Bang Bang Machine - Eternal Happiness
Studio soundboard @192
Out Of Print
$30 used at the 'Zon
The creators of the immortal "Geek Love" returned in 1994 with a full length debut album.
In 1992, "Geek Love" had topped John Peel's 'Festive Fifty'. A glorious, life changing song, we all waited with baited breath for a follow-up. When it eventually came, it was clear the band weren't about to produce another "Geek Love", and even fans turned their backs on the group - a group that had minimal distribution and never sold any records anyway. Actually getting a copy of "Geek Love" has taken many fans a good ten years plus, so thank heavens for the Internet is all I can say, it sure makes it a lot easier to track down such things.
Listening to Eternal Happiness all these years later just makes me wish we'd all done more for the band while they were still around. For this is a fabulous album, "Geek Love" or no "Geek Love". Were Eternal Happiness released as a new album today, we'd all be ranting and raving about it. It certainly beats Kasabian, Yeah Yeah Yeahs or whatever other mediocrity the music press is currently raving about.
When the album kicks off with "Technologica", fans of "Geek Love" will immediately spot the differences. There's a deep, very danceable bass groove. Still, the phased guitars are there and the immortal vocals of lead singer Elizabeth. Guitarist Steve Eagles gets going a little later in the track, but it's the vocals that add the icing on the cake. Less wispy than on "Geek Love", this time round Elizabeth adds a bit of steel aka Siouxsie Sioux to her vocal approach. Only slight mind, but it's there. "Technologica" is a great opener, and still sounds very modern today. ~Andrew Denning
In 1992, "Geek Love" had topped John Peel's 'Festive Fifty'. A glorious, life changing song, we all waited with baited breath for a follow-up. When it eventually came, it was clear the band weren't about to produce another "Geek Love", and even fans turned their backs on the group - a group that had minimal distribution and never sold any records anyway. Actually getting a copy of "Geek Love" has taken many fans a good ten years plus, so thank heavens for the Internet is all I can say, it sure makes it a lot easier to track down such things.
Listening to Eternal Happiness all these years later just makes me wish we'd all done more for the band while they were still around. For this is a fabulous album, "Geek Love" or no "Geek Love". Were Eternal Happiness released as a new album today, we'd all be ranting and raving about it. It certainly beats Kasabian, Yeah Yeah Yeahs or whatever other mediocrity the music press is currently raving about.
When the album kicks off with "Technologica", fans of "Geek Love" will immediately spot the differences. There's a deep, very danceable bass groove. Still, the phased guitars are there and the immortal vocals of lead singer Elizabeth. Guitarist Steve Eagles gets going a little later in the track, but it's the vocals that add the icing on the cake. Less wispy than on "Geek Love", this time round Elizabeth adds a bit of steel aka Siouxsie Sioux to her vocal approach. Only slight mind, but it's there. "Technologica" is a great opener, and still sounds very modern today. ~Andrew Denning
Make up your own mind. Kind of a shoegaze, dream pop thing going on...
Track List:
Give You Anything
Technologica
Bloodlines
God Based Angels On You
Love That Burns
Godstar
Charmed Life
Moon Jelly
16 Years
Lovely Lily
Geek Love
Technologica
Bloodlines
God Based Angels On You
Love That Burns
Godstar
Charmed Life
Moon Jelly
16 Years
Lovely Lily
Geek Love
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If you like this the 2nd record can be found here
