Verlaines - "Death & the Maiden" video

Not just a quintessential NZ song, but a video that could only have come out of 80's NZ. Classic

their camaraderie is to be envied/emulated!

--mza.

yeah but who killed sgt pepper?
that's what i would like to know...

I love this album, Juvenilia. It didn't get the best reviews at that time, but those were different times. Some albums stand the test of time, and this test is strangely random. I don't know what I mean by that, but it still seems true. My buddy, Shannon, sent me a tape back in the eighties with a few of their songs mixed in with all sorts of stuff - The Gordons, too! - and it always stood out. Now and again I scour around online looking for evidence that this album existed, but alas...

i love Th Gordons, too!

--mza.

Th' Dudes are awesome

This is great.

One of my favourite pop songs ever has the same name as one of my favourite classical pieces ever. And the Verlaines come from my home of Dunedin, and Franz Schubert comes from my current adopted home of Austria!
It must be a sign...

that's a long trip ...!

--mza.

Graeme is a severely under-rated guitarist (in the media I guess) I can't see why this band hasn't conquered the world; they sure seem a lot more talented than some "super"bands, i.e. U2, Pearl Jam. This song is one of my all timers.

Becuae they didn't have multi million dollar promotion from major record companies and MTV.