Sorry I missed the last two weeks. The first I just spaced on and the second I was on vacation with a very, very poor internet connection. Anyway, I’m back now and I’ll try to be a little more consistent. My playlist is thin, because I haven’t had a lot of time for personal listening lately, but that should change as I get back into the swing of things.
Just before vacation, I caught Thrice at the Recher Theatre in Towson, MD, so expect some more pics and a write-up on that very soon.
Also, while this feature will remain her at Rock and Roll and Meandering Nonsense, the Metal Minute breathes once again, so go over and see what Ray’s up to at www.metalminute.com.
The Specials – 30th Anniversary DVD
The Beatles – The Beatles
v/a – This Are 2 Tone
Madness – Complete Madness
Kansas – s/t
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster – II
M.I.A. – Maya
TV on the Radio – Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
Stone Axe/Mighty High – Split 7″
Listening-
Gallows End – Nemisis Divine
Sergeant Steel – Lovers and Maniacs
Sin4sin – 7 deadly
The Horrifics – Now fear this
Misfits – boxed set
Lethal Saint – s/t
Fear Factory – Mechanize
Abscess – Dawn of inhumanity
Watching-
Cheers season 7
Mary Tyler Moore season 4
Reading-
Confessions of a prairie bitch
Klingon Dictionary
Bob, what do you think of Maya? I haven’t heard it yet, but I thought her last one had a few stellar moments surrounded by a lot of boring stuff. Curious to hear your thoughts on this one.
Also, give the Fela album I listed a listen if you get a chance. It’s mixed by Chief Xcel of Blackalicious, and it’s a good collection that is surprisingly cohesive, given that he sometimes only plays a couple minutes of a track. If you don’t know Fela Kuti, this is a good starting point.
Ellen Allien – Fabric 34
Ellen Allien – Thrills
Dennis Ferrer – In The House
Fela Kuti – The Underground Spiritual Game (mixed by Chief Xcel)
Robert Plant – Dreamland
Underworld vs. The Misterons – Athens
Zombies – Odessey and Oracle
Free Spirits – Out of Sight and Sound
Giles, Giles & Fripp – The Cheerful Insanity of Giles, Giles & Fripp
Gogol Bordello – Gypsy Punks
Beastie Boys – Ill Communication
Steely Dan – Countdown to Ecstasy
I’ve kind of been in a stoner rock mood lately – as you can see:
Queens of the Stone Age – Rated R
Queens of the Stone Age – Lullabies to Paralyze
Queens of the Stone Age – Songs for the Deaf
Kyuss – …And the Circus Leaves Town
Kyuss – Welcome to Sky Valley
Desert Sessions – Volumes 9 and 10
Black Sabbath – Paranoid
Supertramp – Breakfast in America
Supertramp – Crime of the Century
Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Beck – Sea Change
Gaslight Anthem – American Slang (I love this album by the way)
Peter Case – Wig!
Mott the Hoople – All the Young Dudes
David Bowie – Ziggy Stardust
The Cure – Boys Don’t Cry
The Cure – Disintigration
Chuck, Maya got better as it went along, but I wouldn’t call it great by any means. About halfway thought, the songs became actual songs instead of just disjointed beats. Still, there’s nothing like “Paper Planes” so maybe she needs to get back to sampling Clash songs.
Jeff, I used to love a lot of that stoner stuff, but I never heard any of the Desert Sessions. How is it? Do you have others or just 9/10? Glad to hear you’re enjoying American Slang. If you get the chance, go see Gaslight Anthem. They put on a good show.
Thanks for the plug, sir. Flaky of me to come back already, buuuuuut…
Zombi – Surface to Air
Cream – Disraeli Gears
Black Sabbath – Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Ozzy – Scream
Dangerous Toys – s/t
Them Crooked Vultures – s/t
Danzig – Deth Red Sabaoth
Judas Priest – Point of Entry
The Mooney Suzuki – People Get Ready
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass – Whipped Cream and Other Delights
36 Crazyfists – Collisions and Castaways
I’ve listened to all of them, and they’re pretty interesting. I don’t know if it’s worth it to buy all of them, but there are definitely some good songs. The part I like most about them is hearing the QOTSA songs before they were QOTSA songs – especially “You Think I Ain’t Worth a Dollar, But I Feel Like a Millionaire”, I think that song really shows how important Nick Oliveri’s vocals were on Songs for the Deaf, because Mario Lalli’s vocals sound really out of place on the Desert Sessions version.