current favorite albums

szycag · Post by **szycag** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:39 pm

I can't get into Beyond

And why wouldn't Green Mind be 2nd best

I'm learning how to play Puke and Cry on Jam Sessions DS. Yes I'm lame. I got all the chords and stuff but getting the strumming to sound right is hard.

PaCrappa · Post by **PaCrappa** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:02 pm

I dang near went to the Dino Jr show the other night. But I have one to go to tonight and one to go to tomorrow so there'll be no shortage of ROCK this week.

Plus I listened to some of their stuff and my opinion still stands: Decent music ruined by the voice of pure wimpiness. And it's funny because after thinking back on it, I think it was his voice I most appreciated as a teenager. I thought it was so soulful and unique. Now it just bugs.

Pa

Nuke · Post by **Nuke** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:34 pm

Camel - The Snow Goose (A 1975 instrumental progressive record inspired by the 64 page novella of Paul Gallico. And punk rockers thought prog was to pretentious?

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PaCrappa · Post by **PaCrappa** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:57 pm

Ouch. Sounds like something my little brother would enjoy. Last time we hit the road to see mom he had me listening to some very very very poor War of the Worlds rock opera thingy. Holy shit, I wanted to just walk those last 400 miles. Phil Lynot (sp?) couldn't even save it.

Pa

Nuke · Post by **Nuke** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 12:04 am

“The chances of anything coming from mars are a million to one” he said
“The chances of anything coming from mars are a million to one – but still they come!”
Dun-Dun-Dun

While Jeff Wayne's musical is by no way a masterpiece, it has it's moments.
And I kind of like my music pretentious....

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 12:06 am

I have a low tolerance for prog-rock but that album is pretty good. It's all pretty mellow and, as he said, instrumental. No overblown cheese.

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 5:17 am

szycag wrote:I can't get into Beyond

And why wouldn't Green Mind be 2nd best

I'm learning how to play Puke and Cry on Jam Sessions DS. Yes I'm lame. I got all the chords and stuff but getting the strumming to sound right is hard.

Beyond has two total classics (Been There All the Time, This is All I Came to Do) and three pretty good ones (Crumble, Almost Ready, Lightning Bulb).

Green Mind has two total classics (The Wagon, I Live for that Look) and merely two pretty good ones (Water, Blowing It).

Plus GM just sounds too clean. Beyond's production is closer to the SST records. Pretension alert, woop woop!

lewisit · Post by **lewisit** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 7:55 am

just casting my vote for BUG being the 2nd best

i don't care how many "classics" or "pretty good ones" are on it: this album just rocks

MadSteelDarkness · Post by **MadSteelDarkness** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 1:26 am

King Louie & the Loose Diamonds - Memphis Treet
Coffins/Otesanek - split CD
Possessed - Beyond the Gates
Morrissey - Your Arsenal (Ummm...heh. A couple of songs remind me of someone?)
Subhumans - EP-LP, The Day the Country Died, and From the Cradle to the Grave (They played here last Tuesday, and blew the doors off the place.)
The Crack Pipes -Every Night Saturday Night

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 3:48 am

lewisit wrote:just casting my vote for BUG being the 2nd best

i don't care how many "classics" or "pretty good ones" are on it: this album just rocks

Bug may well be #2 actually. I dunno, Beyond isn't all that emotional come to think of it. Doesn't have a Forget the Swan or They Always Come. Still, to get back to the original point, I think Beyond is well worth checking out just because it has a few songs that will rock yr face. A solid B+ album, will probably wind up on my best-of-year list (will we do that this year?)

Currently listening to George Carlin - A Place for my Stuff!

Patton Oswalt's new album is pretty funny (Dukes of Hazzard is a must-listen) but kinda falls into the Dane Cook delivery over content trap in spots

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:31 am

I think I really do need to listen to less pretty stuff, the albums I last posted are giving me a headache...minus Qui and Buzzcocks.

What new albums are you all looking forward to? What are the best labels around nowadays? I found out about Eric's Trip just by going through Sub Pop's website and hitting up the band's myspace pages if there weren't samples (if you haven't heard Eric's Trip, start with the Peter EP)

No_not_like_Quake · Post by **No_not_like_Quake** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:17 am

A band I rather like lately is The Damage Manual but they are more of a "super group", with members of NIN, Ministry, PiL and others. Jah Wobble on bass!

Check out this 2005 video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnlaBBgEY_4

Acid King · Post by **Acid King** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 10:34 am

MadSteelDarkness wrote: Coffins/Otesanek - split CD

I've seen Otesanek a few times live and I've never been too impressed. I may be biased though since the first time I saw them they were fast and were more along the lines of a hardcore band and suddenly pulled a uturn. How are they on disc?

MadSteelDarkness · Post by **MadSteelDarkness** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:51 pm

Acid King wrote:
MadSteelDarkness wrote: Coffins/Otesanek - split CD
I've seen Otesanek a few times live and I've never been too impressed. I may be biased though since the first time I saw them they were fast and were more along the lines of a hardcore band and suddenly pulled a uturn. How are they on disc?

Pretty decent. Their contribution is a single 21-minute track called "Narcotic Hues." Very slow, very doom-y, with a five minute drone intro. I like it, but I prefer the Coffins tracks; particularly the cover of Goatlord's "Acid Orgy."

PaCrappa · Post by **PaCrappa** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 4:34 pm

Neon wrote:I think I really do need to listen to less pretty stuff,

Have you tried Teengenerate, Armitage Shanks, Oblivians, The Gories, The Zeros, Zeke, Fu Manchu or The Mummies?

For Teengenerate get "Smash Hits" first. It's the best.

