haven't written on the blog for awhile...what's happening??...in shorthand form...
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trying like fuck to get the computer mojo working...slowly working throguh a php book, and trying out dreamweaver & getting more into css...really sick of doing life skills and want to get back to what i went back to school for - computer / web programming. i'll just keep on plugging away...
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i enjoy Popol Vuh each and every time i listen to them - last one was the soundtrack to Nosferatu, and it was beautiful!
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my isp sucks!! after reaching 12-15mb downloaded it craps out - of course, this useless traffic counts towards my broadband use.
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this blog is dying out -- too focused on getting my web skills honed, then i want to upload my own web site...looking into wordpress, godaddy info etc...i couldn't believe harveydog.com was already taken!!
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yep - my dl just hit 15% and crapped out --- again!
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that's it...i'm keeping this open - who knows? maybe i'll get rocking on it again, or i'll be providing a link to a new web site - one of these fucking days...see ya!!
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Monday, July 19, 2010
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Wednesday, April 07, 2010
Words & thoughts on last 7 albums on my mp3 palyer: AMM, Makoto, Miles & Vangelis!!
The snow pounded the earth this morning here on Haida Gwaii, and is now caressing the concrete, and I sit here counting down the days, hours and minutes left on my holiday.
This ain't no fucking way to live!
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Thinking about
memories
of the past
hated and painful
trying to stir
a bubbling
creativity
that refuses to break through...
...but I must wait it out...
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Racism is racism even if it is reactionary.
Hatred is hatred even if you think it's justified.
And love remains elusive...
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Last 7 albums played on my trusty mp3 player...(a strange selection, and actually pretty mediocre)...just for the hell of it...
a) Prince: 1999 (1982) --- this was fun, and i've always been a (sometimes lacklustre) fan. some catchy tunes and some dirty funk. ***
b) Cressida: Asylum (1971) --- not bad...in fact, pretty interesting and I would give these guys another spin. They only released 2 albums in their career. Semi-progressive pastoral kind of music...I thought of Caravan while listening to them. ***1/2
c) AMM: The Crypt (1968) disc 2 --- well well well...experimentalism extreme...this kind of music has no melody, structure or much of anything...BUT...if you listen to it and let the sounds wash over your brain it can take you into a dream-like state that is as satisfying as any well constructed melodic song. Try it...you'll probably hate it, but try it...it's GOOD for you...
yeh, that's it...
try something different
break through the rehearsal of your life
and get on stage
before the play is over
and you're taking your final bow. *****
d) Miles Davis: Decoy (1984) miles back from his hiatus after making some of the deepest darkest funkiest electric music ever made in the 1st part of the 70s. of course, miles has a shit hot band, and its tight and somewhat funky, but it leaves me...indifferent...why listen to this when there's 50 official miles albums that are better, and probably hundreds of concerts online worth listening to before this...not awful, but "blah" recording. **
e) Vangelis: The Dragon (1971) this early vangelis was done shortly after his Aphrodite's Child days...so don't expect chariots of fire or that kind of soundtrack stuff...i really enjoyed this...good prog rock, and i loved the heavy guitar workouts on the title track...i like aphrodite's child & this one...is he worth exploring or does he eventually just go for the moolah by making ott soundtracks? i dunno...but this one is an easy ****
f) Early Works, vol. 9 - Kawabata Makoto (recorded 1981 released 2000) the acid mothers leader released his early works in 2000, and for amt fans it's a necessary listen. Very experimental - closer to Haino than AMT - and this particular disc was fantastic. 2 20 minute tracks that cuts some brain synapses while planting new ones...like The Crypt - very experimental but oh so fucking satisfying! *****
[aside: experimental??? what a stupid way to describe these brilliant works of musicians like AMM, Haino, Makoto --- but as shorthand to indicate that this kind of music is not normally played on commercial radio stations, and may be a new kind of music for the majority of the peeps out there, I guess, it'll have to do.]
g) Fillmore - It's A Beautiful Day (1968) a boot from the fillmore west...man, this just didn't do it for me...nope...sorry...**
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The sun is breaking through the clouds and the day seems to be warming up. Soon, it will be time to take the dog out for a walk and review my scattershot mind.
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This ain't no fucking way to live!
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Thinking about
memories
of the past
hated and painful
trying to stir
a bubbling
creativity
that refuses to break through...
...but I must wait it out...
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Racism is racism even if it is reactionary.
Hatred is hatred even if you think it's justified.
And love remains elusive...
