Last Five Things You Listened To

[gregpolard]

Nirvana - In Utero 3-disc deluxe thingy
Pete Donnelly - Face the Bird
Dirtbombs - Ooey, Gooey, Chewy, Ka-blooey!
Replacements - Riot Fest bootlegs

What do you think of the In Utero reissue?

i only have the mp3s, but i can't see so much difference in the 2013 mix compared to the original. the live tracks are kind of lacking too. i woudn't pay 150 bucks or whatever they are pricing it at.

What he said.

I kinda wish I had the physical version if only to see that 5 page letter from Albini. Having said that, I thought the live set was pretty cool, not as good as the one included with Nevermind though.

[scannest]

You're joking, right? NRBQ sure for obvious reasons, but I have never heard any Figgs or related solo record that had a trace of Sabbath influence on it. I never even knew Pete liked Sabbath, but then again I was surprised when he told me that VU/Lou Reed is his biggest musical influence as I don't hear that, either. I totally would've expected him to say Elvis Costello or The Stones.

Oh, Sabbath is in his Top 5. As a bass player I totally hear it. As a songwriter...not so much.
The new record sounds like it was written at home on acoustic guitar. It's an occupational hazard. It's easy to play acoustic guitar at home. The trick is to then go into a smelly rehearsal space with a couple like-minded knuckleheads and rock the fuck out.

On a related note, this new Mike Gent solo track does actually do that. Rock the fuck out, that is.

http://therapidshave.bandcamp.com/

[JGJR]

You're joking, right? NRBQ sure for obvious reasons, but I have never heard any Figgs or related solo record that had a trace of Sabbath influence on it. I never even knew Pete liked Sabbath, but then again I was surprised when he told me that VU/Lou Reed is his biggest musical influence as I don't hear that, either. I totally would've expected him to say Elvis Costello or The Stones.

Oh, Sabbath is in his Top 5. As a bass player I totally hear it. As a songwriter...not so much.
The new record sounds like it was written at home on acoustic guitar. It's an occupational hazard. It's easy to play acoustic guitar at home. The trick is to then go into a smelly rehearsal space with a couple like-minded knuckleheads and rock the fuck out.

On a related note, this new Mike Gent solo track does actually do that. Rock the fuck out, that is.

http://therapidshave.bandcamp.com/

You learn something new every day re: Pete's love of Geezer Butler's bass playing. I'd have to read up on it again, but my understanding is that the new record was recorded somewhere down the shore right before Sandy hit and kind of on the fly and the songs were already written that way (on acoustic guitar at home). Anyway, neither that album or When You Come Home really "rock the fuck out" at all like a lot of The Figgs' stuff, but I enjoy both of them. They're kind of meant to be singer-songwriter type albums, I think.

[JGJR]

The Sound - All Fall Down
The Cure - The Walk mini-Lp
Superchunk - I Hate Music
Superchunk - bonus 7" for the above Lp
Superchunk - "Me and You and Jackie Mittoo" 7"

[scannest]

I kinda wish I had the physical version if only to see that 5 page letter from Albini.

http://www.spin.com/#articles/steve-alb ... r-produce/

[gregpolard]

I kinda wish I had the physical version if only to see that 5 page letter from Albini.

http://www.spin.com/#articles/steve-alb ... r-produce/

Whoa, thanks!

[scannest]

You learn something new every day re: Pete's love of Geezer Butler's bass playing.

The Figgs have been known to pull out 'Planet Caravan' on occassion.

[yourenotevil]

Nirvana - In Utero 3-disc deluxe thingy
Pete Donnelly - Face the Bird
Dirtbombs - Ooey, Gooey, Chewy, Ka-blooey!
Replacements - Riot Fest bootlegs

What do you think of the In Utero reissue?

i only have the mp3s, but i can't see so much difference in the 2013 mix compared to the original. the live tracks are kind of lacking too. i woudn't pay 150 bucks or whatever they are pricing it at.

What he said.

I kinda wish I had the physical version if only to see that 5 page letter from Albini. Having said that, I thought the live set was pretty cool, not as good as the one included with Nevermind though.

i saw the box set last night,but it was sealed. it looks huge, like a vinyl box set. it was 175 bones. there was a 2 cd set that had the 2013 remix and some of the bonus stuff for 28, but i doubt i'll buy it as i am fine with the originals. i never even bought the box set they released with the demo stuff. personally, i could live without live nirvana stuff as they were never that good live.

