MCLUSKY=dead.

Great live band, great records.

i'm glad i have those first two e.ps now.

"Braaay"

that said: their last album was badly flawed. they seemed to be trying too hard with every song; trying to force themselves to be something they weren't. perhaps the dynamic was wrong. whatever, i shall follow what andy falkous does with great interest.

"rrraWWWARARRARRgghghlightsabercocksuckingBLUES!", that was your catchphrase.

genius, frankly. and all set to one of the most searing post-punk riffs ever.

My love is bigger than your love
We take more drugs than a touring funk band
Sing it
My love is bigger than your love
Sing it
My love is bigger than your love
Sing it

My band is better than your band
We've got more songs than a song convention
Sing it
My love is bigger than your love
Sing it
My love is bigger than your love
Sing it

And we're all going straight to hell

My dad is bigger than your dad
He's got eight cars and a house in Ireland
Sing it
My love is bigger than your love
Sing it
My love is bigger than your love
Sing it

When we gonna torch the restaurant?
Sing it
When we gonna pay the guide dog?
Sing it
My love is bigger than your love
Sing it
My love is bigger than your love
Sing it

And we're all going straight to hell

My love is bigger than your love
We take more drugs than a touring funk band
Sing it
My love is bigger than your love
Sing it
My love is bigger than your love
Sing it

When we gonna torch the restaurant?
Sing it
When we gonna get excited?
Sing it
My love is bigger than your love
Sing it
My love is bigger than your love
Sing it
And we're all going straight to hell

― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Monday, 10 January 2005 17:27 (twenty years ago) link

bugger!

"our old singer is...a sex criminal" is an even better chorus.

What have Too Pure done to offend you especially?

It'll retail for the same price as the other albums "so you don't feel shafted".

Bless. < sniff >

Even better when u know who they're talking abt ;-)

Suggestions:
- Make sure all words are spelled correctly.
- Try different keywords.
- Try more general keywords.

Also, you can try Google Answers for expert help with your search.

It's probably the best gig I've ever seen (competing in my mind against of all things Ulrich Schnauss in the back room of a pub in Cambridge, the Hidden Cameras at the late, lamented Boat Race, and a Mogwai end-of-tour show). I hope they leave in the absolute *demolishing* of a heckler Falco dished out...

go on, leave now, we know you've got to hurry home and tape Sex and the City

Quite frankly, I'm gutted. For the people who haven't heard any McLusky, "To Hell With Good Intentions", "Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues", "You Should Be Ashamed, Seamus", "Without MSG I Am Nothing", "World Cup Drumming"...

That's the 1 CD version - this here's the triple CD one

Saw this yesterday as well on DiS, I have all those CDs. Not willing to sell though.

Coincidentally, I interviewed Falco yesterday. Didn't mention this though, can't imagine he'd be very interested.

NOT DEAD*

https://www.seetickets.com/tour/mclusky-

Do we have any idea what the meaning of the asterisk on their name is? I'm guessing that it has something to do with the line-up but would be delighted to know more.

Now known as Mclusky* (asterisk in reference to missing members), the band reformed to play The Garage in London on 3 December 2015 to raise money for cancer research with Rat the Magnificent (featuring Ian Catskilkin of Art Brut).

'mclusky' reunion shows
Andy "Falco" Falkous – Vocals/Guitar
Jack Egglestone – Drums
Julia Ruzicka – Bass
Damien Sayell – Vocals

Very helpful. Thanks!

I believe Damien is handling all the bass duties at this point

McLusky Do Dallas is one of the best albums ever made.

Also, to add a current bit of minutia, I think that Idles are the heir apparent to McLusky (not including Future of the Left). I spoke briefly to singer Joe Talbot briefly when they played Philly a year or two ago and mentioned this and he confirmed that at least one Idles member was a big fan.

I don’t think Idles are furious in the same way as Mclusky, and certainly don’t have the same dark humour.

I'll let them know that they were wrong when they told me.

Oh, and no dark humor in Idles? Um, okay.

I’m sure they’ll be fascinated to hear someone disagrees with you on the internet.

