MCBenjyness (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Yes indeed Radiohead as many others these days owe alot to the Factory days...I think ACR were way ahead of their time. No small wonder that Mike Pickering and Simon Topping ended up developing the Hacienda club , bringing real house music from Chicago, NY. Simon himself went to NY for a while to study Latin American purcussion. The album that this tune comes from is awesome..its the pinacle of thier 'sound'.

rekvelt2007 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

The Factory label in the time (1979)was a whole (new)wave in itself.

rekvelt2007 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Wow, thanks a lot for this post!!

SIHELL (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

damn right..

kooperwhyhello (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

..a virtually unknown band worldwide...

rycal1 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Christ, Radiohead must have spent some time listening to ACR. Good idea. A very under-appreciated band in the States.

mccail9 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

mushrooms

androidmarshmellow (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

There's something mildly disturbing about this video.

Devito46 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Could well be, NW80014. I helped organizing a gig once for a youth center in Holland and OMD came around. They were devestated too that time, after the death of Curtis. They hardly could talk about anything else. Hardly affiliated with Joy Division in music style. Big event by then indeed.

Devito46 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Nice build up tension here...Could all ACR songs be more like this.