[JGJR]

You learn something new every day re: Pete's love of Geezer Butler's bass playing.

The Figgs have been known to pull out 'Planet Caravan' on occassion.

Seriously? WOW. I have seen them probably a dozen times since the mid '90s (most of the time, it's been opening and/or backing Graham Parker but sometimes on their own, too) and have never seen them do that!

[JGJR]

I kinda wish I had the physical version if only to see that 5 page letter from Albini.

http://www.spin.com/#articles/steve-alb ... r-produce/

Whoa, thanks!

I second that. It was a great read. Albini is nothing if not entertaining.

[dude munhoz]

wipers - box set
adolescents - presumed insolent
u.k. subs - XXIV
subhumans - live in a dive
dave smalley - solo album

[john stabb]

chain & the gang - the new thing they put out & it's bloody awful. (that should be the title of it)
Disc 2 : replacements - all this and nothing
delta 5 - singles & sessions 1979-1981
Cat-Astrophe puking on the floor
OFF - "what's next?"

[gregpolard]

Nirvana - In Utero 3-disc deluxe thingy
Pete Donnelly - Face the Bird
Dirtbombs - Ooey, Gooey, Chewy, Ka-blooey!
Replacements - Riot Fest bootlegs

What do you think of the In Utero reissue?

i only have the mp3s, but i can't see so much difference in the 2013 mix compared to the original. the live tracks are kind of lacking too. i woudn't pay 150 bucks or whatever they are pricing it at.

What he said.

I kinda wish I had the physical version if only to see that 5 page letter from Albini. Having said that, I thought the live set was pretty cool, not as good as the one included with Nevermind though.

i saw the box set last night,but it was sealed. it looks huge, like a vinyl box set. it was 175 bones. there was a 2 cd set that had the 2013 remix and some of the bonus stuff for 28, but i doubt i'll buy it as i am fine with the originals. i never even bought the box set they released with the demo stuff. personally, i could live without live nirvana stuff as they were never that good live.

Never good live? Have you listened to the Reading '92 show? Or the Paramount '91 show? And that's just as far as official live releases go. I think they were awesome live from what I've seen. Like a lot of bands, they probably had good nights and bad but when they were on they were on.

[yourenotevil]

Nirvana - In Utero 3-disc deluxe thingy
Pete Donnelly - Face the Bird
Dirtbombs - Ooey, Gooey, Chewy, Ka-blooey!
Replacements - Riot Fest bootlegs

What do you think of the In Utero reissue?

i only have the mp3s, but i can't see so much difference in the 2013 mix compared to the original. the live tracks are kind of lacking too. i woudn't pay 150 bucks or whatever they are pricing it at.

What he said.

I kinda wish I had the physical version if only to see that 5 page letter from Albini. Having said that, I thought the live set was pretty cool, not as good as the one included with Nevermind though.

i saw the box set last night,but it was sealed. it looks huge, like a vinyl box set. it was 175 bones. there was a 2 cd set that had the 2013 remix and some of the bonus stuff for 28, but i doubt i'll buy it as i am fine with the originals. i never even bought the box set they released with the demo stuff. personally, i could live without live nirvana stuff as they were never that good live.

Never good live? Have you listened to the Reading '92 show? Or the Paramount '91 show? And that's just as far as official live releases go. I think they were awesome live from what I've seen. Like a lot of bands, they probably had good nights and bad but when they were on they were on.

of the majority of shows i have heard, they leave me less than impressed.

[yourenotevil]

deicide-stench of redemption
bloodlet-entheogen
bloodlet-eclectic
beth gibbons-out of season
infestdead-killing christ

[patient_ot]

Killing Joke: night time
Cockney Rejects: disc 3 of 3xCD box
The Business: saturday's heroes
Rolling Stones: beggar's banquet
Angelic Upstarts: we gotta get out of this place

[patient_ot]

Never good live? Have you listened to the Reading '92 show?

I like the Live in Reading disc more than the first two LPs. I don't know about the "majority" of bootleg/non-legit live recordings, but that official live disc is better than a lot of groups' live albums and is certainly a good performance by normal "rock" standards.

[yourenotevil]

Never good live? Have you listened to the Reading '92 show?

I like the Live in Reading disc more than the first two LPs. I don't know about the "majority" of bootleg/non-legit live recordings, but that official live disc is better than a lot of groups' live albums and is certainly a good performance by normal "rock" standards.

i am not saying they never had good performances, but i have heard a lot of shows where cobain was too fucked up or they just sounded off. it was pretty much like the doors, i would say they were either very on or really off. with the amount of drugs cobain was doing, that is perfectly understandable. if you DL banks of the muddy wiskah live cd, that is a pretty good sampling of how good or bad they could be.

[patient_ot]

Try the Live at Reading disc. It's a complete show, not a hodgepodge of on and off performances. The recording quality is also quite good.

[yourenotevil]

Try the Live at Reading disc. It's a complete show, not a hodgepodge of on and off performances. The recording quality is also quite good.

yeah, i have the mp3s, it is good. my friend used to have a lot of live nirvana tapes. one had flea doing a trumpet solo on smells like teen spirit. they were fun, but most of the ones i heard were pretty sloppy.

[JGJR]

beth gibbons-out of season

I know I asked you this a long time ago and you may have told me then (if so, I apologize), but I'm curious what you think.

[yourenotevil]

beth gibbons-out of season

I know I asked you this a long time ago and you may have told me then (if so, I apologize), but I'm curious what you think.

i like it, i think i only listened to it a few times total though. i could use a little more of the electric guitar he used on the first one or two songs though.

[JGJR]

beth gibbons-out of season

I know I asked you this a long time ago and you may have told me then (if so, I apologize), but I'm curious what you think.

i like it, i think i only listened to it a few times total though. i could use a little more of the electric guitar he used on the first one or two songs though.

Interesting. I didn't even realize that record had ANY electric guitar whatsoever. I'll have to go back and listen to it. It's been a while.

[yourenotevil]

beth gibbons-out of season

I know I asked you this a long time ago and you may have told me then (if so, I apologize), but I'm curious what you think.

i like it, i think i only listened to it a few times total though. i could use a little more of the electric guitar he used on the first one or two songs though.

Interesting. I didn't even realize that record had ANY electric guitar whatsoever. I'll have to go back and listen to it. It's been a while.

it's barely there at the end of the first song, (edit-also on funny time of year). it would have given the album a little more layering though.

[Gary]

Bram Tchaikovsky-the russians are coming lp
Underdog-the vanishing point lp
The Endless Blockade/The Bastard Noise-split lp
Iron Lung/Lana Dagales-split lp
The Sweat-no more running lp

[JGJR]

Those Darlins - Blur the Line x 2
The Stone Roses - s/t
The Byrds - The Notorious Byrd Brothers
Honeychurch - Will You Be There With Me?

[scannest]

Bram Tchaikovsky-the russians are coming lp

I've always been curious if there is more to this guy than one (seriously great) song. What say you?

[scannest]

Bottomless Pit - Lottery (2005 - 2012) 2x CD
Bottomless Pit - Shade Perennial
Elvis Presley - Elvis at Stax 3x CD

[gregpolard]

All - Allroy's Revenge
Lemonheads - s/t
Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe
Lemonheads - Come On Feel the Lemonheads
Night Birds - Born to Die In Suburbia

[yourenotevil]

detente recognize no authority
fear of god-within the veil
sacrilege-behind the realms of madness
carnivore-s/t
type o negative-slow deep and hard

[gregpolard]

detente recognize no authority
fear of god-within the veil
sacrilege-behind the realms of madness
carnivore-s/t
type o negative-slow deep and hard

Somebody needs a hug.

[yourenotevil]

detente recognize no authority
fear of god-within the veil
sacrilege-behind the realms of madness
carnivore-s/t
type o negative-slow deep and hard

Somebody needs a hug.

but carnivore are funny.

[patient_ot]

Posies: frosting on the beater
Infa-Riot: still out of order
Israel Vibration: same song
Alton Ellis: mr. soul of jamaica
Husker Du: warehouse

[JGJR]

The Joy Formidable - "A Minute's Silence" EP
Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark
Belle and Sebastian - The Third Eye Centre
Elvis Costello and The Roots - Wake Up Ghost
Screaming Females/Tenement - split 7"

[patient_ot]

Matthew Sweet: altered beast, girlfriend
Soundgarden: badmotorfinger
Material Issue: international pop overthrow
Skids: days in europa

[JGJR]

Matthew Sweet: altered beast, girlfriend
Soundgarden: badmotorfinger
Material Issue: international pop overthrow
Skids: days in europa

Nice playlist. Love Girlfriend, Badmotorfinger (their best, I think) and anything by The Skids.

[patient_ot]

Matthew Sweet: altered beast, girlfriend
Soundgarden: badmotorfinger
Material Issue: international pop overthrow
Skids: days in europa

Nice playlist. Love Girlfriend, Badmotorfinger (their best, I think) and anything by The Skids.

Until recently, I hadn't listened to Soundgarden in about 15 years. I'm surprised how well that record holds up. Bought it as an impulse purchase from the $4.99 bin at Best Buy. Also picked up a used copy of Superunknown, which I haven't spun yet...I probably wore out the cassette version as a teenager so it'll be interesting to see how it fares.

[version sound]

Ecstasy of St. Theresa - Free-D (Original Soundtrack)
Spiritualized - Let It Flow EP
Surf Teens - Surf Mania
Lungfish - Feral Hymns
Lungfish - Love is Love

[yourenotevil]

Matthew Sweet: altered beast, girlfriend
Soundgarden: badmotorfinger
Material Issue: international pop overthrow
Skids: days in europa

Nice playlist. Love Girlfriend, Badmotorfinger (their best, I think) and anything by The Skids.

Until recently, I hadn't listened to Soundgarden in about 15 years. I'm surprised how well that record holds up. Bought it as an impulse purchase from the $4.99 bin at Best Buy. Also picked up a used copy of Superunknown, which I haven't spun yet...I probably wore out the cassette version as a teenager so it'll be interesting to see how it fares.

i think badmotorfinger is their peak. louder than love and the sst stuff was also good. i like some of the superunknown, but most of it is shitty and watered down pop compared to BMF. i would love to see them on tour as they do the old stuff but tickets were like 80 bucks for nosebleed last time.

[version sound]

Matthew Sweet: altered beast, girlfriend
Soundgarden: badmotorfinger
Material Issue: international pop overthrow
Skids: days in europa

Nice playlist. Love Girlfriend, Badmotorfinger (their best, I think) and anything by The Skids.

Until recently, I hadn't listened to Soundgarden in about 15 years. I'm surprised how well that record holds up. Bought it as an impulse purchase from the $4.99 bin at Best Buy. Also picked up a used copy of Superunknown, which I haven't spun yet...I probably wore out the cassette version as a teenager so it'll be interesting to see how it fares.

i think badmotorfinger is their peak. louder than love and the sst stuff was also good. i like some of the superunknown, but most of it is shitty and watered down pop compared to BMF. i would love to see them on tour as they do the old stuff but tickets were like 80 bucks for nosebleed last time.

Unsurprisingly, the first EP has always been my favorite.

[yourenotevil]

ha, yeah no surprise there.

[yourenotevil]

hari kari-82 demo
starkweather-this sheltering night
starkweather, their side of overmars split 12 inch
prong-primitive origins
starkweather-croatoan

[JGJR]

Superchunk - "Mower" EP
The Beatles - Revolver
Those Darlins - Blur the Line
Superchunk - On the Mouth
Neko Case - The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You

[JGJR]

Superchunk - "Void" (live on Jimmy Fallon)
The Last - "Take Care of Her"
Girls Against Boys - The Ghost List EP
Jawbreaker - Whack and Blite EP
Jawbreaker - Unfun Lp

[scannest]

Isn't there a rule about limiting people to (1) post of 5 things a day? Unless they're like a professional music critic or something.
And listing individual songs? That's crazy talk. Why don't I just list every live video I've watched on YouTube so far today (hint - there's been a lot of Black Crowes and Neal Casal)?

[gregpolard]

Isn't there a rule about limiting people to (1) post of 5 things a day? Unless they're like a professional music critic or something.
And listing individual songs? That's crazy talk. Why don't I just list every live video I've watched on YouTube so far today (hint - there's been a lot of Black Crowes and Neal Casal)?

Maybe YOU'RE just nitpicky.

What Black Crowes stuff did you watch?

[scannest]

What Black Crowes stuff did you watch?

It's them doing "Oh Sweet Nothin'" by the Velvet Underground in Philly.

[JGJR]

Isn't there a rule about limiting people to (1) post of 5 things a day? Unless they're like a professional music critic or something.
And listing individual songs? That's crazy talk. Why don't I just list every live video I've watched on YouTube so far today (hint - there's been a lot of Black Crowes and Neal Casal)?

Just trying to get my tally up to five, there, buckaroo.

[JGJR]

What Black Crowes stuff did you watch?

It's them doing "Oh Sweet Nothin'" by the Velvet Underground in Philly.

Link please?

[scannest]

Just trying to get my tally up to five, there, buckaroo.

You could try waiting until you've listened to five actual records, buuuuuuuudy.