Being fans does not not make them heir apparent.

get in. any UK folks going to manchester show?

♫ all of your friends are cunts, your mother is a ballpoint pen thief ♫

blinding set last night. wow. treated to the almost entirety of 'do dallas'. their new bassist is a tank, as well.

i love mclusky a lot

the line "we do more drugs than a touring funk band" gets in my head all the time

the last minute and change of "Arming Eritrea" by FOTL is pretty much as good as rock music could ever be to me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkTvISL53HQ

YES to the Arming Eritrea song. That Future of the Left record is a powerhouse. There's a song towards the end, Drink Nike which is also a stunner.

Always had these down as a not quite as good 80s Matchbox. Are any of their albums as good as Horse Of The Dog?

the 2nd and 3rd LPs are both solid, caustic, tight as fuck noise rock.

I agree 'Do Dallas' is their best but 'The Difference' is the one I listen to most. It is indeed tight as fuck noise rock, but that slightlier poppy side on the 3rd gives it so much more.

I’m sure they’ll be fascinated to hear someone disagrees with you on the internet.

That's not the royal "you" here. That's you.

http://scontent.fphl2-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/67038553_10162108318355597_3892804592970235904_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_oc=AQnu1Y0kerUjJC4wOFzh0ePmINwAq5TVksH-RzSbgqPzmX8zBcThRI4Ah8Vvm8nBXC4&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-3.fna&oh=4015ae2a7a07dd494ed3dc7b18ecb47d&oe=5DB67C79

Maybe you just suck at dark humor?

I didn’t say there was no dark humour, I said it wasn’t the same as mclusky. There’s a difference.

So, by all means crack on, but you’re still wrong on the internet.

And you're a fucking idiot on the internet.

your search screenshot makes that claim pretty ironic

i'm a google search expert on the internet who would like to point out there's no way that 269,000 different web pages mention Idles the band, let alone 269,000 different pages that also mention their "dark humor"

this is page 3 of the same search query

https://i.imgur.com/Lpmz4Wd.jpg

me.me!

As far as humour goes, Mclusky have the distinction of actually being funny, especially on a line-by-line basis.

Seeing them again tonight. By February it'll be three times in 6 months, which isn't bad for a band that split up 15 years ago.

McLusky is......ALIVE??

yeah, if we write a good one. If not, well, we played some tunes, drank a responsible amount of beer and had some fun https://t.co/rAp5XOJzyZ

— future of the (left) (@shit_rock) July 15, 2020

that would be fucking cool imo

US tour, fall 2022

I saw them at a tiny venue in Atlanta . . . I can't remember when. Fifteen years ago? More? Anyway, they opened with "Lightsaber Cocksucking Blues," after which my friend and I were like, "You ready to go? Yeah, me too."

I'm guessing it was 2004. The opener was Yourcodenameis:Milo, who were touring for their first album.

smh

Good to see getting back to 'taking more drugs than a touring funk band'.

an announcement x pic.twitter.com/FUYFl4qvlA

— falcotronic (@shit_rock) November 25, 2022

That's terrible. Poor guy.

=ALIVE!

https://mcluskymclusky.bandcamp.com/album/unpopular-parts-of-a-pig-the-digger-you-deep

wow!

as I get older I find I'm less and less enthusiastic about loud music but "Fan Learning Difficulties" brought a smile to my face

Did they ever reschedule their tour?

i haven't seen anything

No, these songs are being released digitally as a fund raisers for reapplying for US visas, I believe the plan is then to hopefully reschedule the US dates next yr

New album on Ipecac next year

https://www.treblezine.com/mclusky-planning-to-release-new-album-in-2025-via-ipecac/

Stoked about this.

https://pitchfork.com/news/mclusky-return-with-first-album-in-20-years-share-video-for-new-song-watch/

this is not very good :(

i don’t love the single but all the falkous projects have been pretty consistent and this version of the band is great live. I’m sure there’ll be some bangers on the album.

agreed, long time fan but not fussed on this, production's really lacking too... i alighted the falco train when FOTL put out their sophomore.