Over the weekend I picked up a cheapo used copy of Peter Murphy's solo best of and I'm not impressed. There are a handful of decent songs (the best is a cover). After all these years it seems to me that the creative mindset belonged to the other guys in Bauhaus. Love & Rockets and Tones On Tail to me blow out of the water just about anything Peter Murphy has been involved with... and that includes Bauhaus.
Not a very hot topic, I know, but what's your favorite work among all these guys?
That Tones on Tail disc is amazing stuff. That and "Express" by Love & Rockets makes my stereo smile.
Burnt Alive
03-07-05, 04:24 PM
Peter Murphy had nothing to do with "So Alive".
Therefore: Pete > Ash/J/Haskins
Cardiff Giant11
03-07-05, 07:03 PM
I've only recently (within the past year or so) started listening to any of the groups/singers involved but here's my take.
Murphy is pretty good (Cuts You Up and A Strange Kind of Love are great songs IMHO) but at the same time he's had some pretty crappy ones too (Subway comes to mind). Plus, his voice can sound really weird almost comedic at times (perhaps that's why I like Bauhaus' Slice of Life so much, it's Ash singing).
Love and Rockets on the other hand I think are an awesome band. I really like their stuff, or at the very least, don't dislike it. No New Tale to Tell and All In My Mind being two of my favorites. Plus their cover of Ball of Confusion is really really cool.
I don't know much about Ash's solo stuff, I think the only song I've heard by him is This Love which is ok, but nothing stellar. Either way, Bauhaus did some great stuff but I definitely think that Love and Rockets arguably had just as much talent but a more approachable style of music, whether or not that was a good thing I'll leave up to you guys.
atlantamoi
03-07-05, 09:30 PM
Peter Murphy had nothing to do with "So Alive".
Therefore: Pete > Ash/J/Haskins Funny, I got into a mini-argument recently with a music fiend who swears "So Alive" is the best thing Love & Rockets ever did... I countered that any song from their first three albums are better. But I'd still rather hear that song over most of the boring Pete songs.
Buttmunker
05-22-05, 10:04 AM
Peter Murphy's All Night Long is a fantastic song - I had heard it in the past and, thanks to VH-1's The Alternative, re-discovered it again!
danganet
05-23-05, 11:32 AM
Saw Peter Murphy last night and he was magnificent with that voice. His band was great too. A good mix of mostly classics and a few new tracks.
He was incredible on "I Fall With Your Knife."
superblast
05-24-05, 10:07 AM
Peter Murphy had nothing to do with "So Alive".
Therefore: Pete > Ash/J/Haskins
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I think the Tones on Tail material was excellent as were the first two Love and Rockets albums. The third was good imo. My favorites are the "Love Hysteria" and "Deep" albums by Peter Murphy though. The albums that came after "Deep" slowly started losing steam. Haven't heard the new one yet though.
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