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Thurston Moore, who performs on "Bad Smells", auditioned at the recommendation of his girlfriend Kim Gordon but was rejected. Rhys Chatham of the Gynecologists was initially upset after hearing the new band, feeling that it was reusing his ideas.
Album, Remastered, Reissue. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2004 CD release of "Lesson No. 1" on Discogs.
Lesson No. 1 is Branca's first great work, and documents the birth of a career whose influence would spread to everyone from Sonic Youth and My Bloody Valentine to Godspeed You Black...
Glenn Branca’s ‘Lesson No.1’ [1980] is a foundational touchstone for late 20th C. electric guitar music: featuring both Lee Ranaldo and Thurston Moore, it’s a core inspiration over Sonic Youth and also Swans, and is regularly hailed in lists of influential experimental music.
12 de feb. de 2007 · "bad smells" is an epic that ranges from tranquil to percussive attacks reminiscent of lydia lunch's "teenage jesus and the jerks". it features thurston moore and lee ranaldo from sonic youth. that's worth mentioning because they were the reason i found out about glenn branca.
22 de abr. de 2023 · This unreleased track, over 16 minutes long and featuring Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo from Sonic Youth, follows the same sound as the EP with a more ambient edge, although it comes closer to what would become noise rock.
16 de nov. de 2013 · LESSON NO. 1 unveiled Brancas visionary guitar concepts with two monstrous, side-long compositions that helped forge NYC's downtown Art-Punk sound and acted as a massive influence on countless young groups, including Sonic Youth and Swans.
