On the How How single cd, there are a bunch of samples, one of them is a very processed, computerized voice that says something like One Hundred Thousand Years Ahead of It's Time. I never noticed this sample in any of these songs. I always wondered if it is in a song and I just didn't notice, or some kind of sneeked in commentary, or just a random thing they threw in there. What I have noticed about their lyrics is they seem to be enamoured with cars. -----Original Message----- From: yello-bounces+tourguide=austexecotours.com@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:yello-bounces+tourguide=austexecotours.com@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of High Priest of Slag-Blah Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 4:05 AM To: 'The moon: beautiful. The sun: even more beautiful.' Subject: RE: [Yello] OT: Max Headroom (then back on topic)
Very interesting history on the Max Headroom phenomenon.
Glad somebody got something out of it. <grin>
You didn't mention any dates, but the pilot is listed as being released in 1985. I wanted to point out that Bruce Bethke is credited with coining the term "cyberpunk" in [snip!]
Fair points. I guess what I really wanted to say was that Max Headroom was "cyberpunk" before it was trendy and/or popular (which for TV is achievement), and what is more it never had to refer to itself as being "cyberpunk" - it wasn't cashing in, it just was what it was. (If anything I would say it borrowed some of its "feel" from Terry Gilliam's "Brazil", but since that also game out in '85 I'd need to know the months of release and how long production took to make a fair call on that.) To bring this back on topic, would anyone like to comment on Yello's almost total lack of cyberpunk/futuristic references in their work? For a group that has always been on the cutting edge with technology they tend to keep their lyrics (well, those that make any sense!) fairly grounded in the present or even the past. Contrast that with groups like Kraftwerk or artists like Thomas Dolby who regularly go "Sci-Fi" in their lyrics. Michael _______________________________________________ Yello mailing list Yello@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/yello