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
Last 7 albums played on my trusty mp3 player...(a strange selection, and actually pretty mediocre)...just for the hell of it...
a) Prince: 1999 (1982) --- this was fun, and i've always been a (sometimes lacklustre) fan. some catchy tunes and some dirty funk. ***
b) Cressida: Asylum (1971) --- not bad...in fact, pretty interesting and I would give these guys another spin. They only released 2 albums in their career. Semi-progressive pastoral kind of music...I thought of Caravan while listening to them. ***1/2
c) AMM: The Crypt (1968) disc 2 --- well well well...experimentalism extreme...this kind of music has no melody, structure or much of anything...BUT...if you listen to it and let the sounds wash over your brain it can take you into a dream-like state that is as satisfying as any well constructed melodic song. Try it...you'll probably hate it, but try it...it's GOOD for you...
yeh, that's it...
try something different
break through the rehearsal of your life
and get on stage
before the play is over
and you're taking your final bow. *****
d) Miles Davis: Decoy (1984) miles back from his hiatus after making some of the deepest darkest funkiest electric music ever made in the 1st part of the 70s. of course, miles has a shit hot band, and its tight and somewhat funky, but it leaves me...indifferent...why listen to this when there's 50 official miles albums that are better, and probably hundreds of concerts online worth listening to before this...not awful, but "blah" recording. **
e) Vangelis: The Dragon (1971) this early vangelis was done shortly after his Aphrodite's Child days...so don't expect chariots of fire or that kind of soundtrack stuff...i really enjoyed this...good prog rock, and i loved the heavy guitar workouts on the title track...i like aphrodite's child & this one...is he worth exploring or does he eventually just go for the moolah by making ott soundtracks? i dunno...but this one is an easy ****
f) Early Works, vol. 9 - Kawabata Makoto (recorded 1981 released 2000) the acid mothers leader released his early works in 2000, and for amt fans it's a necessary listen. Very experimental - closer to Haino than AMT - and this particular disc was fantastic. 2 20 minute tracks that cuts some brain synapses while planting new ones...like The Crypt - very experimental but oh so fucking satisfying! *****
[aside: experimental??? what a stupid way to describe these brilliant works of musicians like AMM, Haino, Makoto --- but as shorthand to indicate that this kind of music is not normally played on commercial radio stations, and may be a new kind of music for the majority of the peeps out there, I guess, it'll have to do.]
g) Fillmore - It's A Beautiful Day (1968) a boot from the fillmore west...man, this just didn't do it for me...nope...sorry...**
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The sun is breaking through the clouds and the day seems to be warming up. Soon, it will be time to take the dog out for a walk and review my scattershot mind.
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Sunday, April 04, 2010
Still Alive and thinking about things...priorities, creativity, Psychedelic Archaeology!!!
OK
other things have pushed the priority of my blog downwards...
still alive...and...
doing a massive overhaul of my music collection - everything but a mean, lean collection of 500 "real" cds and maybe 200 lps, will go on my external hard drive. Ya know how long this takes!?!? [aside: motherfucker!!!]
--- I don't need 1,000s of little circular coasters sticking out my butt ---
i allowed work to
consume me
eat me
digest me
WHOLE
which stopped the mind from creative asides
and ideas
and sent it to a smoky den of bafflegab
i am now taking a break from work and hoping this rejuvenates the dog inside the Harvey
i also had an application to work on so that maybe one day one fucking day i can get a job in the field of computers...0's and 1's...yeh, i can dig it...
don't always feel like writing about music...my writing sometimes takes me to different places...if i keep the blog a going concern...time to change it up...again??? more creative writing??? more un-creative writing?????
and what's up with all the fucking spam in my Comments box??? I'm getting 1-2 each day.
ok...one little music thing - I'm listening to Psychedelic Archaeology, vol. 1 and I'm loving the spaced out obscure, really obscure, poppy psychish songs that brings a smile to the lips - hard to believe this music scared the older generation at the time...so much wonderful hidden music out there worthy of rediscovery - or at least worth a listen.
also busy with our little weekend visitor who brings lots of joy into the house, and certainly takes priority over a blog! Happy Easter Char!!!!
is there really a chance we'll all go back to ontario this summer??? or will i allow the fear of travelling eat me from inside until i can't move???? can we afford it?????????? i'm not sure i want to go back!!!
Aaaaaarrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!
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other things have pushed the priority of my blog downwards...
still alive...and...
doing a massive overhaul of my music collection - everything but a mean, lean collection of 500 "real" cds and maybe 200 lps, will go on my external hard drive. Ya know how long this takes!?!? [aside: motherfucker!!!]
--- I don't need 1,000s of little circular coasters sticking out my butt ---
i allowed work to
consume me
eat me
digest me
WHOLE
which stopped the mind from creative asides
and ideas
and sent it to a smoky den of bafflegab
i am now taking a break from work and hoping this rejuvenates the dog inside the Harvey
i also had an application to work on so that maybe one day one fucking day i can get a job in the field of computers...0's and 1's...yeh, i can dig it...
don't always feel like writing about music...my writing sometimes takes me to different places...if i keep the blog a going concern...time to change it up...again??? more creative writing??? more un-creative writing?????
and what's up with all the fucking spam in my Comments box??? I'm getting 1-2 each day.
ok...one little music thing - I'm listening to Psychedelic Archaeology, vol. 1 and I'm loving the spaced out obscure, really obscure, poppy psychish songs that brings a smile to the lips - hard to believe this music scared the older generation at the time...so much wonderful hidden music out there worthy of rediscovery - or at least worth a listen.
also busy with our little weekend visitor who brings lots of joy into the house, and certainly takes priority over a blog! Happy Easter Char!!!!
is there really a chance we'll all go back to ontario this summer??? or will i allow the fear of travelling eat me from inside until i can't move???? can we afford it?????????? i'm not sure i want to go back!!!
Aaaaaarrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Marble Sheep: Ultra Man saves the day!! 2 Marble Sheep youtubes!!!
I am absolutely
tripping
on "Ultra Man"
by Marble Sheep...from Whirl recorded 1989 released 1993
this song epitomizes my fav "rock" music...the kind of music that
GRABS
you by the
BALLS
and takes you on a hallucinatory journey
to places
where you feel at home
at peace
at ease
ready to take on anything
with confidence and an attitude
that screams:
"Look out Motherfuckers!!!"
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...leading me to a thought:
Are the depressed more susceptible to fall to the allure of "rock" music?
It is an escape...and if you're happy where you are (mentally more than physically), you don't appreciate escape.
You have no need to
escape...
"Ultra Man" is still whirling inside my skull,
enveloping the brain
massaging the tempral lobe.
Dammit!! It's MORE than an escape!!!
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2 Marble Sheep youtubes:
after 1 minute of before-show hijinks, this kicks in with 6 minutes of aural guitar bliss...thanks TokyoMarble!!!
A recent one! thanks again TokyoMarble!!
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tripping
on "Ultra Man"
by Marble Sheep...from Whirl recorded 1989 released 1993
this song epitomizes my fav "rock" music...the kind of music that
GRABS
you by the
BALLS
and takes you on a hallucinatory journey
to places
where you feel at home
at peace
at ease
ready to take on anything
with confidence and an attitude
that screams:
"Look out Motherfuckers!!!"
#####################
...leading me to a thought:
Are the depressed more susceptible to fall to the allure of "rock" music?
It is an escape...and if you're happy where you are (mentally more than physically), you don't appreciate escape.
You have no need to
escape...
"Ultra Man" is still whirling inside my skull,
enveloping the brain
massaging the tempral lobe.
Dammit!! It's MORE than an escape!!!
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2 Marble Sheep youtubes:
after 1 minute of before-show hijinks, this kicks in with 6 minutes of aural guitar bliss...thanks TokyoMarble!!!
A recent one! thanks again TokyoMarble!!
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Friday, January 22, 2010
youtubes: Shawn Phillips, Grobschnitt!!
Shawn Phillips. Midnight Special, 1973. thanks ShawnPhillipsDVD!!
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Grobschnitt. Rockpalast 1978...Eroc on drums. thanks PsychoShine!
Do you hear
So-lar Music?
Do you hear
So-lar Music?
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Grobschnitt. Rockpalast 1978...Eroc on drums. thanks PsychoShine!
Do you hear
So-lar Music?
Do you hear
So-lar Music?
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010
John Cale talks about a Woman at the Circus
Circus
Sometimes...
a song hits you
and
you feel like you're right
in the song
singing the song
feeling the song
part of the song...
Sometimes...
it's a song
out of the blue
one you wouldn't expect...
you find yourself
singing the song
oblivious
to the fires
raging around you
for the length
of that song
you are wrapped up inside the
words and music
you play it again
and it sounds
magnificent...
This just happened with John Cale's "Woman" from disc 1 "Circus" released 2007.
Like I said...
out of the blue...
I love when that happens!
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Monday, January 11, 2010
Bob Bell's Necropolis, Fushitsusha, Audience and youtube: German Oak / Robert Mueller!!!
there can be sharpness to a dull facade
bob bell - necropolis - 1978 - canadian dude - cant remember what he's about - must have looked interesting at the time - [here: mutant sounds] - wow - nice fuzz psych guitar - high musicianship - [later] - that was a short album - now it's some awesome sparse japanese jazz psychedelic stuff from the 70s - no - wait - after a quick glance at the walkman - who is it? - what? - still bob bell??? -this guy is great - and versatile - 2.57 from 13 ratings on rate your music?????? - wrong - i disagree - im giving it 5 - right now - moved it on up to 2.78!
you cannot solve problems based on the first level
many more levels
why did i assume bob bell's jazz shit was japanese? and not american?
fushitsusha is now blowing my mind up and tossing it in the air letting the pieces fall where they may - time is nigh - 1997 - keiji haino has to be one of the most important musicians / composers / creators of the past 40 years - his music is like a sheet of glass - and all that entails.
no drinking in the car george!!!
enjoyed an audience with audience - 1969 self-titled release - house on the hill is a great song -
the turtles
audience
kevin coyne have all created classics using this title - audience? - rock with brass - like his voice - im a sucker for BIG rock - audience are back.
I can take a small piece of plaster and make a mountain out of it...
hahahaha
ya gotta know thats bullshit...im just joshing...
joshing?? haven't used that word in (decades?)
bintangs rule
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check out this incredible video - german oak providing the music to robert mueller's chilling play: the night conspirators - WOW! thanks suburbanbatherson!!
