tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post7042307160555682480..comments2024-03-26T20:12:52.279-07:00Comments on Wilfully Obscure: Native Tongue - s/t ep (1981, Detente)spavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00986537771229635843noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-27275041229065400562021-12-27T15:02:01.065-08:002021-12-27T15:02:01.065-08:00This and their full length "Yowl" from &...This and their full length "Yowl" from '83 are great examples of post-punk early 80s alt-rock(whatever one calls this) - and, you got it, inspired by Gang of Four(you were kind not to dis 'em...). <br /><br />I listened to this EP alongside countless plays of Mission of Burma "Vs." during this time - and never tired of all four songs.<br /><br />Never saw them live, sadly but I'm sure they were ripping....Thanks much for posting this one! (Find "Yowl", more of the same good GoF parts)Bruce Brodeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06644272980406568266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-49500520135937078792011-08-04T23:42:37.304-07:002011-08-04T23:42:37.304-07:00I was a roadie for Native Tongue for many years. I...I was a roadie for Native Tongue for many years. It's a shame there is no video of them— they were great live. Try to find their full length album, "Yowl". Every song on it is great. I think they have a fan page out there and one of them is on Facebook. And ah, Propeller, the good times. Al, do you know anything about the band 21-645? I saw them play once at the Channel and they did that song 'Babble'. Never saw or heard anything about them ever again except Clint Conley told me he saw them a few times.The Chairmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182822655951039155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-84955770284676545182010-06-27T01:31:43.092-07:002010-06-27T01:31:43.092-07:00OK, this is from two years ago but they were a gre...OK, this is from two years ago but they were a great band. They were from Revere, just outside the city. The interesting thing was they'd set the drums up front, in between the guitar and bass players since the drummer handled some of the vocals. I agree with the Gang of Four influence and Mission of Burma were certainly an inspiration for them, as well. There was a collective of post-punk type bands called Propeller and, while Native Tongue weren't really part of that, there were definitely musical similarities. <br /><br />Have you heard their album from '83? Also worth checking out.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18228807784570416888noreply@blogger.com