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| | Theoretical Record | | | Music Artist : | | Theoretical Girls | | Music Style : | | Punk | | Record Label : | | Acute | | Release Date : | | 2002-10-15 | | Store Price : | | $13.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $13.98 | | Usually ships in 1 to 2 days | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Theoretical Girls (Live)
2. Computer Dating
3. Contrary Motion
4. Europe Man
5. Lovin In The Red
6. Mom & Dad
7. U.S. Millie
8. No More Sex
9. Keyboard Etude
10. Nato
11. Electronic Angie (Short Version)
12. Chicita Bonita
13. Polytonal
14. Parlez-Vous Francais
15. Theoretical Girls (Studio)
16. Chicita Bonita (Second Version)
17. Lovin In The Red (Second Version)
18. Computer Dating (Second Version)
19. Electronic Angie (Second Version)
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Excellent!
Submitted on: 2006-01-17 |
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| Now this was a pleasant surprise. I was very very hesitant before buying this CD since this was a musical scene that with very few exceptions has allways seemed better on paper (or probably live) than what you would hear at home coming out from your loudspeakers. It is a very fresh energetic record, quite unique actually and quite different from the other stuff I have heard by Branca. |
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 Punk swaggers its way into art school
Submitted on: 2005-07-23 |
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A frenetic, bizarre document of one of the forgotten bands of NYC no-wave, "Theoretical Girls" is perhaps the least nihilistic thing to come out of the whole movement. That makes it no more accessible than other recordings of its time, but it's valuable for showcasing a forgotten angle of the no-wave scene.
The band Theoretical Girls was comprised of a bunch of virtuosos including Glenn Branca and Wharton Tiers. Rarely do the musicians' individual styles emerge on these songs. The compositions tend to run together somewhat, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, because the band's sound is consistently compelling.
The sound of the album is a dark (but curiously lightweight) thrash of noisy electric guitars, thudding drums and droning keyboards, over which the singer shouts often-inaudible lyrics mocking pop culture and modern life. Instrumentals predominate - probably good, given the Dadaist silliness of the lyrics to songs like "U.S. Millie" and "Computer Dating".
I can't see this being of great interest to anyone but the no-wave aficionado: it's not catchy enough to draw in the post-punk-revival crowd that's gone wild for other music of this era lately. But for what it is - an arty compendium of songs somewhat lacking the pure fury of the "No New York bands" but holding virtues of humor and intelligence all their own - it's more than worthwhile. |
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AMAZING
Submitted on: 2003-06-03 |
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GREAT album, fascinating and moving. Writer and singer, Jeff LOHN rises as a modern heroe. Had he been a horse, he would have won the triple crown.
BUY NOW!!! |
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Innovation Leads to Imitation
Submitted on: 2002-10-18 |
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| 2002. It may be the perfect time for this re-issue. What, with the airwaves and MTV glutted with disposable lookalike urchins like the vines/strokes/hives/white stripes... etc., etc, ad infinitum. NOW get back to the gritty reality of the lower east side circa 1980. The Theoretical Girls were formed by No Wave icons Glenn Branca and Wharton Tiers and they laid the foundation for a very large slab of indie/art rock throughout the eighties and nineties. All these trust-fund poseurs would be in Nirvana cover bands if the Girls hadn't existed. Okay, that might not be a bad thing. |
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