> >hmmm we'll agree to disagree... :) > > > >rave was defo happening around 88's summer of love (see the national > >newspaper headlines!!), > > I don't disagree that it may have been a form of "proto-rave", but I don't > feel it is > anywhere at all in the same boat as what we call Rave nowadays, especially in > this country. > The Acid House Scene to me is more of a neo-hippie, political stance against > club culture, > that was for anyone; Rave is more of an underground, elitist, > apathetic-about-politics > (until recently anyway), scene that is very cultural and tight, as oppossed > to a "free > love" kinda hippie-ish thing in the Acid House Scene.
aha, we differ in what we call "Rave"....uk vs. us culture. fair enough... > 1987 was We Are IE, which is generally considered to be the first Hardcore > tune. i find that date hard to believe....i remember the tune coming out and being hammered on the sheffield (uk) pirate stations at the time....i was in sheff from 89-> you could be right tho > >SUAD started in 1989 (i have a few of their releases, froma round the > >time) and i'm failry sure "we are ie" came out in 89 too (what a tune btw) > > I have SUAD1 and its 87 or 88. And We Are IE was on plate in 87, it didnt > get pressed > until 89, but was being played before that. http://www.shutupanddance.co.uk cheers robin...
