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Originally Posted by Pookie
I remember listening to John Peel's show when he used to play The Birthday Party. He used to play all types of music, including hardcore punk, industrial, reggae, you name it. But I remember once him saying that he never got such abusive and threatening mail about any other band than BP.
I think the punks couldn't understand it.
Goes without saying: one of the best bands ever.
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I also a big fan of the Birthday Party. I seem to remember Peel saying the Cuban Bros got a similar volume of hate mail.
Pookie, are you old enough to know if Peel ever played the first wave of industrial stuff? I've never heard if he was interested in Throbbing Gristle and the like. I see the Birthday Party as following a similar trajectory.
I gave up on punk completely around the time I first heard the Birthday Party.