My Dad played the #%&! out of this when I ws a kid, loved every minute of it. Holly Holy is probably my favourite. I saw a band called Feeding Like Butterflies do it at a folk festival years ago, did a nice job of it as well.
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Crazy, I saw what I believe REcipe from a Small Planet's (whom jason crocker was the lead) first gig ever at Java Sharks many moons ago, not sure he was old enough to be in a bar either. Within the first few seconds I thought "WOW! This kid oozes talent and has to become famous someday". Good to see he's still getting there. Natural showman too.
After studying for exams at McMaster one night (back in '88), a few buddies and I went to a campus pub (The Rathskellar) and when we arrived we thought it strange that 1) it was fairly busy for mid-week and 2) there were all these older folks in there. One of our friends who had been there for a while waved us over and told there was a chick singing and she was "awesome".
Turned out this was a small album release party for someone we had never heard of - Sarah McLachlan.
The next year in the same place there was a comedy night I went to (it was actually about 80' from my dorm - it got a lot of business). The act that was supposed to be the big draw was Corky and the Juice Pigs who had drawn big crowds their previous visit. Unfortunately, on this night there were probably only 50 or 60 people who came to the show. On the upside, there were a couple guys who were hilarious as the musical opening act but we were a little disappointed when we first saw them, since they looked nothing like what we expected based on the band name - The Bare Naked Ladies.
__________________
"The problem with any ideology is that it gives the answer before you look at the evidence."
—Bill Clinton
"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance--it is the illusion of knowledge."
—Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, former Librarian of Congress
"But the Senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity"
—WKRP in Cincinatti
Well, since Troutman got Copper Blue, I'm going to scoop this one now.
For our fifth pick, in the 1980-1985 category, team 'Are you sure you're a doctor?' picks Zen Arcade by Husker Du.
This record scared the hell out of me when I first heard it. I was a Sugar fan, and knew that Bob Mould had been in a punk rock band in the 80s. I tracked down a copy of this at Hot Wax but just wasn't prepared for it. The word 'intense' is probably about the most overused adjective that gets applied to music, but it's really fitting for this one. It's genuinely emotionally harrowing listening to this record. Everything is so raw, the playing is so desperate, and Mould and Grant Hart just strip themselves naked to the listener.
At the same time, the song writing is incredible. You go through two simultaneous trips on this record: an emotional one, as the band starts confused and angry and then completely collapses and builds itself back up. And there's a musical one - you start with really gritty 80s hardcore punk rock, work through some sonic experimentation, and then get introduced to a whole new kind of music. Something that's familiar to all of us now in the post Pixies world, but at the time wasn't common.
This is a record that I've come back to time and time again since first hearing it 12 years ago, and always get something new out of it.
With my 5th round pick I'm proud to select in the category of Electronica/Techno Puscifer's V is for Vagina.
Puscifer is a wonderful little side project of Maynard James Keenan, and one I was not sure I would like when I first heard about it. Once the album came out and I bought it, I really enjoyed it. I don't normally like electronica, though there is an ever widening variety that spans a thousand artists, and lines are being clouded between genres....which is a good thing IMO. Truth be told, this only the second electronica album I own, the other being Massive Attack's Mezzanine.
I guess I would describe the album exactly as I described it in the new releases thread. After the first few listens I best interpreted as a cross between a porno and a David Lynch film. That's the sort of feeling I get listening to it, which probably explains why I like it so much.
"Trekka (Sean Beaven Mix)" (M. Keenan, B. Lustmord) – 4:46
"Indigo Children" (M. Keenan) – 6:22
"Sour Grapes" (M. Keenan, J. Polonsky, T. Alexander) – 6:45
"REV 22:20 (Dry Martini Mix)" (M. Keenan, D. Lohner) – 5:08
Some of these videos are probably not safe for work or in the presence of young, impressionable children.
Momma Sed
DoZo
Queen B
Sour Grapes
Rev 22:20 (Dry Martini Mix)
__________________ I am in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection, but with Montana it is love." - John Steinbeck
Every Husker Du record from Zen Arcade on, is a must have.
