Best Athens band and one of the greatest bands ever imo. Vanessa was ahead of her time. I was heartbroken when they broke up in 1983. Their last show was EPIC!
Starting getting into them through R.E.M..."Crazy"..."Dead Letter Office"...Saw them open for R.E.M....Saw them in some little club in Houston on the second round...One of those low level joints where the band doesn't even have a riser and you can stand right in front of them about three feet away...They were badass...Talked to Vanessa after the show...She was so sweet...This was thirty years ago...If she ever needs me to drive twelve hours and give her a jump start, I am a phone call away...
Pylon never got the recognition they deserved, but right people gave them what they got. This is the best track from Gyrate. Trying to find Chomp on vinyl.
There was a video of Pylons last show, during the era where the lead singer was somewhat "skinny" (sorry_) anyways can anyone help me find it before I lose my mind?
Any luck recapturing the video? Your definition of the "era" aside..... The last show of Pylon's first run, in 1983, was apparently fiilmed and taped for a PBS pilot that never aired, but it's a mystery to me how to find it. [Pylon also did a big last show at the 40 Watt at the end of their second run, in 1991, but I haven't heard of that one being recorded.] The audio recording of the 1983 show resurfaced and was released last year as "Pylon Live," but I didn't think the video had been unearthed. An article on the NPR website included a picture of Pylon performing which was captioned as the only existing photo from that show, a little mysteriously. But then I read an article from the Atlanta Magazine site about Pylon that ended with the announcement of an upcoming performances by Pylon Reenactment Society, including to my surprise: "The evenings will kick off with video footage from Pylon’s 1983 farewell show at The Mad Hatter." So it seems that footage is out there somewhere. Maybe it was on RUclips briefly in the past? I'd love to see it and hope it materializes or re-materializes some day outside of what they show at the Pylon Reenactment concerts.
Best Athens band and one of the greatest bands ever imo. Vanessa was ahead of her time. I was heartbroken when they broke up in 1983. Their last show was EPIC!
Right when I started at UGA in 1990 Pylon got back together. I saw a few really good shows. Great energy.
real
Them and the B52 s cheers SS
Athfest 2022.
I lucked up and got to see them around 1988.
B-52s, Pylon, REM. A perfect triangle.
Mitch Easter, Let's Active, Love Tractor = Hexagon
@@ethelwulfmountbattenderoth2286or take Fred out and make a line. ; )
CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED
The supreme distinction of being the band that took the stage the latest: after 4:30 at the Peppermint Lounge. Phenomenal Show! 😴
Pylon are so fucking fantastically incredible !!!!!!
Met them at City Gardens amazing energy we had a great night even after I said you sound like old B52s they were very friendly cheers SS
Starting getting into them through R.E.M..."Crazy"..."Dead Letter Office"...Saw them open for R.E.M....Saw them in some little club in Houston on the second round...One of those low level joints where the band doesn't even have a riser and you can stand right in front of them about three feet away...They were badass...Talked to Vanessa after the show...She was so sweet...This was thirty years ago...If she ever needs me to drive twelve hours and give her a jump start, I am a phone call away...
Pylon never got the recognition they deserved, but right people gave them what they got. This is the best track from Gyrate. Trying to find Chomp on vinyl.
Check out "Beep" from Chomp - should be on every dance mix ruclips.net/video/blaq4hdQUTY/видео.html
I had Chomp on vinyl about 20yrs ago, but have lost track of it. It's floating around out there somewhere!
I got a minty copy of both Chomp and Gyrate. The person that gave them to me had never heard of em. I was like oh hell yeah. Lol. I'll take em!
@@marksaltveit yes, Beep is the best dance song from the '80s
found a copy on ebay. good luck!
Like the Velvet Underground... not many album sales, but they inspired a generation of bands.
Love that Peavey Bass Amp sound behind Vanessa's voice.
up there with gang of four,wire,great angular choppy sound
Were any of them King Crimson fans?
that song is fantastic.
Thanks for posting the video. One of the few bands I'm listing to now.
I love her with all my heart
Pylon motivates
i heart this so much
Alternative when it meant something...
Well, that was perfect.
AWESOME
so in love with them
Great!
Gyrate= Masterpiece👌☀️🤘👏😎
OMG YOU GUYS!
Fuel for the soul
😍
god, this is awesome!
Hugely underrated
Turn up the volume
Forget the picture
There was a video of Pylons last show, during the era where the lead singer was somewhat "skinny" (sorry_) anyways can anyone help me find it before I lose my mind?
Any luck recapturing the video? Your definition of the "era" aside..... The last show of Pylon's first run, in 1983, was apparently fiilmed and taped for a PBS pilot that never aired, but it's a mystery to me how to find it. [Pylon also did a big last show at the 40 Watt at the end of their second run, in 1991, but I haven't heard of that one being recorded.]
The audio recording of the 1983 show resurfaced and was released last year as "Pylon Live," but I didn't think the video had been unearthed. An article on the NPR website included a picture of Pylon performing which was captioned as the only existing photo from that show, a little mysteriously.
But then I read an article from the Atlanta Magazine site about Pylon that ended with the announcement of an upcoming performances by Pylon Reenactment Society, including to my surprise: "The evenings will kick off with video footage from Pylon’s 1983 farewell show at The Mad Hatter."
So it seems that footage is out there somewhere. Maybe it was on RUclips briefly in the past? I'd love to see it and hope it materializes or re-materializes some day outside of what they show at the Pylon Reenactment concerts.
Regarding the '91 show at the 40 Watt, we are all in luck: ruclips.net/video/sRMZhrQPSfg/видео.html
@@splash733 thanks for finding & getting this link up!!
Yeah I think they had just a limited lifetime,but what great they did.
This sounds a lot like Minutemen.
High school Rock
She has her limits
Meh
Heh, yeah, pretty much.
I guess some people just don't get it... Sucks to be you.
great track!!!