03-07 Bristol, England - The Junction
03-08 Brighton, England - Free Butt
03-09 Oxford, England - Port Mahon
03-10 Manchester, England - Retro Bar
03-11 London, England - Umpire
03-15 Bissegem, Belgium - De Kreun
03-16 Amsterdam, Holland - Paradiso
03-17 Paris, France - La Fleche D'Or
quote:Mclusky Dudes Return as Future of the Left
Future of the Left Following the break-up of short-lived but much-loved Welsh trio Mclusky, former frontman Andy Falkous is going back to the future, embarking on a new project with ex-Mclusky drummer Jack William Egglestone and bassist/vocalist Kelson Louis Tregurtha Mathias. (I'm loving these Welsh prep school boy names!). Falkous plays guitar and provides vocals for the Cardiff-based trio, who came together originally last year as a quartet and call themselves Future of the Left.
Future of the Left has posted a few demos on their MySpace, where they've described themselves as "beholden to loud rock music." Expect them to rock loudly at a smattering of shows around the UK this September, beginning tonight.
09-01 London, England - Monarch
09-02 Brighton, England - Engine Rooms
09-08 Southampton, England - Joiners Arms
09-09 Bath, England - Moles
09-10 Cardiff, Wales - Clwb Ifor Bach
As for other Mclusky members, ex-bassist Jon Chapple recently put out an album with Shooting at Unarmed Men (for which he handles guitar/vocals), while ex-ex-drummer Mat Harding is lending his stick skills to kooky Cornish band Bugga.
quote:Ik was er toevallig net naar aan het luisteren, goeie plaat ja. Je merkt de gelijkenissen wel.Op dinsdag 28 april 2009 20:55 schreef Grobbel het volgende:
McLusky is weliswaar nog steeds ter ziele, maar de nieuwe plaat van Future of the Left (met twee leden van McLusky in de gelederen) had ook net zo goed onder die oude naam uitgebracht kunnen worden. Erg sterke plaat, en een absolute aanrader voor liefhebbers van McLusky!