#the wedding present

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The Wedding Present - Nobody's Twisting Your Arm (1988)

What about those secret smiles that you were giving to him?

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10/9/23.

Nearly 9 years into this blog and I can't believe that The Wedding Present (Leeds, UK) hasn't gotten their own post. There are many bands that have pulled off a 40 year career, but only a few that can still sound this good after all that time - The Bats and Yo La Tengo immediately come to mind.

David Gedge has really worked and reworked ideas. "24 Songs" is yet another example of a band that was as much a singles band as an album band. Hard to believe that Hit Parade 1 & 2 are 30 years old, but "24 Songs" hearkens back to that. The only difference I can tell is that they don't seem to do as many covers - "Felicity" by Orange Juice, "Box Elder MO" by Pavement and "Cattle and Cane" by The Go-Betweens immediately come to mind [EDIT: The last LP side does have a wonderful cover of "White Riot" by The Clash]. If you want to hear an outstanding cover of "My Favourite Dress" listen to "My Favourite Mess" by Thatcher on Acid.

This is a 3 LP behemoth and I've been enjoying every single song. Happy Happy Birthday To Me released the LP version of "24 Songs".

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David Gedge *April 23, 1960

[reckonslepoisson]

Bizarro, The Wedding Present (1989)

On the first Wedding Present album George Best, David Gadge was a man at the pulpit of toxic bravado. On Bizarro things were different; in the mix Gadge vocally fought across the music, giving an element of futility and, crucially, vulnerability. That’s endearing, plus the songs extend out in length and complexity; in general, Bizarro only refines and matures the sound of George Best – but does so to such an extent to take the Wedding Present from an ‘alright’ band to an ‘excellent’ one. 

Pick: ‘Brassneck’

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B-Side Magazine December 94/January 95/The Wedding Present

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Miki Berenyi at Shepherd’s Bush Empire May 2023

Via @girthkokowicz

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The Wedding Present covers the Rolling Stones' "19th Nervous Breakdown" - AV Undercover Season 1

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2:19 AM EDT June 6, 2023:

The Wedding Present - "High" From the album   Why Can't I Be You: Mojo Presents A Tribute To The Cure (March 2021)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

Giveaway with the issue stated of Mojo magazine

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The Wedding Present - Once More (1985)

Thrilling second single from the Weddoes

Oh, but this time I'm changing for sure

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4/27/24.

On January 1st we posted about Audio Antihero's release from Nosferatu D2. While that band is no more, the Parker brothers are still making music as My Best Unbeaten Brother (Croydon, England).

At the time I mentioned how Nosferatu D2 reminded me of a cross between The Wedding Present and The Fall. My Best Unbeaten Brother immediately made me think of these comps, but this new band's music tends to be a bit more melodic.

"Slayer On a Sunny Day" is one of 15 tracks on the compilation "20 Years of Joy Vol. 2". This compilation celebrates the 20th anniversary of the blog/radio station Joyzine. While there isn't a traditional physical release, there is a card with a download card available. I've listened to this compilation and really enjoyed a lot - most notably My Best Unbeaten Brother and Sergeant Buzfuz.

Audio Antihero will be releasing "Pessimistic Pizza" in digital format at the end of June. Hopefully Jamie will find a way to make a physical release.

[doomandgloomfromthetomb]

John Peel's 50th - Subterranea, London, England, August 30, 1989

I don't know how you celebrated your 50th birthday — if you've made it that far. But John Peel certainly celebrated his semi-centennial in style, with none other than House of Love, the Wedding Present and the Fall playing absolutely killer sets in honor of the legendary DJ. House of Love sound elegant and reverberant, the Wedding Present bring the strum und drang and Mark E. Smith and co. are righteously insane. Totally Peel-y, if you ask me. Listen in and turn it up.

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First time you came over, do you remember you saying that you'd stay for good? No I didn't think you would Well we couldn't've been closer, but it was different then, and that's all in the past There I've said it now at last!

- “Brassneck”, Bizarro (1989), The Wedding Present

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tagged by @mybloodiedvalentine and @gamtozu to post some songs i have been listening to lately. thank you!

the sundays - reading, writing and arithmetic trashcan sinatras - cake the wedding present - all about eve vicious blossom - emerald soft blue shimmer - chihiro slow glows - geode blankenberge - summer morning ursa pops - close your eyes birds of passage - haunt my existence

tagging  @newblogwh0dis & @cavebloom if you would like to do this!

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George Best, The Wedding Present (1987)

I’m not from the north, maybe that’s it. On George Best the Wedding Present’s celebrated everyman David Gedge was hearty and heartless – an enabler of laddish expression arguably of direct lineage to the countless self-centred and guileless frontmen in later eras of Britpop and 2000s indie landfill. For me, this debut’s jangling tunes behind the vocals are only half there, while Gedge comes across never witty or poetic but simply aggressive, blunt and charmless. 

Pick: ‘What Did your Last Servant Die Of?’