Throbbing Gristle - Very Friendly (1/2)

This legendary recording from Genesis P-Orridge's Throbbing Gristle reached an almost mythical status in the industrial music scene until its belated issue in 2001. So the story goes, the album was recorded in 1975 and was held back by the group, opting to debut with Second Annual Report, the album which established Throbbing Gristle as the primary influence on what would later be termed the industrial music scene in 1977. This seminal recording displays the early abrasive sound of the group from the start with the 18-minute "Very Friendly." This blast of static noise pummels the listener for the best part of 15 minutes, in which Genesis P-Orridge spins a horrifying tale of murder in his deadpan delivery, which is absolutely terrifying. The piece evolves into a tape loop, which Peter Christopherson winds into an incessant mantra for the closing three minutes. [Allmusic.com]

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Music

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• throbbing gristle
• myra hindley
• ian brady

[BaronVonPenguin]

I saw a guy attempt to sing this at his brothers wedding in Dublin. He didn't get very far...

[pelodelperro]

@BaronVonPenguin First time I'm going to write this: LOL

[TheKaylacook]

r those people in the pic the ones who sing this?

[pelodelperro]

@TheKaylacook No.

[TheIkkap]

@TheKaylacook those people in the picture are Ian Brady and Myra Hindley. They are the British Moors Murders. They would kidnap children and torture and rape them to death then bury them in the moors.

[badleatherlad]

@TheKaylacook bless

[TheJoeyTaylor]

@VanessaMega86 LoveD?

[BEARARMZ]

the woman looks like a dude in a wig

[MrFecalimpaction]

how did i imediately know this image was of the "moors murderers" when i know nothing of the music or even very much of the events

creepy shit

[AmanteFennes187]

@sinesquaresine & @TheKaylacook Hindley and Brady are also portrayed in The Smiths' Suffer Little Children. My comment might be redundant insofar as I've only checked this first page of comments, and also that I didn't bother to check the Google 'Moors Murders' and find out that it's also mentioned there... In any case, that's less devastating than neoliberalism, now, innit?

[VanessaMega86]

I fucking loved Throbbing Gristle

[TheDragonbuster100]

I've no idea why but I find this strangely catchy...