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bob bell - necropolis - 1978 - canadian dude - cant remember what he's about - must have looked interesting at the time - [here: mutant sounds] - wow - nice fuzz psych guitar - high musicianship - [later] - that was a short album - now it's some awesome sparse japanese jazz psychedelic stuff from the 70s - no - wait - after a quick glance at the walkman - who is it? - what? - still bob bell??? -this guy is great - and versatile - 2.57 from 13 ratings on rate your music?????? - wrong - i disagree - im giving it 5 - right now - moved it on up to 2.78!
you cannot solve problems based on the first level
many more levels
why did i assume bob bell's jazz shit was japanese? and not american?
fushitsusha is now blowing my mind up and tossing it in the air letting the pieces fall where they may - time is nigh - 1997 - keiji haino has to be one of the most important musicians / composers / creators of the past 40 years - his music is like a sheet of glass - and all that entails.
no drinking in the car george!!!
enjoyed an audience with audience - 1969 self-titled release - house on the hill is a great song -
the turtles
audience
kevin coyne have all created classics using this title - audience? - rock with brass - like his voice - im a sucker for BIG rock - audience are back.
I can take a small piece of plaster and make a mountain out of it...
hahahaha
ya gotta know thats bullshit...im just joshing...
joshing?? haven't used that word in (decades?)
bintangs rule
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check out this incredible video - german oak providing the music to robert mueller's chilling play: the night conspirators - WOW! thanks suburbanbatherson!!
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
youtube: Keiji Haino, Yamatsuka Eye & John Zorn & Fushitsusha explore sonic possiblities...
man, I've been slow on updating the blog!!
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Keiji Haino
Yamatsuka Eye
John Zorn
I think this is genius
brilliant
intense to the
inner core...
the emotion
overwhelms you
intoxicates you
...
let it in
...
do not be afraid
...be terrified
find
inner peace...
the only way...
peace through hell! thanks necrosifilis!
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boring is someone thinking i give a shit where they put their dresser...
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fushitsusha
with keiji haino 1991
wailing away on everything
and the band following suit...
shit - i love this shit!!!!!! thanks hellomarkrodriguez!
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ah...i shouldnt be hard on the boring people..they're just as fucked as we all are...
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Keiji Haino
Yamatsuka Eye
John Zorn
I think this is genius
brilliant
intense to the
inner core...
the emotion
overwhelms you
intoxicates you
...
let it in
...
do not be afraid
...be terrified
find
inner peace...
the only way...
peace through hell! thanks necrosifilis!
############################
boring is someone thinking i give a shit where they put their dresser...
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fushitsusha
with keiji haino 1991
wailing away on everything
and the band following suit...
shit - i love this shit!!!!!! thanks hellomarkrodriguez!
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ah...i shouldnt be hard on the boring people..they're just as fucked as we all are...
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Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Random Babbling: Marble Sheep, Mudhoney, Brian Wilson
some random thoughts (musical or not) from the past
few days
and today...
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words tumble out of brains
into a void
of thought...
and feeling...
marble sheep's "big deal" is a big deal and at times i felt
the presence
of Cherry Garcia tripping lightly
on dark stars
for the dead...
another classic japanese band
that has penetrated my brain
rolling stones bridges to babylon was extremely so-so and even "Saint of Me" which I really enjoyed the video of - sounded dull to these ears...[addendum: why did i even bother????]
check out: Big O for really great live bootlegs...
the posse is here the posse is here!!!!!
WTF?
i wish i could smoke some huge bong hits with kawabata makoto...
almost december is your xmas shopping done? started?
grab that cash with both hands
and make a stash...
i don't care
that's just your depression speaking
excuse me, i said i don't care!
I have bathed in the luxuriant dirt and grime of mudhoney lately, and am surprised they weren't more on my radar back in the day...they slipped underneath the seattle grunge scene for me, which i liked a lot of, but, it wasn't my fav scene...but if i had known about mudhoney back in the day...
"Here Comes Sickness" & "Touch Me, I'm Sick" are 2 of the best songs ever about sickness...man, listening to these gems makes me want to pull out a needle and stick it in!!! hahaha...not really...but it makes me feel grimy...in a good way!
heres another amazing blog that offers hard to get raw japanese music (without paying a fortune for - at least until you hear it!) -- Ferocity of Practical Life...tons of keiji haino..
get a load of this agnes...
i absolutely thought that Brian Wilson: That Lucky Old Sun (2008) was fantastic!! I was expecting nothing - a couple of nice tunes...then...fuck me dead! i got sucked into it and totally enjoyed it...man, i've always liked the beach boys box set, but now i think it's time to look deeper into the catalog...
i mean it --- fuck me!!! easy 4 **** maybe more???
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that wraps that baby up...
oh yeh -- welcome to the blogosphere Mole!!!
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few days
and today...
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
words tumble out of brains
into a void
of thought...
and feeling...
marble sheep's "big deal" is a big deal and at times i felt
the presence
of Cherry Garcia tripping lightly
on dark stars
for the dead...
another classic japanese band
that has penetrated my brain
rolling stones bridges to babylon was extremely so-so and even "Saint of Me" which I really enjoyed the video of - sounded dull to these ears...[addendum: why did i even bother????]
check out: Big O for really great live bootlegs...
the posse is here the posse is here!!!!!
