Cardiacs - the best/worst band in the world ever

[zy]

The solo makes me think of Zappa, more so because of the pop. A raspberry would likely have sealed it.

This truly is an awesome thread such a great band.

This thread is worthy of... Laudation.

[Professor Puzzles]

That little twiddly section is on the end of Fairy Mary Mag, too.

[Davros sock drawer]

Finally got Tim Smith's Extra Special OceanLandWorld. It's a Cardiacs record, and a brilliant one at that.

Can't get the Sax riff to 'England's' out of my head.

[Professor Puzzles]

Oh lordy lord that is fantastic!

[Davros sock drawer]

Amazing stuff.

I'd love to play a Cardiacs cover one day, but they're all too difficult. The time signatures make my head hurt!

[Professor Puzzles]

I wonder if the minister put his hand on the Holy Bible and screamed 'WANK?'

[Davros sock drawer]

Genius. They sound strangely well suited to a church organ.

[Davros sock drawer]

It's no good, nothing but Cardiacs is doing anything for me at the moment. It's like they've ruined all other bands for me.

Currently really into Guns. Wasn't sure at first but I'm loving it now. Cry Wet Dry Smile is brilliant.

I love the weird Peter Gunn-esque riff that first appears at 55 seconds in.

Poor Timmy.

[Davros sock drawer]

Afternoon fellow Cardiacs fans. Bit of an update here:

http://www.progressiveears.org/forum/showthread.php/2640-Tim-Smith-(Cardiacs)-what-s-his-current-medical-status

If you read to the end Kavus Torabi says "Lots of cogs turning at the moment. Stuff will hopefully be resurfacing in the not too distant"

I really hope they release the concert footage and Garage Rehearsals.

[Davros sock drawer]

Also someone has synced up the Garage CD's quite well to some footage:

[Davros sock drawer]

Talking to myself here I suspect, but Cardiacs.net is now selling merchandise, the proceeds of which will go to Tim. I bought two T-Shirts:

http://www.cardiacs.net/

[Guest]

There was talk of their stuff getting reissued on a quietus article I read a while back, any news on that front?

[Davros sock drawer]

Don't know about that, but most of the CDs are available on the link I posted.

[Mercury]

Talking to myself here I suspect, but Cardiacs.net is now selling merchandise, the proceeds of which will go to Tim. I bought two T-Shirts:

http://www.cardiacs.net/

Excellent - I'll definitely buy some stuff. Still the best live band I've seen.

[Davros sock drawer]

Anyone buy the Maresnest live DVD? It's great.

[Davros sock drawer]

First photo I've seen of Tim since his illness. Poor sod.

Napalm Death have covered To Go Off and Things in support:

https://napalm-death.bandcamp.com/

[Vimster]

Okay so it was posted in August last year but I just got myself a couple of bits in the shop. Will be nice to have a real copy of Pony by Spratley's Japs. Well, it'll be nice to have a real copy of any Cardiacs stuff generally.

[SeanR]

First photo I've seen of Tim since his illness. Poor sod.

taken by a friend of mine.

© Sarah Maher

Edited April 30, 2014 by SeanR

[Davros sock drawer]

Cheers Sean.

He seems as happy as he can be. I find it very upsetting as it's what happened to my Aunt a couple of years ago. She's a shell of the person she once was, and yet you can tell the personality is intact inside. Tragic.

[Davros sock drawer]

Excellent article on The Quietus about On Land and in The Sea, which was 25 years old yesterday:

http://thequietus.com/articles/15286-cardiacs-on-land-and-in-the-sea-review

[Mercury]

Excellent article on The Quietus about On Land and in The Sea, which was 25 years old yesterday:

http://thequietus.com/articles/15286-cardiacs-on-land-and-in-the-sea-review

I can't believe that was 25 years ago. I must have seen them five or six times that year - never seen a band like them since.

[Davros sock drawer]

I'm so envious, would love to have seen them live.

[Professor Puzzles]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5gb8AER8Kk

I like the bit in the middle when the parrot hops off the captain's shoulder onto the poop deck and does a little tap dance accompanied by a monkey on an accordion.

[Davros sock drawer]

Ha! I know the bit you mean. Just before the instrumental version of the "Nothing by comparison puts thoughts..." line?

[Professor Puzzles]

That's it! 2:45 onwards for a glorious 15 seconds or so.

[Davros sock drawer]

I'll never be able to imagine any other image to go with that section now.

[Exidor]

After seeing my tasteful new On Land And In The Sea t-shirt, the gf expressed an interest in listening to the album. Two songs in, with a furrowed brow, she turns to me and says "it sounds like an explosion in a circus factory." I can't really argue with that but I don't think she meant it in the good way.

[Davros sock drawer]

My gf described it as sounding like someone had thrown "A Chaos Grenade into the Eighties".

She didn't mean it in a good way either. Her loss!

I realised recently I need to get their really old stuff, as there's just as much gold to be had. I mean, working out how to play this sort of stuff must be hard enough, but writing it?

[Mercury]

The timing of their songs makes my head hurt.

[Exidor]

Shiiiiiiit. Sing To God vinyl pre-orders start on the 7th. Limited to 200.