This Heat
Rock and roll has 20/20 hindsight. Make no mistake about it: Nobody knew the Velvet Underground when they were an actual, extant band. Nobody. Neu!, Can, Iggy and the Stooges? They were so far outside of the purview of rock that they were considered novelty acts — when they were considered at all. The now critically lauded Tony Conrad with Faust LP? It sold approximately 150 copies upon its release in 1973 — and it was on Virgin. Despite what they may claim now, vast droves of white people were not listening to Funkadelic. There’s a long list of formerly obscure bands, all of which were completely ignored or marginalized during their physical existence, yet are now credited with having had an indelible influence on a bunch... Read More
- Genre:
- Rock, Post Punk, Experimental, Noise, Avant-Garde
- City Of Origin:
- Brixton, London, United Kingdom
- Formed Date:
- 1975