WTF?
i wish i could smoke some huge bong hits with kawabata makoto...
almost december is your xmas shopping done? started?
grab that cash with both hands
and make a stash...
i don't care
that's just your depression speaking
excuse me, i said i don't care!
I have bathed in the luxuriant dirt and grime of mudhoney lately, and am surprised they weren't more on my radar back in the day...they slipped underneath the seattle grunge scene for me, which i liked a lot of, but, it wasn't my fav scene...but if i had known about mudhoney back in the day...
"Here Comes Sickness" & "Touch Me, I'm Sick" are 2 of the best songs ever about sickness...man, listening to these gems makes me want to pull out a needle and stick it in!!! hahaha...not really...but it makes me feel grimy...in a good way!
heres another amazing blog that offers hard to get raw japanese music (without paying a fortune for - at least until you hear it!) -- Ferocity of Practical Life...tons of keiji haino..
get a load of this agnes...
i absolutely thought that Brian Wilson: That Lucky Old Sun (2008) was fantastic!! I was expecting nothing - a couple of nice tunes...then...fuck me dead! i got sucked into it and totally enjoyed it...man, i've always liked the beach boys box set, but now i think it's time to look deeper into the catalog...
i mean it --- fuck me!!! easy 4 **** maybe more???
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that wraps that baby up...
oh yeh -- welcome to the blogosphere Mole!!!
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Monday, November 16, 2009
Bintangs vs. The Trouble Boys!!
Bintangs vs. The Trouble Boys
I think
The Bintangs
I think
The Bintangs
have become one of my fav bands
in the same way as
The Trouble Boys
were once my
fav band to watch
live in Hamilton
--- back in the day.
They both motherfucking
rocked!!!!!!!!!
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on the beach and recent favs: gam, les rallizes denudes, sony walkmans!
on the beach
gotta change this format
free flow...talkin bout music
thinkin bout music
walking the dog
on the beach
listening to the Edge of Time by Dom and it suited
the movement of the waves
and i had so many thoughts and ideas
and the blog was writing itself
but i had no pen
no paper
no tape recorder
so now im "friendly" and trying to let the words flow
* b r e a k *
in the page not my thoughts
i was thinkin how im breakin down my collection and it's time
to store most of it
on the ol
external hard drive
i'm stepping and marching into the 21st century
finally...
now Eiszeit by Gam is on...and i feel the hypnotic pulse of the keyboard
and the choral
chanting horror tune behind...
sony walkman's!!!! my beloved 1gb sony walkman nw-e003f is slowly coming to an end...buttons only can take so many pushes...and all i want is something similar maybe bigger and it's hard to find lord hard to find...
i had orgasms the other night not really when i came upon (hahaha) a blog devoted to les rallizes denudes music!!! heaven aphrodisiacs music viagra here's the link motherfuckers:
Rallizes Music
gotta change this format
free flow...talkin bout music
thinkin bout music
walking the dog
on the beach
listening to the Edge of Time by Dom and it suited
the movement of the waves
and i had so many thoughts and ideas
and the blog was writing itself
but i had no pen
no paper
no tape recorder
so now im "friendly" and trying to let the words flow
* b r e a k *
in the page not my thoughts
i was thinkin how im breakin down my collection and it's time
to store most of it
on the ol
external hard drive
i'm stepping and marching into the 21st century
finally...
now Eiszeit by Gam is on...and i feel the hypnotic pulse of the keyboard
and the choral
chanting horror tune behind...
sony walkman's!!!! my beloved 1gb sony walkman nw-e003f is slowly coming to an end...buttons only can take so many pushes...and all i want is something similar maybe bigger and it's hard to find lord hard to find...
i had orgasms the other night not really when i came upon (hahaha) a blog devoted to les rallizes denudes music!!! heaven aphrodisiacs music viagra here's the link motherfuckers:
Rallizes Music
ive now got a sound card - now all i need is a mic and download free audacity then i begin my new project lo-fi arggghh i forget again
on the beach
yeh yeh...lo-fi expressions
it sounded better
on the beach
but that's alright for a start...look out jandek here i come!!!
gam is pounding into the
backseat of my brain!!!
sandy denny's got a pretty good voice
really liked the new flaming lips the one time
it surged into my soul...
liked the rawness and more guitar more guitar
gotta forget about work
forget about work
and evil chaos...
its a losing game
hey - i didnt hate chinese democracy by gnr...a surprising ***!!!
forward to the past....
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recent favs
agitation free - at the cliffs of the rhine hit the g-spot to my c-chord...always enjoy listening to free agitation!
spirit - blues for the soul - randy california was on a pretty strong roll at the end before his tragic death and this after-death release is great and renewed my faith in spirit...
gam - eiszeit - i dashed off words previously, and it's still on and still blowing my fucking mind verlass mich nicht is screaming into the crevices of my skull
mott the hoople - london 2009 - nostalgia rocking and it sounds like it was fun and keep on making your great solo albums Ian and we're all fine we're all fine...
brain donor - too freud to rock'n'roll - i love this heavy sludgy rockin' sound and i always like julian copes singing and lyrics and i couldn't take my attention away from it.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Rambling bout my Favs from the past: Velvets, Beefheart, Stooges, Beatles, Elton, Neil, Zappa
Beginnings of the Ramble
Roaming around the office singing along with my walkman cranked up, my mind wandered into the direction of my fav bands / musicians of all time.
