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Much as I love The Bad Seeds, I rate The Birthday Party higher - in fact I'd say they are my all-time favourite band, just edging out Sonic Youth. It wasn't just Cave's youthful intensity, it was also the unhinged chaotic raw energy of Tracey Pew and Roland S Howard (RIP both). Mostly...

I don't think I'm alone in this as they passed many people by at the time, but I was aware of the name Neutral Milk Hotel for about a decade before I finally heard In the Aeroplane Over the Sea. Now one of my top two or three favourite albums of all time, and one of the top two or three live...

Seen them three times live. Blooming excellent.