Sudden Sway

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I always thought this band were far more conceptual and unusual than everyone else in the 80s.

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Stool Man Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 30 2007 Location: Anti-Cool (anag Status: Offline Points: 2689	Topic: Sudden Sway Posted: February 28 2013 at 16:06
	I always thought this band were far more conceptual and unusual than everyone else in the 80s. http://www.myspace.com/suddenswayactivitymodule
	rotten hound of the burnie crew

yam yam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Offline Points: 5823	Posted: March 01 2013 at 15:27
	Well, here are some more tubes: Conceptual Indie Rock indeed, but is it prog? This bio is copied from the last of the tubes above (initially taken from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudden_Sway): "The band was formed in 1980 by Mike McGuire (vocals) and Steve Rolls (Guitar) after disbanding 1st generation punk band The Now. They recruited Pete Jostins (Bass), Shaun Foreman (Guitar & Keyboards) and Colin Meech (Drums), with various others contributing in their early days.They were initially influenced by bands such as A Certain Ratio and Shriekback. Their first releases were two self-financed singles, "Janie's Third Party" and the To You, With Regard EP, in 1980 and 1981 respectively. The latter was sufficiently successful to attract major-label interest from CBS and Virgin Records, but after a further single on their own 'Chant' label, and with guitarist Simon Childs added as a permanent member, they signed a deal with Warners subsidiary Blanco y Negro, debuting on the label in 1986 with eight versions of the single "Sing Song". After releasing the Spacemate package - a double LP, book, poster, set of cards and instruction manual, packaged together in a soap box container and designed by Jon Wozencroft, the band moved on to indie label Rough Trade Records, where they would stay for the rest of their career. Their fondness for remixes was evident on their first Rough Trade release, a 7-inch EP featuring eight, 1 minute songs and titles "Autumn Cut Back Job Lot Offer", released in early 1987. The following year, they released their second album, '76 Kids Forever, which they described as a "soap opera musical". With Childs departing, the band continued for one final effort, 1990's Ko-Opera album, before splitting up. The band recorded two sessions for John Peel's BBC Radio 1 programme, in 1983 and 1984, the first released as an EP on in 1986.They also made an appearance on Whistle Test, performing "Packet of Vacuum"." Hmmm, let's see what others think... Edited by yam yam - March 01 2013 at 15:29

seventhsojourn Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: December 11 2009 Location: . Status: Offline Points: 4006	Posted: March 03 2013 at 12:10
	Post-punk, synth art-pop, and seemingly ahead of their time with their concepts. But not prog rock imo.

Rivertree Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Band Submissions Joined: March 22 2006 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 17585	Posted: March 03 2013 at 12:15
	^agreed ...