MadSteelDarkness wrote:King Khan and His Shrines - Three Hairs and Your Mine (A lot of these tracks I can give or take, but the first two are scorchers.)
Just picked this one up and I feel pretty much the same way. I alos purchased recently:
The Gories "House Rockin" MadSteel hooked me up with these people and I'm still reeling. Fucking amazing proper blues/R&B based rock n roll. Beautiful.
Thee Headcoats "Headcoats Down" Kind of shocked that I'd never even heard any of the tunes on here. "Smile Now" instantly made me think of the "it made me smile" thread. Anyways, killer album just like you'd expect.
The Geto Boys s/t The original dirty south gangsters. It is hilarious to me that they got sued for the Steve Miller sample on "Gangster of Love" and switched it to a "Sweet Home Alabama" sample. This album was incredibly controversial in 1990. Not so oddly it's the only Geto Boys record worth hearing. I wish I still had my original from back in the day with Steve Miller. Rumor has it that one sells for around $500ish these days.
v/a "Messing With The Blues" Comp of Atlantic blues artists. Joe Turner, T Bone Walker, Champion Jack Dupree, Ray Charles OMFG the list goes on. This is crazy.
v/a "The Earls of Duke" 50s blues and R&B from Duke records. This comp is exclusively Bobby Bland and Junior Parker. Dave was playing this when we went into Bop Street Records and I had to have it. Amazing to say the least.
v/a "Required Ettiquette" Legendary Tacoma, Washington label that put out all the greatest of the greats. Sonics, Wailers, Bootmen, Galaxies and even Paul Bearer and his Hearsemen are present on this comp. People who understand and appreciate the real roots of punk rock would do well to pick this up.
The Fucking Eagles "A Million Dollars Worth of Music" Went to the Boss Martians show expecting some poor second string opening acts like usual. I was super stoked when I actually read the poster and found that the Fucking Eagles would be on the bill. I've been a fan of their previous incarnation, The Ronson Family Switchblade for some time but never managed to get an F'n Eagles show. Anyway, I was blown away and the Boss martians must have been wondering how they'd ever outrock the band that just got done playing. The Fucking Eagles are now my favorite Seattle band (even though they're outta Tacoma). And of course best band in Seattle means best band in the world.
@ Neon, Thee Headcoats are impossible to go wrong with. "Thee Headcoats" should read like a seal of quality. The Mighty Caesars are just as good too. Earlier bands like The Milkshakes and The Pop Rivets I don't like as much but are still worthy. Billy's current work is certainly more than acceptable but it doesn't pack the punch of Headcoats or Caesars.
And the best Beach Boys tunes are clearly "Be True To Your School" and "Don't Back Down".
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