Non Metal Now Listening

[Carnage]

Haven't heard that for a while, it's not bad. They're still on the go too, well it's her and hired hands I think.

[astfgyl]

Nothing are fucking savage. Caught them at Roadburn without knowing anything beforehand, wasn't expecting pummelling shoegaze mixed like a metal band, it was earworm after earworm for the whole set. They were playing a lot of The Great Dismal, which is well worth listening.

Some kick off this one live.

That's a serious tune. I've never even heard of them but it's right up my street

[Carnage]

U2: Popmart: Live In Mexico audio rip
Primus: Sailing The Seas Of Cheese

[Carnage]

After exploring some of the bands in the shoegaze discussion I've nabbed a few albums, so I'll be spinning a few of them tonight:

Ringo Deathstarr: Pure Mood
Starflyer 59: Silver
Nothing: Guilty Of Everything

[astfgyl]

I listened to The Great Dismal on youtube and thought it was great. Didn't go any farther than that but shoegaze might be on the menu for me for looking for new things

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Atom Heart Mother. I dig the hell out of it, but it never gets much love. Leans into proper Magma territory at times. Must be the later album that's closest in spirit to the early ones.

[Carnage]

Great album, the earliest one I find listenable.

[Mooncat]

U2: Popmart: Live In Mexico audio rip
Primus: Sailing The Seas Of Cheese

Have you been watching the Primus Drum Derby on YouTube? Same idea as the Dream Theatre Drum auditions a while back. It's a cool series!

[Carnage]

I haven't, first I've heard of it. The last Primus album I liked was Pork Soda, there was a big drop in quality after that IMO. I haven't heard a note from them in about 20 years. I might give it a look.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Great album, the earliest one I find listenable.

I dig me a bit of classic British psychedelia so enjoy the early ones. Atom Heart Mother definitely makes for a fascinating bridge between the early and classic period. Almost like a kaleidoscope of various directions they could have gone in at that point, before emerging in the direction they ultimately did. 

[StoutAndAle]

The Murder Capital - "Blindness" - not sure that there's many fans on here but this new album is great stuff. Shades of Echo & The Bunnymen and "War"/"Unforgettable Fire"-era U2

The Beatles - "Abbey Road"

Parquet Courts - "Wide Awake!"

Gang Of Four - "Entertainment" and "Solid Gold"

Manic Street Preachers - "Critical Thinking" - trying my best to get into this before I see them next week but I have been struggling with it since it came out. Some of the demos on the second disc are much better that the polished versions on the album proper.

[Carnage]

Superheaven: Ours Is Chrome

Pure '90s indie/alt. rock worship. I can't pin down who they remind me of. Shades of Quicksand, Seaweed, Kerbdog and someone else thrown in. Lovely guitar tone.

Slowdive: Souvlaki

[Eoin McLove]

Def Leppard - Hysteria

I never really liked Def Leppard but I stuck this on the other day and really enjoyed it. Purely as a time capsule of that specific time of slick 80s pop-metal cheese it was a lot of fun.

The older I get the lower my tolerance for Joe Elliott's voice goes. He utterly mangles every word.

Poooaaah soooooimmm sugaaa owannnnmayyyyyyyyy!

It is strange because there's the nostalgia factor there with their music, and the songs themselves are catchy, but his singing is on a par with the Teenage Dirtbag tit.

[Bürggermeister]

"Ah nee mauw!"

Ah it's a great album, despite the naive Americanisms. They'd be working in a factories today if he hadn't done it and sang in his natural Yorkshire accent.

[astfgyl]

Vowws - The Great Sun.

Go on a buzz of this every now and again. Great album