I liked the SOM back in the mid-80s. Just a bit too young to gave caught them live - the M***** introduced me to them basically. Eek.
But what I liked about them and what it 'got me into' was the more Stooges/Detroit/Gonzoid 'rock/metal' side of things which they (well Eldritch innit really) seemed to pretty quickly dispense with - but which bands like say .... Loop or Spacemen 3 did in their own way without the gothic overtones (and lets not beat around he bush this is gothic...
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During the late 80s these aforementioned bands took that whole Detroit sound coupled with ya psychedelia and elements of Krautrock - sorry Kosmiche music - and created something pretty special.
What I'm trying to say is I don't care quite so much for their much later full on Steinman produced pomp of Floodland (though I do like that album a lot) or later the more 'industrial metal' side of things circa Vision Thing. Having seen the band a few times over the last 10 years I'm not so much of a fan for what they're peddling now (though some of the tunes are still pretty good:)
Does anyone else think if they'd gone more 'garage'/stripped down (like a more Stoogian take on Reptile House) it may have been a tad more interesting?
This is like fantasy SOM I know...
Sorry this is a rather garbled train of thought posting - but was wondering what folks think?