Ultimate hi-fidelity!!!!
Rock on dude...so's I tried to think of my top 5 - in order. I kept changing my mind on the #1.
Beefheart? Les Rallizes (my recent favs)? Velvets?
in the past
long long ago
i would have
(probably)
had these as my #1
at some point in time.
Beatles - the first...I devoured Beatle books, listened to them all the time. I hate to say it now, but I may have had Paul as my #1 Beatle when I first got into them. Now it's either John or George. They have dropped way down my list, but I will still listen to them on occasion, and will still d/l Beatle boots. I'll admit it: I'm still a pretty big Beatles fan.
Elton John - overtook The Beatles around grade 8. Elton's 70s period was absolutely the best AM shit going around. I love his voice...I lost interest in Elton for a bit, but he's made a nice comeback, and I respect him more all the time. He sounds like a good bitchy egg...
The Velvets / Lou Reed - I probably got into Lou first, but not totally sure. That was many beers and doobies ago...Really got into the 1st album, then went totally apeshit playing air guitar to "I Heard Her Call My Name", from White Light / White Heat (1967), completely got into the quiet acoustics of the 3rd album (1969), and loved trying to dissect "The Murder Mystery"..."Candy Says" is still one of my all-time fav songs. And "Loaded" still sounds incredible. Every song = hooks, and Lou's Doug's voice sounds great. Incredible legacy...
The Stooges / Iggy Pop - obviously...still a fan of Iggy, but The Stooges were the best! The first side of Fun House (1970) always blew my mind...I love that fucking echo (or sterile...dry...whatever it is) sound!!! Raw Power!!!! I (still) love Raw Power (1973). I even ordered Iggy's autobiography drunk and depressed down and feeling low in Toronto, and when Ig's book finally arrived, it made that day shine a little bit brighter for that day anyway...
Frank Zappa - FZ was #1 for quite awhile. I got into his huge output and lost my selves in many different directions...so versatile, so intelligent, such an incredible guitar player...still a massive fan, but FZ is probably out of the top 5 now...too many bad albums, and some pretty embarrassing lyrics, but it's all part of the
project / object
and FZ is still a fav, and I'll still read any books that come out on him. Last one - Barry Miles: Zappa...also read FZ's auto many many times. Wasn't as disappointed as many others...
Captain Beefheart - discovered the Captain after getting into FZ, and the Beefer has now edged past FZ in Harvey Dog's Fav Musicians / bands hi-fidelity list. I am completely fascinated by Mr. Van Vliet, and find him quite impenetrable...always something to discover about him...the possibilities...did Beef have tons of acid trips as a teen??? mere gossip tmz-style???? I also love his art (hahahaha - I accidentally wrote "heart" instead of "art" - does that mean I have a crush on Beefheart???? Shut up Freud!!!!!!)....he could be my current #1...maybe....
Neil Young - Neil's always hovering in my top 5, if not top 3...and even #1. I find his output absolutely incredible, and he has a touch...that is MAGIC! I even find fav songs in his lousy 80s albums...loved Reactor...liked Hawks & Doves...but so many truly classic albums...fav? tonight's the night? rust never sleeps? after the goldrush? on the beach? even his recent stuff is pretty good. I did find Archives disappointing...there are so many boots out there with better unreleased stuff - BUT - hey, the music is still primo! Neil's still probably in my top 5. You could substitute "Neil Young" for "Bob Dylan" and it'd be about the same.
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up and comers....
Les Rallizes Denudes has made my top 5, most likely knocking FZ out...I love the sound of these guys with electricity buzzing through my brain and a soft gentle voice floating above the feedback fury...I listen to them very very regularly and when the guitars hit my ears I know I'm loving the next hour or so...awesome awesome
fucking AWESOME band!!!!!
Julian Cope - moving on up moving on up
love his books on krautrock & japrock!!! also his music is catchy as hell, and I love his voice.
Groundhogs - only recently got into them, and I think they're underrated, and Tony McPhee's guitar playing and singing brings a rock and roll shiver down my spine...split is my fav...
Fushitsusha - more electric guitar messy fury from japan courtesy of keiji haino, fushitsusha are moving on up out of nowhere...can't believe I only recently got into them, thanks to Tokyo Flashback!
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Kevin Coyne - like him even more than Tim...his voice eases into my head like an old drunken friend, and I want to listen to his words and what he has to say...and he's still probably top 15...like Mott the Hoople...huge Mott fan....
The Guess Who!!! How could I forget them? I was a huge Guess Who fan - still am! Burt's last album rocked pretty good...
The Who!!!??? They were prob top 2 at some points...maybe #1??? Maybe. Well down the list now, but they will always be a fav.
Miles Davis!!!! Someone else I have been super into for 3 decades now...still look for shows from the 70s online...Coltrane, not quite up to Miles, but pretty fucking close...
Bintangs are sounding pretty good in my ears right now!!!
There are so many!!! Time to listen to 20 albums at once now!!!
