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rob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy Fay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 11:33 PM Subject: Re: Science Fiction in Music > > Robert, > > I saw your post on the brin-l archives and thought I'd chuck in my > 2-cents-worth. > > I've always thought that the band that deserved the title Best SF > Group was Be-Bop Deluxe. Instead of just one or two songs per > album, Be-Bop's music was almost exclusively Science-Fiction > themed. From their first album, which included songs like "Jet > Silver and the Dolls of Venus" and "Rocket Cathedrals", through > their last studio album, "Drastic Plastic," which included > "Electrical Language" and "Superenigmatix (lethal appliances for > the home with everything)" -- yes, that's the title. Other > albums the band released include "Futurama," "Modern Music" and > their best-known LP, "Live in the Air Age." > > Bill Nelson, the lead guitar and songwriter for Be-Bop Deluxe, > released many solo albums after he left the band, including the > new-wave inspired "Bill Nelson's Red Noise." That LP featured > more SF-related songs like "Art/Empire/Industry," "A Better Home > in the Phantom Zone," and "The Atom Age." Nelson also wrote the > score for a British stage production of "Nosferatu." > > I hope you find this of interest. > -Timothy Fay _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