For Shanks just don't get "Cacophany Now" or "Urinal Heap" first. Try any of the other ones and then get those two later.

I don't have everything Oblivians ever did but it seems like one where you can't go wrong. I can vouch for "Sympathy Sessions" and "Soul Food".

The Gories are amazing front to back. Every record, every song.

The Zeros only have one and it's only half good but the good half is effing AMAZING.

With Zeke I would say start with "Flat Tracker" or "Dirty Sanchez", the latter being my fave.

Don't get the three most recent Fu Manchu records. Anything previous to 2002 will do.

I think you already tried the Mummies. Their stuff is also all pure gold.

Also I'm about 99% certain that you'd love The Briefs' first album "Hit After Hit". Maybe enough to try the second and third as well. Stay away from the fourth.

Oh and I'd say stay away from Sub Pop too. They proved that their finger was miles from the pulse when they tried to push those gaylord "Murder City Devils" so hard. Abysmal. Ya had to be there. I almost got interested again when they almost signed my buddies The Valley but they (Sub Pop) blew it again.

Also, what's wrong with pretty stuff? You might just be confusing pretty with weak. Desmond Dekker is pretty and so is Carlos Montoya. Nothing wrong with those guys. They kept it real for life.

Other nonpretty bands that exist further down the obscurity chart: The Statics, The Primate 5, The Fucking Eagles, The Earaches, The Valley, Mos Generator, Hellbound for Glory, Neon Nights (just 4 u), Holy Name Dropouts, Ape City R&B (world's best two piece), and I'm starting to draw a blank.

If you're not entirely up to speed with your rock history you'd do well by listening to everything the Wailers (OG rocking Tacoma Wailers not singsong pastafarians) ever did and getting acquainted with all of the Sonics' original tunes. Plus Link Wray is one of the most important rockers ever and you owe it to yourself.

I better just stop now.

Pa

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 2:14 am

I just discovered a French band from the early 80's called Sortilège. Apparently they are the idols of and biggest influence for Manigance, which is my currently favourite band.

Up and bought their "Métamorphose" CD reissue immediately and it's pretty good.

However, their "Larmes de Héros" CD reissue is damn nearly impossible to find... I have looked everwhere, cannot be found on Amazon or eBay of US, Canada, Germany, Spain, or France. Gotta be the French version too, not the English version... Not even cduniverse can help me this time...

Fighter17 · Post by **Fighter17** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:01 am

ABBA - Gold - Greatest Hits

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 5:04 pm

Les Savy Fav - Lets Stay Friends
Mastodon - Remission
Thee Headcoats - Headcoats Down

Acid King · Post by **Acid King** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 5:11 pm

Melvins - Gluey Porch Treatments
Solarus - Crystallized

splitblkribbon · Post by **splitblkribbon** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 6:51 pm

The Beatles - Revolver
Tom Waits - Alice
Elliott Smith - Figure 8
Neutral Milk Hotel - From The Aeroplane Over The Sea

Zebra Airforce · Post by **Zebra Airforce** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:46 pm

Fighter17 wrote:ABBA - Gold - Greatest Hits

^My mom's favorite cd (next to Selena)

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:53 pm

Dancing Queen is so awesome.

CMoon · Post by **CMoon** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:58 pm

Mamma Mia dude...

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:14 pm

I'd never heard that one and it is also awesome. Video for folks.

Still, nothing beats Dancing Queen. DQ vid.

Zebra Airforce · Post by **Zebra Airforce** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:38 pm

Disco is so cool!
Oh, shit... Take A Chance.
Yep, that's my mom's favorite

My mom is still cool; she likes The Advantage.

Correction: Waterloo.

CMoon · Post by **CMoon** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:18 pm

Yeah, check out SOS while you are at it. Man, I remember enjoying these songs when I was 6.

Edit: Ha! The vids are awesome Rob!

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:57 pm

OK, back to the real thing. These two are mind-blowingly great:

Orthrelm - OV
Aleuchatistas - by jers with love (or whatever it's called)

Also loving:

Demigod - slumber of sullen eyes
Ildjarn - forest poetry
Darkthrone - transylvania hunger
Infester - To the Depths

All thanks to Rob!

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 10:18 pm

professor ganson wrote: Aleuchatistas - by jers with love (or whatever it's called)

In the Midsts

CMoon · Post by **CMoon** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 10:55 pm

Man, I need some Ildjarn.

PaCrappa · Post by **PaCrappa** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 5:15 pm

Well my favorite band, Armitage Shanks will be arriving on Friday. They'll play a set on the radio for Sonic Reducer on Saturday and then Sunday it's a show at the Funhouse. This is going to be insane and I've been playing nothing but Shanks albums back to back to back for days now.

"Croc 'O Shit"
"Nevermind the Ballcocks"
"Shanks' Pony"
"Sing and Play 20 Punk Hits of the 70s"
"Urinal Heap"
"25 Golden Showers" (but mine has 30 because it was custom made by Dick Scum himself)
"Cacophany Now!"

plus a couple singles:

"Smash the Cistern!"
"Are Friends Electric"

I'm not sure how this show can top last Saturday's rocking but I know it will. I'm fired up!
Oh yeah, I did receive a CD that I ordered a long time ago so I've been listening to it a little too:

v/a "The Great British Punk Rock Explosion" - Mostly I wanted to hear some more Sham 69 but wasn't so sure where to begin. This thing only has one Sham 69 song, "Borstal Breakout", which is actually the one I was most curious about. But the kicker was that it has the song "I Hate People" by Anti-Nowhere League. That was a huge song for me when I was a youngster. Then you add in a few by UK Subs, The Adverts and some old Exploited tunes and it's a fucking awesome disc.

Pa

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