Comments on: KLEENEX- s/t 7"EP (Sunrise, 1978, Switzerland)

By: dave p

dave p — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:43:55 +0000

The more I listen to them, the more I become convinced they were just the greatest band of all time. Amid the yelps, whistles and “Hoop-lah!”s I think it’s easy to lose sight of just how stunning their music was, and to me it’s as fresh as ever – maybe better. It took me a while to get into the later stuff, but the perfect pop of In a Mess or the ethereality of Boatsong stand up against anything created then or since. Truly one of the greats, and I’d rate the 2-CD retrospective the most essential release of this or any other millennium.

btw Fernando, the story I heard is that Hedi’s Head is named from the song’s German note sequence – H, E, D is, H, E, A, D (H=B, is=sharp), but you’ll have to ask a German musician for confirmation. So “Hedi’s head is so dread [full of dread? Or rasta, or dreadlocked?], Hedi is oh so sad”. And er, that’s what it’s about! Who could ask for more?

By: Good bad Music for bad, bad Times! / Fund raising for KLEENEX / LILIPUT

Good bad Music for bad, bad Times! / Fund raising for KLEENEX / LILIPUT — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:09:07 +0000

[...] of KLEENEX / LILIPUT’s discography. You can hear the first and truly epochal KLEENEX 7″ here. More KLEENEX here and LILIPUT here (that’s the name they picked after they forced to change [...]

By: elliott

elliott — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:24:41 +0000

honestly i can say anyone who doesn’t like this band can never be my friend. this rocks. it simply rocks. switzerland had the best punk no question. and then they had the best grindcore hahaha. these girls could play punk no question.

By: Sem Sinatra

Sem Sinatra — Sun, 17 May 2009 13:36:59 +0000

When I heard this record on John Peel, I rushed out and bought it. It doesn’t sound quite as good as it did when I was 14 but it still sounds good. I wish I still had those young ears. The ones I have now need replacing.

By: Lando Jenkins

Lando Jenkins — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:13:25 +0000

OK I really want to punch a few people in the face for saying this album sucks. Kleenex / Liliput was an amazing band, later taking a similar road that the Bad Brains took, only Bohemian rather than reggae. If you like this record, you had better own “Cut” by The Slits, and The AVENGERS.

I’m sure the faggots who don’t like this album are sitting in their mother’s basement right now clutching a NOFX CD. Eat a dick, poseurs.

By: Good bad Music for bad, bad Times! / KLEENEX- You, b/w Ü 7″ (Rough Trade, UK, 1979)

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 09:50:56 +0000

[...] out the first KLEENEX 7″ here. Here’s what happened to KLEENEX after they had to change the band [...]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 04:24:00 +0000

THIS BAND FUCKING SUCKS!!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 17:52:00 +0000

Hi. Haven’t heard these songs before. However, I’m quite convinced that titles of ‘Beri-beri’ and ‘Nice’ are mixed up. Am I wrong?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 18:06:00 +0000

the english version of the saying is wimpy and has not half of the wit of ther german one. maybe you were wrong with it.

By: Simon

Simon — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 08:38:00 +0000

Great, great single!

As for that “German saying”, it’s always expressed in English as “if you’re not a socialist at 20 you have no heart, if you’re not a conservative at 40 you have no brain”, and usually (wrongly) attributed to Winston Churchill, although it predates him.