The mind...
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
clients are draining
and i'm drained
but it's ok
it's ok
...i must be getting old
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
I've just ordered 4 computer books from trusty old amazoni, and am looking forward to getting back into learning some web page design. I really like the life skills shit...some of the clients crack me up, and I like helping them out, BUT i gotta learn some boundaries....or I'll be screaming my way back to the crazy side of life.
@@@@@@@@@@@@@
Some cool recent listens
May Blitz - I just heard The 2nd of May (1971) and really got into it. Looking forward to hearing the 1st, which has a higher rating on RYM.
Cecil Taylor's Indent (1973) was really great...so I may be able to start penetrating his genius soon. He's like Anthony Braxton - you know - so fucking brilliant it takes time to get into them, unless you have a formal musical education - which I lack.
....
MAN
my brain
is a fried potato
...and just as ugly!
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
To make this post educational [aside: instead of the mind-numbing stupidity it's been] here's Cecil Taylor's "Dance & Piano Solo" from Ron Mann's "Image the Sound" 1981. Check out Cecil's moves!!!!! Wow...and I mean wow on so many different levels!! thanx maxbraz06!!
*****************
I'm acting the Apryl Fool one day too early!!!
^^^^^^^^^^^^
Monday, March 31, 2008
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Back from Rupert and some Atomic Rooster
Ah...back from Rupert
ferry ride
up and down
the waves flow
...endlessly...
kids vomit on the floor
up and down
the waves
flow...
4 hours late
12 hours altogther
tired and cranky
the minutes
drag...and drag...
i dream of bed
a place to
rest my weary head...
ferry ride
ferry ride
take me home
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
The trip went well, if a little exhausting. Time to let the dust settle...hahaha
Here's a youtube of Atomic Rooster from 1970 on The Beat Club doing "Friday the 13th" to keep you entertained. thanks zeezberlin
******************
ferry ride
up and down
the waves flow
...endlessly...
kids vomit on the floor
up and down
the waves
flow...
4 hours late
12 hours altogther
tired and cranky
the minutes
drag...and drag...
i dream of bed
a place to
rest my weary head...
ferry ride
ferry ride
take me home
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
The trip went well, if a little exhausting. Time to let the dust settle...hahaha
Here's a youtube of Atomic Rooster from 1970 on The Beat Club doing "Friday the 13th" to keep you entertained. thanks zeezberlin
******************
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Prince Rupert here I come! New Musical discoveries: Thirsty Moon, Nine Days Wonder, Negativland and Harry Manx!!
I'll off to Prince Rupert next week taking 2 clients with brain injuries for testing. That ought to be fun!!!! One's already planning to escape...I'm sure to do some mind altering substances...and his mind is altered enough!
Actually, these guys are great and I'm glad to be able to help them out. They can be a bit exhausting though.
%%%%%%%%%%%%%
The Guru is over in Prince Rupert right now for a quickie holiday...and some shopping. And next week, we'll both be off-island, leaving our daughter behind...The Bah!!!! I'm taking it harder than anyone...Trouble will have no prob...
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
Some interesting new shit...
at least for me
Thirsty Moon - more krautrock...actually jazzy krautrock with a driving sax...the 21 minute "Yellow Sunshine" was great...excellent high quality stuff that merits more attention...i also have their 2nd which gets a slightly higher rating on RateYourMusic.
Nine Days Wonder - yep...more fucking krautrock, and i fucking love it!!!! this is much stranger than Thirsty Moon...maybe even better..need more listening...i wish i had more ears!!!!
Negativland - ha...fooled ya...this is NOT krautrock...rather very experimental in the sound collage field...sorta more theoretical residents???? really enjoyed it on first listen and need to hear more...really cool Negativland official web presence.
Harry Manx - canadian guitarist who studied eastern music for 5-6 years accounting for the occasional sitars...strong stuff that grew on me as i listened...worth hearing more of...Harry Manx official web.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
I'm trying to get through the introduction of Robert Christgau's "Albums of the 80s", but my mind wanders aimlessly as I'm halfway through a paragraph. Is he writing a fucking theses or what??? I do enjoy his pithy snotty capsule reviews and his grading by letter (ha...hilarious!) and love critiquing him. If I can ever make it through the intro, and have the energy I'd love to cut up tons of his reviews...I mean...that's the whole point of them, right? right?? I find him to be quite the populist, and krautrock never seems to have happened in Christagauland.
@@@@@@@@@@@@@
Betcha thought I'd throw some krautrock on here...nah, let's go with Harry Manx and Kevin Breit doing "Death Have Mercy" live from Hugh's Room in Toronto...The Guru and I almost made it to Hugh's Room while were in Oakville, but alas, it was not to be. thanks indieeyes
****************
Actually, these guys are great and I'm glad to be able to help them out. They can be a bit exhausting though.
%%%%%%%%%%%%%
The Guru is over in Prince Rupert right now for a quickie holiday...and some shopping. And next week, we'll both be off-island, leaving our daughter behind...The Bah!!!! I'm taking it harder than anyone...Trouble will have no prob...
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
Some interesting new shit...
at least for me
Thirsty Moon - more krautrock...actually jazzy krautrock with a driving sax...the 21 minute "Yellow Sunshine" was great...excellent high quality stuff that merits more attention...i also have their 2nd which gets a slightly higher rating on RateYourMusic.
Nine Days Wonder - yep...more fucking krautrock, and i fucking love it!!!! this is much stranger than Thirsty Moon...maybe even better..need more listening...i wish i had more ears!!!!
