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25 years of business! The official Nomadic space! |
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| Location: | Stockholm, |
| Country: |  Sweden |
| Last Login: | May 31, 2008 (569 days back) |
About Me |
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| There are certainties in life. You've heard about death and taxes. There are also the Nomads. Dependable, although never safe, they're the grand daddies of Scandi Rock and their latest is a compilation to walk over shards of glass for. "Showdown 2" is, as you might guess, the second in the series of retrospectives of a band that chalked up two decades in 2001 - not that they sound tired or anything - and it's as good a primer to their delights as you're going to find. Its predecessor showed a band soaking up influences ('60s punk and psych, NY punk, the Oz garage wave, shockabilly and cowpunk) as well as anyone. "Showdown 2" is less derivative and is the track record of a band no longer feeling their way and standing on their own merits. The Nomads can rock as hard as any act around but there's no shortage of melody in the songs - which sets them apart from some of their latter day contemporaries. Songs in the so-called garage genre just don't come better than "The Goodbye Look", "Primordial Ooze" or "Smooth". There's a simple economy of playing and high quotient of killer hooks that does it for you every time The Nomads are proof of this sort of rock's ability to move and cleanse. I first crossed paths with the Nomads in the early '80s, mainly by way of a handful of great singles like "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls" (see "Showdown 1"). It was through boosters like Noise for Heroes editor Steve Gardner, No Mango label head Dave Champion and the Bar's own Ken Shimamoto that I did some chasing down of their discs in more recent years. A good move. Seventeen cuts from disc one are drawn from the excellent "Sonically Speaking" (something of a peak) and "Powerstrip" albums and they won't be a revelation to anyone who's tracked the band's easier-to-find releases. After that, the going gets obscure with a string of tunes culled from the myriad singles, B sides, compilations and tributes that have borne the familiar Nomads logo. Disc two gives you more Estrus, Sympathy and Bad Afro 45s, their roaring "Demolition Girl" from the 1+2 Saints trib and five live cuts from the 2001 Hulfredst Festival 20th anniversary show. I'm lucky enough to have this on video, but you might have to make do with imagining the images as special guests Handsome Dick Manitoba and Top Ten ("Minnesota Strip"), Jello Biafra ("Let's Lynch the Landlord"), Chris Bailey ("Stranded") and Bro Wayne Kramer ("Kick Out the Jams") join in the fun. Videos of "Can't Keep My Mind Off You" and "King of Night Train" complete a classy package. Everyone's going to have their faves. Mine are the trio of songs I mentioned a few paragraphs back, plus some of the 7" obscurities like "She'll Always Be Mine" and "Pack of Lies". There's nothing here directly from their last two albums ("Big Sound 2000" and "Up Tight") but this IS a '90s comp and you'll want to buy them in their entirety once you hear this anyway. It doesn't get any better than this. The Barman i94 Trailer for the NEW LIVE DVD. " The Nomads Live in Madrid" The Nomads live at Rockclub de Ourense (Spain) |
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Music:Member Since: 2/25/2006Band Website: thenomads.se Band Members: Nix Vahlberg - vocals, guitar Hans Ostlund - guitar Bjorne Froberg - bass Jocke Ericson - drums Sounds Like: Listen for yourself. Book us through Rob Berends at Paperclip Agency rob@paperclip-agency.com Record Label: Amigo/BAM Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist |
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Västerbottens Folkblad gillade Nomads Umeåspelning... |
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| ...läs mera här: http://www.folkbladet.nu/2008/04/21/nomads-alskar-skitig-roc
knroll/... Posted by The Nomads on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:56:00 PST |
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Nomads DVD trailer |
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| See the trailer for the NEW NOMADS DVD "Live In Madrid" out soon on Munster Records.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUB3yPFX5gs... Posted by The Nomads on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 02:05:00 PST |
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Waldo & Hans |
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| June 23 / Debaser, Stockholm, SwedenWalter Lure & The Last EditionWalter Lure for the first time ever in Sweden,together with The Last Edition he will perform songs from his entire career.The Last... Posted by The Nomads on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 01:50:00 PST |
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Nomads back up Handsome Dick Manitoba on upcoming Fleshtones tribute comp! |
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| Fleshtones.Org webmaster Steve Coleman has put together a killer Fleshtones tribute record with the likes of The Hoodoo Gurus, The Hate Bombs, The Insomniacs, The Swinging Neckbreakers and more c... Posted by The Nomads on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 06:29:00 PST |
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New Nomads/Sweet Zeros split 7" |
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| From http://www.lamf.biz/djb :DJB66604 - Nomads/Sweet Zeros Coloured 7"
The Nomads just celebrated their 25th Anniversary, and they're still one mean-sounding bunch of mofos.... and still distill... Posted by The Nomads on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:55:00 PST |
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New VINYL releases! |
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| Out now or very soon on MUNSTER RECORDS http://www.munster-records.com/ :NIGHT TIME/BOSS HOSS (7")
"A homage to the almighty Nomads, the unrivalled Kings of european Garage-Punk for 25 years! Thi... Posted by The Nomads on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 03:59:00 PST |
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"Ain't No King of Rock 'n' Roll" is the "coolest song in the world" this week... |
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| Little Steven's Underground Garage has picked our song "Ain't No King Of Rock 'n' Roll" as the coolest song in the world for the week of December 31st! Listen to the show here: http://www.littlesteven... Posted by The Nomads on Mon, 01 Jan 2007 03:23:00 PST |
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The white Stratocaster at Stockholm Rock Action |
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| The white Stratocaster.Hans Östlund of The Nomads played the white Fender Stratocaster he took over from his father in the 80's. That and many other great moments can be watched at Johan Ödmanns' spec... Posted by The Nomads on Sun, 15 Oct 2006 09:58:00 PST |
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Release date for NOMADIC DEMENTIA THE BEST OF THE FIRST 25 YEARS set for June 21st! |
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| Lindsay Hutton http://nextbigthing.blogspot.com/ on NOMADIC DEMENTIA THE BEST OF THE FIRST 25 YEARS: First exposure to these guys is up there with the first time you saw Its a Wonderf... Posted by The Nomads on Sun, 04 Jun 2006 06:45:00 PST |
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iRelease for Sonically Speaking |
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| Sonically Speaking, the long out of print 91 album, finally gets re-released in digital form by Universal Music on iTunes, CDON and other download merchants on May 17. The original 11 tracks and outta... Posted by The Nomads on Wed, 17 May 2006 12:35:00 PST |
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