tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post8056404631365194428..comments2024-01-26T07:11:45.193-05:00Comments on Linear Tracking Lives!: More Chances to Wake Up to the WakeBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04321051045499549249noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-22867242000307789602015-09-27T00:17:59.936-04:002015-09-27T00:17:59.936-04:00Imagine being in The Wake or Stockholm Monsters or...Imagine being in The Wake or Stockholm Monsters or A Certain Ratio or Section 25 and having to watch Factory put all it's budgetary eggs in one basket with the words New Order - expertly designed by Peter Saville on the side - while you grind away at touring, recording and getting basically no where. There was no democracy at Factory - that's a given. New Order was their best chance at maintaining success, but there really wasn't that much of an Artist Development component to the label. The best chance anyone had was when New Order had some break time and Happy Mondays gladly took advantage of that.<br />But I guess I am being a bit critical. A Certain Ration and Section 25 were able to release some really amazing music with Factory. The Wake and Stockholm Monsters built strong sounds and were able to carve a niche out with all their hard work. The story of Factory is one with many layers and twists, highs and lows,great successes and terrible failures. It is musical legend.Echorichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853063796135973187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-57705320344967257432015-09-26T03:35:19.401-04:002015-09-26T03:35:19.401-04:00The Wake are another of those bands that I knew th...The Wake are another of those bands that I knew the name of, but never tuned into for one reason or another. Without wishing to court Beta Band-like controversy, I found that I enjoyed 'Holy Head' a great deal more than 'Melancholy Man'. Theirs is an interesting story though isn't it?The Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237251779370596904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-49330274172075969652015-09-26T00:55:52.026-04:002015-09-26T00:55:52.026-04:00Hi Echorich. This is basically my annual plea thin...Hi Echorich. This is basically my annual plea thinly veiled as a news item. I feel like I'm always trying to convince everyone to buy 'Here Comes Everybody,' but I get the feeling I'm in the minority with this one, present company excluded. Adam said he liked them when I posted "Talk About the Past" on my UK indie singles countdown last year, and that was the first time anyone had ever said anything positive about them on here. Speaking of Adam, I sure am enjoying his Factory series. Stockholm Monsters was new to me, and I bought the singles collection and their one album the same day he wrote about them. Should be in the mail tomorrow. I dig Crispy Ambulance too.<br /><br />I need to listen to much more A Certain Ratio.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321051045499549249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815215641735446886.post-22033900543437688322015-09-26T00:18:53.775-04:002015-09-26T00:18:53.775-04:00The Wake were a band who existed in the shadows. ...The Wake were a band who existed in the shadows. But then most of the Factory signings did after Power Corruption And Lies. I've always had a soft spot for The Wake, maybe not as big as the one I have for A Certain Ratio (shhh...my favorite Factory band by some measure...) and followed through the changes that came as they moved to Sarah. Echorichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853063796135973187noreply@blogger.com