Sold!
Actually a good friend of mine has been suggesting Husker Du for 18 years and I have yet to pick up a record. They are on my list.
__________________ I am in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection, but with Montana it is love." - John Steinbeck
So I admit I got entrenched in the whole Ska phase in the mid-90s. Looking back there are still a couple bands that I can pop in their cd and listen to without feeling shame. So with that in the Folk/World (SKA) category Team Sowa selects The Slackers Redlight released in 1997. I could have picked any Slackers album but this one I listen to the most. If you like this band I would also recommend checking out Hepcat. It seems that most the bands I like from this era were bands who stuck to traditional roots Ska and not the plethora of crap under Ska Punk.
"Cooking For Tommy" – 3:58
"Watch This" – 3:58
"Married Girl" – 3:11
"I Still Love You" – 3:15
"Soldier" – 2:55
"Fried Chicken/Mary Mary" – 3:28
"You Must Be Good" – 3:55
"Redlight" – 4:58
"Tin Tin Deo" – 3:47
"She Wants To Be Alone" – 4:28
"Rude And Reckless" – 4:36
"Come Back Baby" – 4:15
"Watch This" good if you can make it through the annoying secondary vocalist yelling shake ya ass.
The album's protagonist, Jesus of Suburbia, emerged out of Armstrong asking himself what sort of person the title of "American Idiot" referred to. Armstong described the character as essentially an anti-hero, a powerless "everyman" desensitized by a "steady diet of soda pop and Ritalin". Jesus of Suburbia hates his town and those close to him, so he leaves for the city. As the album progresses the characters of St. Jimmy and Whatsername are introduced. St. Jimmy is punk rock freedom fighter, "the son of a bitch and Edgar Allen Poe." Whatsername, inspired by the Bikini Kill song "Rebel Girl", is a "Mother Revolution" figure that Armstrong described as "kind of St. Jimmy's nemesis in a lot of ways." Both characters illustrate the "rage vs. love" theme of the album, in that "you can go with the blind rebellion of self-destruction, where Saint Jimmy is. But there's a more love-driven side to that, which is following your beliefs and ethics. And that's where Jesus of Suburbia really wants to go," according to Armstrong. Near the end of the story, St. Jimmy apparently commits suicide. While the singer did not want to give away the details of the story's resolution, he said the intention is for the listener to ultimately realize that Jesus of Suburbia is really St. Jimmy, and Jimmy is "part of the main character that pretty much dies." The reason for St.Jimmy's suicide is because of the Jesus of Suburbia's conformity to regular life, illustrated in "Homecoming: East 12th Street" with "Jesus filling out paperwork now, at the facility on East 12th St." Jesus of Suburbia longs to have the St. Jimmy personality back to break conformity and "be free" as heard in the same song by saying "I don't want to stay, get me out of here right now, I just wanna be free." Then, in "Homecoming: Nobody Likes You" it is said that Jesus of Suburbia's relationship with Whatsername is starting to fade away. In the album's final song, "Whatsername," Jesus of Suburbia loses his connection with Whatsername as well, forgetting her completely.
Allmusic praised the album from both perspectives; either as "a collection of great songs", or as a whole. Pitchfork Media said the "ambitious" album was successful in getting across its message, and "keeps its mood and method deliberately, tenaciously, and angrily on point". Uncut wrote that although the album was heavily politically focused, "slam-dancing is still possible", in a moderate review,while The New York Times praised Green Day for trumping "any pretension with melody and sheer fervor".
I still like Green Day. They were the first concert I ever went to, way, way back in the day. I was surprised my mom let me go, to be honest. She was quite terrified I would come back hooked on drugs or in a gang or something.
__________________
"The problem with any ideology is that it gives the answer before you look at the evidence."
—Bill Clinton
"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance--it is the illusion of knowledge."
—Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, former Librarian of Congress
"But the Senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity"
—WKRP in Cincinatti
