VH1 Classic: "The Alternative"

[Medusa]

I know this show was discussed on here a little while ago, but lately I've started videotaping it and it is *completely* blowing me away.
 
 Here is what was on the 2 shows I have taped so far:
 
 1st Show:
 
 The Lightning Seeds: Pure
 Pete Shelley: Homosapien
 Frank Black: Hang On To Your Ego
 Gene Loves Jezebel: Jealous
 Depeche Mode: A Question Of Lust
 The Jesus & Mary Chain: Happy When It Rains
 Talking Heads: Girlfriend Is Better
 Velvet Underground: Sweet Jane
 The Clash: I Fought The Law
 The Ramones: Do You Remember Rock 'N Roll Radio?
 The Jam: Strange Town
 Wall Of Voodoo: Mexican Radio
 Peter Godwin: Images Of Heaven
 The Fixx: Saved By Zero
 
 2nd Show:
 
 The Cure: Charlotte Sometimes
 James: So Many Ways
 Depeche Mode: Halo
 The Lightning Seeds: All I Want
 Heaven 17: Temptation
 The Sisters Of Mercy: More
 The Stranglers: Always The Sun
 The Alarm: Rain In The Summertime
 The Replacements: Bastards of Young
 Ned's Atomic Dustbin: Grey Cell Green
 Elvis Costello: Radio Radio
 The Clash: Radio Clash
 R.E.M.: Radio Free Europe
 Fishbone: Modern Industry
 Siouxsie & The Banshees: The Passenger
 Blur: There's No Other Way
 Violent Femmes: Gone Daddy Gone
 New Order: Blue Monday '88
 Spacemen 3: Big City
 The Sugarcubes: Birthday
 Morrissey: November Spawned A Monster
 Julian Cope: World Shut Your Mouth
 Sonic Youth: 100%
 Pixies: Head On (Live)
 The Church: Under The Milky Way
 
 Amazing!
 
 Cheers
 
 DJ Medusa.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Do you live in Northern Virginia, watch prime time network television, love Friends, and miss your sorority days?

[BookerT]

don't forget the highlight of the show -- that pudgy, balding, but for some reason charming dude who hosts the festivities.

[Dandy01]

I heard a program on Fred on XM that played remixes of these songs!

[HoyaSaxa03]

that show on VH1 classic is absolutely solid ... great for sunday mornings ...
 
 and there's a hell of a difference between this and "the surreal life"

[Guiny]

When does it come on again?

[bearman🐻]

Cynics be damned...it's a great show and I always get a kick out of seeing it. Plus I've seen a ton of Bob Mould videos on there. On VH-1 Classics I once saw the promo video Husker Du did for "Love is All Around" where Grant Hart's mom or grandma (can't remember) is seen drunk. Great stuff!!

[Medusa]

Originally posted by Sam Pulsize:
 Do you live in Northern Virginia, watch primetime network television, love Friends, and miss your sorority days?

No.
 
 I live in a small shack in West Virginia, wear overalls, and work outside most days.  My favorite shows are "Moesha" and old "Baywatch" reruns.
 
 I am also a man, and will tell you that my times living in the Sigma Nu house at school fucking rocked.
 
 Cheers
 
 DJ Medusa.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Bob Mould is now on YepRoc with all the other cool cats.
 
 

Originally posted by bunnyman:
  Cynics be damned...it's a great show and I always get a kick out of seeing it. Plus I've seen a ton of Bob Mould videos on there. On VH-1 Classics I once saw the promo video Husker Du did for "Love is All Around" where Grant Hart's mom or grandma (can't remember) is seen drunk. Great stuff!!

[ggw]

Originally posted by BookerT:
  don't forget the highlight of the show -- that pudgy, balding, but for some reason charming dude who hosts the festivities.

Markie?

[markie]

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
 

Originally posted by BookerT:
 [qb] don't forget the highlight of the show -- that pudgy, balding, but for some reason charming dude who hosts the festivities. [/b]

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[RonniStar]

I wished my cable company carried VH1 Classic.

[Dr. Anton Phibes]

Well, I hate to piss on your party.....BUT.....this show IS great when you first start watching it......which I did the day it first aired......I have TIVO gather each new episode.....then I edit it down into tremendous "best of" compilations.....the really fucking annoying thing that you'll find is after the first month or two damn near 75% of what you see are nothing but REPEATS!.....and you'll find yourself getting maybe 1 or 2 videos that you haven't seen before AT MOST in an hour show!....If I have to see another fucking Soup Dragons or Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine video that I've already seen 14 times I'm going kill that tubby host,Eddie Trunk!....Same goes with REM or The Cure or many of the other repeats they cram down your throat......they have such a huge catalog to choose from and yet they show the same stuff over & over....in the beginning ,though,it's like being a kid in a candy store.....have fun while it lasts!!!......rotten out....

[Got Haggis?]

yeah i noticed a lot of repeats....the very first episode was great though, mainly because Al Jourgensen was co-hosting...(and that bastard got my hopes up when he said Skinny Puppy and Ministry would be touring together....which never happened)

[joz]

thanks for the tip medusa...we just got a tivo for xmas and it's a perfect show to tape and watch at leisure...last night's episode was pretty good; they played elvis costello, the clash, rem, fishbone, new order, siouxie and the banshees (and mentioned that her first gig was opening for the sex pistols at the 100 Club in London in 1979 with sid vicious on drums...the 100 Club was one of my favorite bars during the time i spent there).