Can!!! What about Can!!!!
Bowie - was also really into Bowie -
can't stop!!!!
Ash Ra are up there --
The Doors (hey I was a high school male suffering from depression, so of course The Doors!)
The Kinks!!!! OM fucking GOD!!! The Kinks are probably top 5 of all-time!!!!! How did they slip my mind!!!!!!!!!!!
Jethro Tull ---- massive fan, especially in high school - still a fan!!!
Funkadelic!!!!!!!!!!!
That's it - I've lost my mind, I must go blow up my stereo!!!!
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Roaming around the office singing along with my walkman cranked up, my mind wandered into the direction of my fav bands / musicians of all time.
Ultimate hi-fidelity!!!!
Rock on dude...so's I tried to think of my top 5 - in order. I kept changing my mind on the #1.
Beefheart? Les Rallizes (my recent favs)? Velvets?
in the past
long long ago
i would have
(probably)
had these as my #1
at some point in time.
Beatles - the first...I devoured Beatle books, listened to them all the time. I hate to say it now, but I may have had Paul as my #1 Beatle when I first got into them. Now it's either John or George. They have dropped way down my list, but I will still listen to them on occasion, and will still d/l Beatle boots. I'll admit it: I'm still a pretty big Beatles fan.
Elton John - overtook The Beatles around grade 8. Elton's 70s period was absolutely the best AM shit going around. I love his voice...I lost interest in Elton for a bit, but he's made a nice comeback, and I respect him more all the time. He sounds like a good bitchy egg...
The Velvets / Lou Reed - I probably got into Lou first, but not totally sure. That was many beers and doobies ago...Really got into the 1st album, then went totally apeshit playing air guitar to "I Heard Her Call My Name", from White Light / White Heat (1967), completely got into the quiet acoustics of the 3rd album (1969), and loved trying to dissect "The Murder Mystery"..."Candy Says" is still one of my all-time fav songs. And "Loaded" still sounds incredible. Every song = hooks, and Lou's Doug's voice sounds great. Incredible legacy...
The Stooges / Iggy Pop - obviously...still a fan of Iggy, but The Stooges were the best! The first side of Fun House (1970) always blew my mind...I love that fucking echo (or sterile...dry...whatever it is) sound!!! Raw Power!!!! I (still) love Raw Power (1973). I even ordered Iggy's autobiography drunk and depressed down and feeling low in Toronto, and when Ig's book finally arrived, it made that day shine a little bit brighter for that day anyway...
Frank Zappa - FZ was #1 for quite awhile. I got into his huge output and lost my selves in many different directions...so versatile, so intelligent, such an incredible guitar player...still a massive fan, but FZ is probably out of the top 5 now...too many bad albums, and some pretty embarrassing lyrics, but it's all part of the
project / object
and FZ is still a fav, and I'll still read any books that come out on him. Last one - Barry Miles: Zappa...also read FZ's auto many many times. Wasn't as disappointed as many others...
Captain Beefheart - discovered the Captain after getting into FZ, and the Beefer has now edged past FZ in Harvey Dog's Fav Musicians / bands hi-fidelity list. I am completely fascinated by Mr. Van Vliet, and find him quite impenetrable...always something to discover about him...the possibilities...did Beef have tons of acid trips as a teen??? mere gossip tmz-style???? I also love his art (hahahaha - I accidentally wrote "heart" instead of "art" - does that mean I have a crush on Beefheart???? Shut up Freud!!!!!!)....he could be my current #1...maybe....
Neil Young - Neil's always hovering in my top 5, if not top 3...and even #1. I find his output absolutely incredible, and he has a touch...that is MAGIC! I even find fav songs in his lousy 80s albums...loved Reactor...liked Hawks & Doves...but so many truly classic albums...fav? tonight's the night? rust never sleeps? after the goldrush? on the beach? even his recent stuff is pretty good. I did find Archives disappointing...there are so many boots out there with better unreleased stuff - BUT - hey, the music is still primo! Neil's still probably in my top 5. You could substitute "Neil Young" for "Bob Dylan" and it'd be about the same.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
up and comers....
Les Rallizes Denudes has made my top 5, most likely knocking FZ out...I love the sound of these guys with electricity buzzing through my brain and a soft gentle voice floating above the feedback fury...I listen to them very very regularly and when the guitars hit my ears I know I'm loving the next hour or so...awesome awesome
fucking AWESOME band!!!!!
Julian Cope - moving on up moving on up
love his books on krautrock & japrock!!! also his music is catchy as hell, and I love his voice.
Groundhogs - only recently got into them, and I think they're underrated, and Tony McPhee's guitar playing and singing brings a rock and roll shiver down my spine...split is my fav...
Fushitsusha - more electric guitar messy fury from japan courtesy of keiji haino, fushitsusha are moving on up out of nowhere...can't believe I only recently got into them, thanks to Tokyo Flashback!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I Still Love You, Where ya Been???
Tim Buckley - really was into Tim at one time...read a book on him, love his singing...i'm a fan of the latter dirty funk albums...and his posthumous live albums rock!!Kevin Coyne - like him even more than Tim...his voice eases into my head like an old drunken friend, and I want to listen to his words and what he has to say...and he's still probably top 15...like Mott the Hoople...huge Mott fan....
