The Go-Betweens ""Here Comes The City"

"Here Comes The City"

The Go-Betweens are the quintessential cult band. Sired by the new wave explosion of the late '70s, The Go-Betweens have spent the last 25 years crafting the sort of lovely, eloquent music "Lou Reed could have written if he had fallen for Brian Wilson, not David Bowie." (The Guardian)

Says Rolling Stone, "Quite frankly, there is no group of this generation writing and recording music of this class and quality." And according to NME, "The Go-Betweens write songs that are touching but deadpan, nostalgic but not traditional, each weaving something almost accidentally great. Classic songwriting."

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[ralfrecords]

Robert Forster is so great

[tikicupcake]

they really aged gracefully, the late songs are just as good as the early stuff. such a shame that Grant passed away, would've been interesting to hear more from them...

[TheMjblades]

Not to quibble but isn't it supposed to be billed as 'Here Comes A City'?

[ixis99]

@randombeliefs Surely a Gretsch inspired guitar,but not a Gretsch.It has 3 pickups/3 switches for one thing and the headstock and tailpiece both have an"A"motif.More like an old Harmony,but the shape of a Gretsch....interesting guitar.

[LordChoxy]

The Go-Bys were and ARE fuckin ACE

[transonicbuoy1]

Going back to England, after a long time away, in August. Time to get the Honda superbike on the road. Approach London, through Cambridgeshire. You can see the towers on the horizon - one of two Alpha cities on Earth. Very exciting.

[chinkwo]

Robert is regal

[hairymarx]

Very Talking Heads-ish

[randombeliefs]

@ixis99 Gretsch surely



[thunders73]

What a track!

Grants axe sure looks like a Maton on initial sighting. More research needed...

[sydneyindie1]

I've seen these guys heaps over 20 years but never got to see what I consider their best...such a shame !

[Pinkybum]

@ixis99 It looks like a Hohner to me.