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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by OLDMANOTY[/i] [br]Cardiacs were a unique band who've been mostly ignored since they formed in 1977. All their albums are out of print (although available on itunes). I only properly discovered them recently and (for me) their music is right up there with Pixies/FB - been listening to little else for weeks. The music is hard to explain, some of it's quite bizarre and takes a while to 'get' but anyone who loves FB's unusual melodies/song structures should take to it. This article sums it up for me quite well. http://thequietus.com/articles/04192-why-a-heart-attack-must-not-arrest-the-cardiacs Unfortunately singer/writer Tim Smith was left disabled after a heart attack & stroke a couple of years ago, hense the release of this tribute album.http://www.thegenepool.co.uk/items/597.htm Proceeds go towards his continuing care. Anyway, just wanted to share as I've been blown away by this old band I'd barely heard of before. A few examples of their stuff for the unanitiated... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXHPlNG_AR8&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8I5hXh2dbI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP6nEQyP6uA&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKQuh_RZeew [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature.