Recent Purchases

[Henry Spencer 0]

WOW with capital letters at "All My Friends." I'm seriously totally and utterly blown away.

 

"All My Friends" is one of the best songs I've heard in a long, long time.

 

Allow me to third this sentiment. What a great song.

[Annabelle 0]

lcd will be playing that song as an encore for as long as they tour.

[Giuseppe Zangara 0]

Man, I wanna see LCD Soundsystem live. I was listening this album earlier today, thinking they'd be fools not to open every show with "Someone Great." (And closing with "All My Friends.")

[Garth 0]

You're right to want to see LCD Soundsystem live. They're better than they have any right to be live. I really wasn't sure how well the songs would translate to being performed by a live band. It do so better than I could imagine.

 

The only song that was a let down was Daft Punk Is Playing At My House. That's simply because I've built it up so much that there was no way it could have lived up to expectations. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't bad. It was just different. Still very enjoyable.

 

When I went to see them in Bristol Sound of Silver hadn't been released yet so I wasn't familiar with the new stuff other than North American Scum. The set they did really worked well considering. I got all excited thinking that Get Innocuous was going to be Losing My Edge though, which the start of the song is designed to do I would guess.

 

I even really liked the way the stage was set up, mirror balls around the place and futuristic looking podiums for the decks. James has an incredible sense of rhythm, just going over to the drum kit and adding to the drum solo seamlessly.

I really appreciated the effort that had gone into making the show something a bit special down to small details.

 

The night after I saw them they did a late show in London at the Astoria from 8pm - 1am. I can only imagine how brilliant it would have been. I'm probably going to get to see LCD twice more before the summer is over, at The Reading and The Wireless festival. Yeah!

[Edwin MacPhisto 0]

LCD is playing here in DC in the middle of May. It's the same week a few of my friends are trying to head down to Virginia Beach or the Outer Banks for a few days, but I'm secretly hoping they fail to properly organize things and we just all go to this concert instead.

[Garth 0]

I have one word for you: Sabotage.

[Red Baron 0]

Neil Young: Live at Massey Hall

[PLAGIARISM! 0]

Not really cared for what I've heard of LCD before, but these new tracks are quite corking. I'll probably buy this.

[Hank Kingsley 0]

Bright Eyes - Cassadega

 

I'll give it a listen tomorrow. I hope "No One Would Riot For Less" is just a lame exception.

[Hank Kingsley 0]

First impressions: I like it. I got nervous because the first song, "Kill or Be Killed," is a shitty overdramatic opener in the vein of "At the Bottom of Everything" from I'm Wide Awake It's Morning. But then "Four Winds" comes along and totally wins. Great great song. That, "I Must Belong Somewhere," "Lime Tree," and "Susan Miller Rag" make this a worthy purchase, even if some of the songs sound a little samey. I'm sure it'll grow on me like I'm Wide Awake did.

[Hawk 34 0]

I just picked this up and I've only taken in a couple tracks but I'm enjoying "Four Winds" and "Lime Tree". I still can't help but feel let down by Bright Eyes. Just seems like they keep getting close but not enough.

[Henry Spencer 0]

At The Bottom Of Everything is hilarious.

[Hank Kingsley 0]

It was the first Bright Eyes song I ever heard. Man, I almost got rid of the album right then and there.

[Henry Spencer 0]

We're going to a party! It's a birthday party! It's your birthday party, happy birthday darling! We love you very, very, very, very, very, very, very much!

[Gary Floyd 0]

 

Grinderman-Grinderman

LCD Soundsystem-Sound of Silver

[justsoyouknow 0]

Lucero - s/t

The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash

Tegan and Sara - This Business of Art

[Corey_Lazarus 0]

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters Colon The Soundtrack

Saw the movie Friday, and here's why I bought the album: Master Shake's tune "Nude Love," Insane-O-Flex's "I Like Your Booty (But I'm Not Gay)," and Mastodon blasting out "Cut You With a Linoleum Knife" (the King Diamond-esque song heard at the beginning, when there's a parody of the old "let's go out to the lobby" ads). It's a solid soundtrack with a focus on metal and hardcore, and a couple of rap tunes, and I'd recommend to all who've seen the movie. There's a pair of skits on the album, one where Meatwad introduces Unearth and another where Carl introduces his theme, that aren't necessarily funny, but aren't grating either. This would be a better soundtrack if it went the Troma route and included clips from the movie in between songs (especially if they included a shit-ton of the Robot Ghost of Christmas Past, who was THE highlight of the movie).

 

Cannibal Corpse - Vile

The first Corpse tune I'd heard after "Hammer Smashed Face" was "Devoured by Vermin," which is why I got this album (which, correct me if I'm wrong, is Corpsegrinder's debut with CC). Solid, but after the third or fourth song it's all very boring. The downside of death metal like this: after a few songs, it's the same stuff over and over. Not enough change for Cannibal Corpse, which is why they're best listened to sporadically.

 

Corrosion of Conformity - Animosity

When COC was still thrash before becoming the swamp boys they are today. Haven't given it a listen yet (no chance to), but will soon, and I'm definitely looking forward to it since I've heard COC was up there with DRI and Cryptic Slaughter in terms of old-school thrash.

 

MC Lars Horris - MC Lars Horris

MC Lars' first album. Only gave it a short listen, but since there wasn't much change between The Laptop EP and The Graduate, I can expect that this will be more of the same, but with slightly worse production and sampling than The Graduate. MC Lars is something that music, in general, needs today: something fun that isn't ignorant. He's a self-professed geek that hates emo and loves post-modern fiction, samples classic Scorpions tunes and hangs out with Ill Bill, speaks Chinese here and there and loves Nintendo. It's fun music for the sake of making fun music, which is why I love MC Lars.

[luke-o 0]

 

Radiohead - The Bends

 

Because it was 5 pounds and i dont have it. I had it on tape that i taped of my brother, but i wanted a hard copy of it on CD.

 

 

Mint Royal - Pop Is

 

Because its summer time and Mint Royal have made some awesome tunes. Im listening to Don't Falter feat. Lauren Lavern a lot recently

[Hank Kingsley 0]

Old 97's - Alive and Wired

 

Live album. I like what I'm hearing so far, a lot of the songs sound better than their studio counterparts.

[Si82 0]

 

Hits - Pulp

For Screening Purposes Only - Test Icicles

Free The Bees - The Bees

The Bravery - The Bravery

[Corey_Lazarus 0]

Anthrax - Return of the Killer A's

I've never been that big of an Anthrax fan. In fact, for the most part, I just never gave a fuck about them. When it comes to 80's thrash metal, the other "big" bands (Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Exodus, and Testament) wrote better songs and made better albums, IMO. Plus, none of those bands had the annoying frontman Joey Belladonna. SOD will still be the best thing Scott Ian and Charlie Benante ever did, in my eyes, but this ain't bad. The music of 80's Anthrax was solid: it's straightforward thrash/speed metal with some decent thought put into it, and the lyrics are actually something of a joy, as the band NEVER took themselves too seriously. "Bring the Noise" starts it off (and proves how high the bar was set for the crossover of rap and metal/hardcore right away, which is why all following rapcore tunes and bands have, more or less, been awful...aside from Stuck Mojo, of course), and then we get the superior voice of John Bush with the lame pseudo-grunge that Anthrax turned into (what was with metal bands from the 80's turning into pseudo-grunge in the 90's, when it's been proven that THAT move is what killed off a lot of their fanbases?). Like Megadeth's Capitol Punishment, it works backwards into the Belladonna-era, and...the Belladonna era has actually become my favored era, even if I hate his voice. "Madhouse," "Caught in a Mosh," and "I'm the Law" are just too amazing to deny.

 

Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness

Considered to be the greatest death metal album of all-time. Mostly due to landmark effect, I'm going to guess, because while it's still an amazing album and owns the fuck out of most death metal from '95 on...I wouldn't maybe call it the GREATEST, so I'll assume that it's due to historical importance, which is understandable. I'd say it's easy to listen to it over and over again, much like Death's Leprosy, but...eh, jury's still out. Definitely a solid fucking album, but maybe it's because it's either overrated, or maybe (and more likely) because death metal has evolved so much since its release that finding an older purveyor of the most straightforward and brutal of extreme metal styles (since most black metal has become pseudo-progressive with more and more usage of symphony...and then there's Marduk) just doesn't mean much, like listening to Merauder, Biohazard, or Pro-Pain now and then listening to most modern hardcore/metalcore acts that they've influenced.

 

Slayer - Undisputed Attitude

I can understand why most people feel that this album should have never existed. It's Slayer with their 90's lineup - meaning Lombardo was out (IIRC, due to a drug problem that the band felt needed to be taken care of) and the inferior, though not by VERY much, Paul Bostaph was on the kit - covering old-school punk and hardcore songs. In truth, it's really not that bad of an album if you're into old-school punk and hardcore. They stick close to the songs, obviously played with their usual tuning (half-step down) and production settings, but overall? I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if this becomes something of a "forgotten gem" to thrash fans. It is, essentially, a better-produced, at times more aggressive versions of old TSOL, Minor Threat, DI, and Stooges tunes (along with, of course, other bands, including two cuts from a punk band Jeff Hanneman was a part of in '84 and '85 as a side-project before Slayer REALLY took off with Hell Awaits), and the single of "I Hate You" (I can't remember which band originally played it) easily stands out with its overly-simple riffs and amazingly powerful, heavy, punch-you-in-the-fucking-mouth production (really: every other snare hit in the tune IS like a punch in the mouth). Not for everybody, but if you love Slayer, and you love old-school thrash and hardcore, you need it, if only for completist purposes.

[Hank Kingsley 0]

Mika - Life in Cartoon Motion

 

I love this guy's voice. What a refreshing change. "Happy Ending" is incredible.

 

 

EDIT: okay, "Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)" is pretty bad.

[Hank Kingsley 0]

Music Library! Last time until the fall

 

Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers

Frou Frou - Details

The Best of Van Morrison

Taxi Driver Original Soundtrack

an old Paste Magazine sampler that includes Mates of State, Guster, Garrison Starr, and like 20 other songs.

[Gary Floyd 0]

Manorexia-The Radiolarian Ooze

 

I bought it off J.G. "Foetus" Thirlwells website (its the only place you can get it). I'll most likely be getting it in the mail soon, and if I like it enough, I'll get Volvox Turbo next.

 

I'm pretty much obsessed with the guy's music, though I seem to be the only fan of the guys work who posts here.

[Henry Spencer 0]

Agent and Milky both like him, I think.

 

What's a good place to start with Mr. Thrillwel, any of you three you happen to see this? I've recently grown more fond of groups like Swans and Throbbing Gristle, and he seems to be the next step to take in that particular musical direction.

[Gary Floyd 0]

Agent and Milky both like him, I think.

 

What's a good place to start with Mr. Thrillwel, any of you three you happen to see this? I've recently grown more fond of groups like Swans and Throbbing Gristle, and he seems to be the next step to take in that particular musical direction.

Good to see others beside me like the guys work.

 

If we're talking earlier material, try Hole and Nail (both under the Scraping Foetus off the Wheel name). As for newer material, try Flow, Love (both as Foetus) and Ectopia (as Steroid Maximus). All those are his best albums IMO.

[Guest Tzar Lysergic]

I really like Nail, but I admittedly haven't heard a ton of the guy.

[Gary Floyd 0]

I really like Nail, but I admittedly haven't heard a ton of the guy.

His more recent stuff has gotten more bombastic and big band/orchestral/film soundtrack like. Granted, a lot of his stuff is hard to find or OOP, though Nail and Hole were just reissued.

 

Anyways

 

The Giallos Flame-The Giallos Flame

[Hank Kingsley 0]

The new Regina Spektor, LCD Soundsystem, and Son Volt.

[Guest George's Box]

Begin to Hope is finally growing on me after like 10 months of being disillusioned with it. I like "On the Radio" and "Better," but the older stuff is still worlds ahead.