Saturday, June 30, 2012

"College Rock"

It's funny what was considered "college rock." Before Dave Matthews Band.

R.E.M. - Document. AKA Music. Bargain bin.

Lost

Hatebreed lost me pretty early in their career. Under the Knife, the two splits and the Victory LP are fantastic. But I couldn't get into anything after that.

I don't know if it was a symptom of my tastes at the time, or if the newer (post-1997) stuff wasn't great.

Am I missing anything? Should I check it out again?

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Champion

I've long championed this era of Dischord releases. I think they often get overlooked. They don't seem to have gone through a similar revival in interest that some of the "weird era" Revelation bands have.

Circus Lupus - Solid Brass. AKA Music. Bargain bin.

Sunday, June 24, 2012

"New" Releases: Go Buy It

Amanda Mair

Box Set

Every time I see the Galaxie 500 box set for sale and don't buy it, I regret it almost immediately.

One of these days I'll follow through.

Galaxie 500 - Fourth of July. Amazon.com. Used.

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Fill Me In

Extinction. I know nothing. I saw the Catalyst logo and grabbed it. All I gathered from the insert is that they were from Illinois.

I could ask Adeet. Maybe I will.

Extinction - Enemy of the People. Mike. Used.

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Blinded By Nostalgia

This record should be terrible on so many levels. Lyrics. Music. Recording quality. Vocals. But I loved it from the moment I heard it. And continue to do so.

I know I posted this before. You can't post it too much.

Green Rage - Disinfect. Mike. Used.

Another DB23

Another Dead By 23 release. By another band I don't really know anything about.

The Final Plan - Dead End Nights. Mike. Used.

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Two

I uploaded two items named "Star." I forgot to label the links. I'm hoping this is Primal Scream.

If not, enjoy your Erasure.

Primal Scream - Star. Amazon.com. Used.

PHL

Maybe I'm way off base here. But I'm going with it.

I am often surprised by how little rap/hip hop has come out of Philadelphia. And I am by no means discounting the output of Beanie Sigel, Freeway, Bahamadia, The Roots, Eve, The Goats and even Will Smith.

Maybe there is a huge subculture I am unaware of. I'm thirty-five, so there's a very good chance of that. But in the absence of that I like to think the recent success and popularity of Meek Mill will inspire and open doors for more Philadelphia artists.

Beanie Sigel - The Truth. Amazon.com. Used.


New Project

This band is good. Real good. And real underrated.

But nowhere close to the greatness that was Christie Front Drive.

Antarctica - 81:03 (Disc 1) (Disc 2). AKA Music. Bargain bin.

Friday, June 15, 2012

Repost

Harvest - Transitions.

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Thursday, June 14, 2012

First Favorite

This is still my favorite H2O release. Nothing else has really caught my ear.

They were always a fun band to see live though.

H2O - Seveninch. eBay. Used.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Fuzzy

My memory is probably fuzzy. But some time in 1995 I remember going to a house show in Philadelphia with Despair, Frail, Chokehold and some other bands.

The police stopped it before it even began. Which is a shame. Because that was a pretty great 1995 lineup.

Despair - Kill. Mike. Used.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Know What?

I don't know much about Conviction beyond the seven inch being on Watermark. And since it's on Watermark, it's a "must own."

I'm sure someone can fill in the blanks.

Conviction. Mike. Used.

"New" Releases: Go Buy It

Whip/Chains - Master/Slave. Deathwish Inc. New.

Mixed Bag

I've taken a lot of crap for my position that "At thirty-five I find I'd much rather listen to Pearl Jam over Nirvana."

I have some support. But it really fires some people up.

Pearl Jam - Ten. Amazon.com. Used.

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Check

Animal rights imagery. Check.

Eco-title. Check.

Culture - Deforestation. Mike. Used.

Unplugged

I'm generally not a fan of "acoustic" releases.

But this one works for me.

Reunion Musing

I would be incredibly excited for a Despair reunion. I don't think there are many people who would be. Although I like to think we're a silent majority.

But with the continued success with Terror I realize it will never happen.

Despair - As We Bleed. Mike. Used.

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Demonic

It was sort of strange when Keith Flint decided to become a demon.

Prodigy - Breathe. Amazon.com. Used.

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Hail To the Chief

Presidential names were all the rage. Hoover. Lincoln. Roosevelt.

Culture/Roosevelt. Mike. Used.

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Rush

I have nothing to say. I'm just trying to post this before work.

Pop Will Eat Itself - The Looks Or The Lifestyle. Amazon.com. Used.

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

More Than "Get Money"

It is. It is so much more than just "Get Money." Trust me.

Or don't. Maybe I was giving it too much credit when I wrote that this morning. But I'm going with it.

Junior M.A.F.I.A. - Conspiracy. Amazon.com. Used.

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Dead By 23

I wouldn't mind getting copies of every Dead By 23 release. Not every version. But at least one of each. I can't imagine it costing me too much money. I'm probably underestimating that.

Damage II - Broken Bloodlines. Mike. Used.

Taste In Molko

Taste in men. Women. Androgyny.

Placebo - Taste In Men. Amazon.com. Used.

Friday, June 1, 2012

Long Haul

My Dinosaur Jr knowledge prior to Where You Been is embarrassingly limited. I'm working on it.

Dinosaur Jr - Where You Been. Amazon.com. Used.