"Despite failing to equal the commercial success or cross-cultural impact of their Athens, GA, compatriots R.E.M and the B-52s, Pylon's influence on the city's legendary music scene proved just as pronounced -- the group's propulsive, angular jangle pop sound resonated not only through the Athens creative community but throughout the American pop underground of the 1980s, and though more heard-of than actually heard, their role as elder statesmen of the alternative rock explosion is unassailable." (Allmusic.com) Unfortunately, they released only three albums, the last one in 1990.
Saturday, December 6, 2014
Rarely Heard: Pylon - Crazy
"Despite failing to equal the commercial success or cross-cultural impact of their Athens, GA, compatriots R.E.M and the B-52s, Pylon's influence on the city's legendary music scene proved just as pronounced -- the group's propulsive, angular jangle pop sound resonated not only through the Athens creative community but throughout the American pop underground of the 1980s, and though more heard-of than actually heard, their role as elder statesmen of the alternative rock explosion is unassailable." (Allmusic.com) Unfortunately, they released only three albums, the last one in 1990.
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