The Young Gods and September Song

I have loved this video since first seeing it in the late 80's. It's aged a bit but it's still amazing considering the band probably made it for pennies. The end is particularly great.

I was always impressed by this weird Swiss post-industrial band that just consisted of an amazing live drummer, a keyboard player and a singer. I saw them perform live a little over 10 years ago and loved it.

The above video is from The Young Gods 1987 self titled debut album. It's out of print but you can get it over here.

The strange thing is that I have owned a few other releases by The Young Gods but never actually heard the debut until yesterday. Anyhow, I think it's great and I wish I would have tracked it down a long time ago. Their second album, "L'Eau Rouge" might be better but the debut is a lot more aggressive. I never got into any of their releases after the "Longue Route" EP as it seems the band mellowed. Those later releases may just be worth looking into now.

Here's a cool video of their cover of Kurt Weill's "September Song" from a few years later...


Here's a SLIGHTLY different interpretation...