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[Circlepit]

That live album destroyed the memories of their gigs. Terrible terrible shite.
Today. Over the under and it's still superb.
Cannibal Corpse- A skeletal domain. That modern guitar sound is very sterile but it's still a good album.
At some point later I I'm going to listen to Ascended Dead- Abhorrent Manifestation. I heard a bit of this last night. Hopes are high!

[astfgyl]

Another one here declaring for Nola and declaring myself out when it comes to the other albums.

Ministry - Filth Pig for me today. Fucking fantastic album that I feel never got the recognition it deserved.

[Kurt Cocaine]

I'll always like NOLA but I could never get into the later albums.  There's a few good songs here and there but they don't do the trick for me overall.

On topic - listened to Gaahl's Wyrd "Gastir - Ghosts Invited" yesterday the whole way through, having only heard a song or two off it the week before.  The album is class, inventive stuff without being outlandish.

Currently listening to Psychic Graveyard - "A Bluebird Vacation", also fairly savage.  Noise rock, in the vein of more recent Daughters but slower, more industrial, barely a hint of guitar on it, electronics and drums and horror mainly.  A great find

Great find indeed. I've been rawkin owt to that this afternoon. Cheers lawd... 

[Cailleach]

Mefitis  - Emberdawn

[Nail_Bombed]

Ministry - Filth Pig for me today. Fucking fantastic album that I feel never got the recognition it deserved.

Top stuff - has a real grimy feel about it. Their later stuff after can be hit and miss - I like the  GWBush era trilogy they came out with, but I'd say those're a bit dated now (as anything becomes dated when dealing with a specific period in time). Animositisomina was good stuff also.

[pete]

All the Down albums are great but NOLA is just one of those special albums were every song is as good as the next.

Been listening to a lot of NOLA this past week. 

And a lot of Sumac too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPFr8jGXSbg

[Ducky]

I've never listened to the EPs, but the three albums are pretty similar in that they all have some great songs but also uckload of filler (NOLA very much included - in fact due to its reputation I think it's a massively overrated album).

Down have always been one of those bands that gained popularity due to who's in the band and not the quality of their material.

[Emphyrio]

I've always thought that myself, but figured it was just me.

[Eoin McLove]

Where's the filler on 'NOLA'?

[astfgyl]

Ah no jaysus there isn't a minute of filler on Nola but everything else is composed entirely of filler

[Emphyrio]

Long, long time since I've listened to it but Stone the Crow was a highlight but I remember less than a handful of other tracks that really did it for me.

[astfgyl]

I would recommend giving it another go, but then beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

This might be controversial but I think the best tune on it is Jail. In all of it's Planet Caravan ripping glory

Edit: I genuinely thought I was in the controversial thread

Now playing: Godflesh - Grind Madness at the BBC. They piss on you all

[Juggz]

Yeah, always thought there was a lot of fluff around Down for just a handful of good songs and a whole lot of mundane material. I could never understand the fervour around them.

[astfgyl]

Yeah, always thought there was a lot of fluff around Down for just a handful of good songs and a whole lot of mundane material. I could never understand the fervour around them.

I agree except for Nola. The rest of it is pure shit with the exception of none of it. If ever there was a band that should have left it the fuck alone it is them

[Emphyrio]

I can imagine it being a summer evening out the back with a few bottles type album, so I will indeed give it another whirl.