Talk:Throbbing Gristle

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[edit] Origin Of The Name

In the trivia section, someone has entered that Throbbing Gristle may also refer to the heart. I am giving a heads up that I am removing this, as Genesis P-Orridge states in Simon Reynold's Rip It Up And Start Again that they wanted to give the group a purile name. Therefore it IS meant to be the slang for an erect penis.

[edit] All Tomorrows' Parties

Throbbing Gristle didn't play at All tomorrows parties in April 2004. Their show was canceled. This should be updated.

M. Alexander alex777@telbank.pl

[edit] Industrial

Throbbing Gristle were known as an "Industrial" group. In fact, they were one of the first groups to be known to make "industrial music". This should be mentioned Dunk meister 22:50, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Need Ultrasonic Info

This band used to use ultrasonic at their concerts a lot and I think this needs to be mentioned. DyslexicEditor 05:12, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Inaccurate Info

The article says that Throbbing Gristle "pioneered the use of pre-recorded samples". This actually isn't the case. Sampling was used significantly--though perhaps not extensively--before Throbbing Gristle was making music. For example, some of the early works of Steve Reich (i.e. "It's Gonna Rain" (1965) and "Come Out" (1966)) used pre-recorded samples, while even earlier Karlheinz Stockhausen was the first composer to rearrange the sound envelope through the use of pre-recorded samples with his "Gesang der Jünglinge" (1955/6). I wanted to share this here before blindly making the edit to the main article. --postmodpunk 02:33, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

You loser! Why didn't that lobotomy do you justice?? Sinewaves23 02:14, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
I believe it was TG who helped in the creation of the first sample triggered keyboard or something of the sort

[edit] TG live

is there any reason this should be below the influences and trivia section? revert. AlexOvShaolin 15:28, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

I wish you would've looked at the substance of the edit before simply reverting it. I don't really care where the sections go--but the live discography on this page is simply dead weight, being the same as the info on Throbbing Gristle live. --Jackhorkheimer 20:26, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
more important info should come first, a brief overview of the live TG should be put in the section on this page a la Coil (band) --AlexOvShaolin 23:37, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Middle

There's a "Beginning" section and an "End" section" - but no "middle", a period of four years of activity isn't even mentioned... Totnesmartin 09:34, 18 June 2007 (UTC)