Over the past year or so, I've posted retrospectives and write-ups about various scenes and artists that I feel deserve more attention. These write-ups have included people within and the entire Dunedin Sound scene of the 80s and 90s. I have some deep love for the scene that grew out of New Zealand during that period, and I want to increase the exposure of that music however I can. For this write-up, I would like to discuss one of the flagship bands of said scene; The Chills.
Led by the sole remaining original member Martin Phillipps, The Chills acted as a vehicle of expressing Martin's musical capabilities, with an ever-changing lineup akin to the Fall's turnover. With music fusing the droning guitars of the Velvet Underground with the lush soundscapes of the psychedelic pop of the 1960s, The Chills has produced many great records over a 40 year career and had a chance at becoming a big name in the alternative music sphere in the early 90s. Martin Phillipps has been considered to be the Brain Wilson of the Dunedin Sound scene, taking his inspiration from the Pet Sounds-Era Beach boys and Syd Barrett's material and adding an indie rock sensibility to create his own unique sound. However, much like Brian Wilson and Syd Barrett, Martin Phillipps had his own personal demons that he had to deal with in his life, whether it be drugs or illness, that hampered the Chills' opportunity for worldwide success and hampered Martin's creative capabilities for many years. But like a phoenix, Martin rose from these demons and the Chills are still going strong to this day. So let me discuss the history of this band, and I will provide you with some of my personal recommendations for each era of the band.
The Chills story begins in 1978 with a little band called the Same. Martin started his musical career at the age of 15 as a part of a punk band called the Same. Founded after Martin saw The Enemy, Chris Knox's first band and one of the first New Zealand punk groups, they performed as part of the Dunedin punk scene alongside the bands in the scene, including being a support act for Chris Knox's next band Toy Love
... keep reading on reddit ➡I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.
Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.
I guess the concept didn't work
Alot of great jokes get posted here! However just because you have a joke, doesn't mean it's a dad joke.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT NSFW, THIS IS ABOUT LONG JOKES, BLONDE JOKES, SEXUAL JOKES, KNOCK KNOCK JOKES, POLITICAL JOKES, ETC BEING POSTED IN A DAD JOKE SUB
Try telling these sexual jokes that get posted here, to your kid and see how your spouse likes it.. if that goes well, Try telling one of your friends kid about your sex life being like Coca cola, first it was normal, than light and now zero , and see if the parents are OK with you telling their kid the "dad joke"
I'm not even referencing the NSFW, I'm saying Dad jokes are corny, and sometimes painful, not sexual
So check out r/jokes for all types of jokes
r/unclejokes for dirty jokes
r/3amjokes for real weird and alot of OC
r/cleandadjokes If your really sick of seeing not dad jokes in r/dadjokes
Punchline !
Edit: this is not a post about NSFW , This is about jokes, knock knock jokes, blonde jokes, political jokes etc being posted in a dad joke sub
Edit 2: don't touch the thermostat
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