The Guess Who!!! How could I forget them? I was a huge Guess Who fan - still am! Burt's last album rocked pretty good...
The Who!!!??? They were prob top 2 at some points...maybe #1??? Maybe. Well down the list now, but they will always be a fav.
Miles Davis!!!! Someone else I have been super into for 3 decades now...still look for shows from the 70s online...Coltrane, not quite up to Miles, but pretty fucking close...
Bintangs are sounding pretty good in my ears right now!!!
There are so many!!! Time to listen to 20 albums at once now!!!
Can!!! What about Can!!!!
Bowie - was also really into Bowie -
can't stop!!!!
Ash Ra are up there --
The Doors (hey I was a high school male suffering from depression, so of course The Doors!)
The Kinks!!!! OM fucking GOD!!! The Kinks are probably top 5 of all-time!!!!! How did they slip my mind!!!!!!!!!!!
Jethro Tull ---- massive fan, especially in high school - still a fan!!!
Funkadelic!!!!!!!!!!!
That's it - I've lost my mind, I must go blow up my stereo!!!!
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Monday, October 12, 2009
Thin Lizzy & Springsteen not particularly liked, Oh What a Feeling discussed, Teenage Head on youtube!!!
Question: Why don't I like???
a) Thin Lizzy more? I'm listening to "Vagabonds" disc 3 right now, and it's good..."Parissiene Walkways" is fantastic - what's on right now...really good...but, there's something about his voice that just doesn't quite do it for me. I mean, I love non-singers...singers with no range...fuck, I'm one myself! It's like with...
b) Bruce Springsteen. No matter how much I've tried (and I've tried too hard) I just don't get it. I don't get all the hype...
I don't get all the praise...
I don't get it at all...I mean there are some songs of his I really really like, but when it comes to albums they leave me feeling cold. The River (1980) is probably my fav...I guess...Like Phil Lynott someone I can't get past the voice.
c) I would give the nod to Thin Lizzy actually.
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a) Thin Lizzy more? I'm listening to "Vagabonds" disc 3 right now, and it's good..."Parissiene Walkways" is fantastic - what's on right now...really good...but, there's something about his voice that just doesn't quite do it for me. I mean, I love non-singers...singers with no range...fuck, I'm one myself! It's like with...
b) Bruce Springsteen. No matter how much I've tried (and I've tried too hard) I just don't get it. I don't get all the hype...
I don't get all the praise...
I don't get it at all...I mean there are some songs of his I really really like, but when it comes to albums they leave me feeling cold. The River (1980) is probably my fav...I guess...Like Phil Lynott someone I can't get past the voice.
c) I would give the nod to Thin Lizzy actually.
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OK...I was going to edit the above, but fuck it.
Let it stand shouted the editor across the room buzzing flies lingering over shit looking for an edible...
let's move on to today...
driving to Masset and back, listening to Oh, What a Feeling! A Vital Collection of Canadian Music (1996)
4 cds of canadiana and i'm a proud canadian!!
of course, i recognize pretty much everything and it looked good at a glance
BUT
after listening to the first disc and a half
my verdict is: disappointment
I was all ready to travail in nostalgia, and for the first bit,
yeh
it was pretty good...a nice mixture of classics with cool one-hit wonders ("Roxy Roller"), but by the second disc...
well...i mean
Loverboy, Bryan Adams then Corey Hart????
That stuff sounded like shit back in the day to me, and...it still does! No revision for any of these guys! The Payola$ sounded pretty great coming after this unholy trifecta!
Then Honeymoon Suite came on with their 1 crappy hit, and I said to the Guru: "What's next? Glass Tiger?", and sure enough --- here came Glass Tiger with their slightly better lameass hit. We finished with Maestro Fresh Wes letting his backbone slide, and that was alright...looking at the songlist, it looks like disc 3 is "not bad", but disc 4 looks downright abysmal!! [aside: hey, did I ever tell about the time JK and I were almost in fights with Honeymoon Suite and Glass Tiger! Of course, on different nights. We might have been drunk...]
They should have gone back farther (pre-1968) and taken in all types of music - not just based on AM plays or sales...where's early Paul Anka? That happy Polish polka dude who's won 76 junos? No punk? No Canadian jazz? Is there absolutely no quality avante-garde, experimental shit from Canada? I'm listening to Harmonium's 1 st album from 1974, and it's sounding pretty beautiful to these ears and they're nowhere to be found, either.
Hahahaha...I just gave it 2 1/2 ** on Rate Your Music and it dropped it's rating from 4.11 to under 4 (3.97)...hahahahaha...the power of the internet!!
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Here's another band that didn't make it on to Oh What a Feeling! Teenage Head doing a great song: "Infected" in 1982. I saw Teenage Head tons of times growing up, and they were always great. thanks bobzmyuncle!
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Bootsy Collins just asked on "Live in Lousiville1978"...
"...can I drip on your lip
tonight baby?"
I know what he's talkin' bout.
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tonight baby?"
I know what he's talkin' bout.
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