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Alternative Nation: The Fediverse's Alternative and Indie Music Community

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Alternative Nation : The Fediverse's largest alternative and indie music community! All things alternative music, from 80s college rock to today's indie and all the amazing alternative music in between. Welcome home, music nerds!

Some of y'all may remember MTV's Alternative Nation or 120 Minutes, awesome programs & incredible ways to discover #music back in the 80s & 90s...

Welcome, to the Fediverse edition!

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Share youtube, songwhip, spotify, bandcamp links, music memes, album art, articles, whatever! But avoid links to directly download music (don't want to get Lemmy.world in trouble). Songwhip links always appreciated!

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The Golden Rule: Music taste is subjective so don't be a gatekeeping asshole. There's no "bad music", only music you like or don't like.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Very cool. I love the driving bass line on this

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They were so unbelievably good live.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can you tell us about it? When, where, other bands that played?

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I had never really listened to them at the time. A buddy of mine convinced our friend group to buy tickets to see them at some place called Kops or something like that in Hamburg, Germany back in '86 or '87. I just remember being blown away by the whole set. Like not even looking at or noticing my friends or what was going on, other than the stage. I had my friend make a cassette of their album the next day and listened to it non-stop for like 3 weeks straight. Their show is up there with the top 5 live bans of my life. I could not tell you who the opening band was, or even if there was one. I couldn't even tell you their set, as I was unfamiliar with their songs. I just really remember the WOW we all were spazing about on the drive home.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Hey thank you. I too enjoy a bit of a spaz on the way home.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I've known this song from just about when it was released. Great song. Couple of years later I heard adorations. And that was it till a few months ago. I bumped into them on YouTube.. Started researching their music. I'm now hooked on their music and lyrics.. Jaz Coleman (leader and vocalist is both nuts and a genius, if that makes any sense).. After 1990 their music took a strong turn, some say they're the godfathers of industrial rock..

There's a live concert on YouTube called xxv gathering. First hour of the video is an interview with jaz, after that the concert. Good video and great sound quality.. All in all a great concert..

Albums to check out killing joke 1980, nighttime 1985, killing joke 2003, MMXII 2012, and Pylon 2015.. All available on YouTube..

Great great band