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The debut LP from the fiercely independent and highly influential post-punk band Pylon was originally unleashed in 1980 and appears here for the first ever time on CD, beautifully remastered from the original reels. The CD release also includes the addition of their landmark debut 7-inch single Cool b/w dub (1979), the Pylon EP and one track from 1979, never before released, entitled Functionality - 16 tracks total, with liner notes from Fred Schneider (B-52s), Hugo Burnham (Gang Of Four) and Michael Stipe (R.E.M.). Pylon s first single was released on Atlanta s DB record label in early 1980, earning a slew of excited press that immediately heralded Pylon as a major underground act. The band s jagged rhythms, scratchy guitar, and insistent bass lines were the perfect foil for Vanessa Hay s whisper-to-a-shriek vocals, and the band s live shows were sweaty dance parties. Gyrate was released in November of 1980, also on DB, amid a heady time for the band. A string of sold-out club shows across the U.S. was highlighted by east coast opening dates for the Gang Of Four and an opening slot for the B-52s in New York s Central Park. Glowing reviews came flooding in, including attention from Rolling Stone, Trouser Press, and seemingly every other magazine on the planet.
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4.3 out of 5 stars (10 customer reviews)
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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A much needed reissue, 10 Jun 2008
By Brucifer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Gyrate + (Audio CD)
I can't believe there aren't more reviews here on Amazon of this classic postpunk cornerstone. DFA have done a wonderful job of digging up all of Pylon's early recordings - The Gyrate LP, Pylon! 10" EP, Cool/Dub single, and a previously unreleased track - and finally making them widely available. Contemporaries of the tense, angular, bass-heavy art/punk bands like Gang of Four, Au Pairs, Delta 5, Mekons, Mission of Burma, etc., that were flourishing at the time, Pylon are essential listening for anyone interested in that amazingly creative period from about 1978 to 1982 when, inspired by punk, bands were inventing new sounds and expanding rock & roll's horizons in amazing leaps. It seemed like a completely innovative new band was emerging every week, and Pylon were one of the very best. Definitely check this out, along with DFA's reissue of the band's second album (with bonus tracks) Chomp.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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A Post Punk New Wave Masterpiece, 8 Dec 2007
By K. Arena "Volume Is Pleasant" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Gyrate + (Audio CD)
Without question one of the best, most defining albums of the early eighties post punk/new wave scene. Sounds just as fresh today as it did when it was originally released. Punky, spikey, dancy rhythms, jagged guitars, pulsing bass, pounding drums and one of the best female vocalists ever! Vanessa is amazing. An absolute must!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Great band, 14 Nov 2009
By contrarian - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Gyrate + (Audio CD)
This disc collects Pylon's best recorded work, though it's all eminently great. They were never better than on the "Cool/Dub" EP, which opens this disc, IMHO. All of "Gyrate" is really great, though. My personal favorites are "The Driving School," "Feast on My Heart," and "Gravity."Nothing can match, really, though, the ferocious intensity that was Pylon live back in the day. I saw them on a bill with the B-52's at the Agora Ballroom in Atlanta circa 1980, and the sheer energy and joy issuing from the stage was just awesome. I thought I would die from dancing so hard. Pylon's monstrous rhythms would just make you move, whether you wanted to or not.
The whole band is great, but Vanessa is just fierce. I don't think she ever really understood just how primal her vocals were at the time. Recordings can't really capture the transcendental experience that Pylon was, but this comes pretty close.
Now, where are the Method Actors on CD?
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