Here are the ten punk rock influences of Paper Rifles aka
Jon ex-Curators. He has just released a new EP on Bandcamp named Songs For
Ophelia that you can check out here.
“The Holy Bible” –
Manic Street Preachers Hands down, this is my favourite record of all time.
A brutal combination of eloquence, anger and fury, I don’t think I’ll ever love
a record more than this. It was hugely, hugely influential on the teenage me. I
own four different versions of it and, even 20 years later, I know the words
off by heart.
“Captain” – Idlewild
This came out just as I moved from Dundee to Edinburgh. I fell in love with the
ragged punk, hooky melodies and oblique lyrical references - “a flight of
stairs falling down a flight of stairs” indeed. I had the pleasure of playing
in a band that opened a few shows on their Greatest Hits tour, which was a real
personal highlight.
“The Bends” –
Radiohead The best Radiohead album, no matter what anyone else tells you! I
remember seeing them play absolutely everything they had at the Caird Hall in
Dundee in 1997, and it remains one of my all-time favourite gigs.
“London Calling” –
The Clash The record that made me realise that “punk” didn’t have to be a
narrow interpretation of a sound. “Clampdown” and “Spanish Bombs” are my
favourites, although it’s a great record from start to finish.
“Caution” – Hot Water
Music My mate Pete gave me a copy of this years ago and it immediately won
a place in my top ten. “The Sense” is my personal favourite, but it’s hard to
argue with songs like “Remedy” and “Trusty Chords”. What a record!
“Earth Vs The
Wildhearts” –The Wildhearts This record is nearly perfect. Harmonies, riffs
and hooks. What’s not to love?
“Hotel California” –
The Eagles My Dad played this all the time when I was wee. I’m fairly sure
it’s responsible for my love of harmonies. I reckon my Dad and I could still
sing it from start to finish.
“In Utero” – Nirvana
My Mum bought me this when I was off sick from school! The definitive Nirvana
record. It just sounds amazing, even if they weren’t quite all Albini’s mixes.
“The Catcher In The
Rye” – JD Salinger I know this has now become totally clichéd, but when I
first read this as a 14 year old, I thought it was talking directly to me.
Reading it now, I can appreciate its faults, but my younger self wouldn’t hear
a word against it.
“Church Going” –
Philip Larkin I could have picked any number of Larkin poems, but this one
particularly stuck with me. My first band was named after one of his poems! I
think we did him for Higher at school, and he never left me. One of his poems
was a reading at my wedding too.
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