Negativland - ha...fooled ya...this is NOT krautrock...rather very experimental in the sound collage field...sorta more theoretical residents???? really enjoyed it on first listen and need to hear more...really cool Negativland official web presence.
Harry Manx - canadian guitarist who studied eastern music for 5-6 years accounting for the occasional sitars...strong stuff that grew on me as i listened...worth hearing more of...Harry Manx official web.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
I'm trying to get through the introduction of Robert Christgau's "Albums of the 80s", but my mind wanders aimlessly as I'm halfway through a paragraph. Is he writing a fucking theses or what??? I do enjoy his pithy snotty capsule reviews and his grading by letter (ha...hilarious!) and love critiquing him. If I can ever make it through the intro, and have the energy I'd love to cut up tons of his reviews...I mean...that's the whole point of them, right? right?? I find him to be quite the populist, and krautrock never seems to have happened in Christagauland.
@@@@@@@@@@@@@
Betcha thought I'd throw some krautrock on here...nah, let's go with Harry Manx and Kevin Breit doing "Death Have Mercy" live from Hugh's Room in Toronto...The Guru and I almost made it to Hugh's Room while were in Oakville, but alas, it was not to be. thanks indieeyes
****************
Thursday, March 06, 2008
Ash Ra: The Making Of 1978 (2001) and Miles from 1973!!!
Ash Ra: The Making Of 1978 (2002) *****
- made during the making of Correlations (1979):
The making of ash ra from 1979 is fucking awesome
...sounds like primo miles from early 70s
heavy backbeat wailing electricity flowing flowing
ingrains itself into the head
and I’m laughing with enjoyment and pleasure
Once the head connects with the music
the music takes over and joy pure joy is
rocking my soul
Wailing wailing whaling
The sound flows
Up and down
Ocean like
In its intensity and fluidity
This is absolutely classic…best stuff since schwingungen!
2nd song is also brilliant…slightly softer still intense
beautiful so beautiful
I want to hold
I want to fuck
I want to taste
Float through the air
Transportation on clouds
I taste the sky
With a tongue of fire
The drumming is amazing
Manuel is still whaling
Out the spout of electricity.
and then we get
to the ultimate
rave music
and ecstasy is dancing
in lights flashing
sordid and sweaty
and the beat is driving
and my body moves
to the rhythm of donna wetter
and we're right back to the
ocean imagery...
********************
After briefly mentioning the amazing Mr. Miles Davis, here's a 10 minute clip of him from Montreux 1973. For ya Randy! thanks PedroMendesVideos
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
- made during the making of Correlations (1979):
The making of ash ra from 1979 is fucking awesome
...sounds like primo miles from early 70s
heavy backbeat wailing electricity flowing flowing
ingrains itself into the head
and I’m laughing with enjoyment and pleasure
Once the head connects with the music
the music takes over and joy pure joy is
rocking my soul
Wailing wailing whaling
The sound flows
Up and down
Ocean like
In its intensity and fluidity
This is absolutely classic…best stuff since schwingungen!
2nd song is also brilliant…slightly softer still intense
beautiful so beautiful
I want to hold
I want to fuck
I want to taste
Float through the air
Transportation on clouds
I taste the sky
With a tongue of fire
The drumming is amazing
Manuel is still whaling
Out the spout of electricity.
and then we get
to the ultimate
rave music
and ecstasy is dancing
in lights flashing
sordid and sweaty
and the beat is driving
and my body moves
to the rhythm of donna wetter
and we're right back to the
ocean imagery...
********************
After briefly mentioning the amazing Mr. Miles Davis, here's a 10 minute clip of him from Montreux 1973. For ya Randy! thanks PedroMendesVideos
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
Monday, March 03, 2008
youtube: Amon Duul II from 1969!!!
Amon Duul II: Kanaan 1969. This is wild and wonderful and freaky and makes me want to smoke lsd right down to my toenails!!! thanks CarlBetinsky!
****************
****************
Guilty Pleasure: Bad Company - Not-so-guilty Pleasure: Comets on Fire!!!
OK...
No one with any musical taste is supposed to like Bad Company. I mean, they are commercial, lameass, politically incorrect, and sold far too many records.
But...
I enjoy listening to them. On my drive back from Masset today (100 km drive), I had my mp3 player tucked into my ears, and for some reason [aside: it never makes sense...it just happens], I had Bad Company's Anthology (1999) disc 2 on - their latter, weaker material on it. And while I was driving I was getting off on the simple guitar riffs done oh so clean by Mick Ralphs...the tight rhythm section...and Paul Rodgers more macho than macho vocal stylings...I even like the 4 new songs!!! The lyrics? Fucking ridiculous. Absolutely nonsensical...no deep meanings here. In fact, when you listen, they can piss you off! Yet, somehow this is part of the charm. You can turn off your brain and just let loose on the solid hard rock done by true pros. Get your jones off as they (aside: I'm not sure who "they" are, but never mind) used to say in dem old days - of the 70s.
Let's face it...
What a pedigree! Mott the Hoople, Free and King Crimson! It's cool to like any of these bands - in fact, Mott are one of my all-time favs! And I say that proudly and without hesitation!!!
Bad Company were like modern day rock'n'roll cowboys coming to your town, fucking your sluts, cranking up the volume then moving on to the next town...and then writing about it!
What a fucking guilty pleasure!! Ssssssshhhhhhh...don't tell anyone! Feel even more guilty by wasting some internet time on them - Bad Company home page.
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Comets on Fire: Avatar (2006) I need to purify my soul, so I'll mention how much I enjoy this album by the critically lauded Comets on Fire. It's OK to like them. They're cool...much cooler than Bad Company!!!! [aside: I really loved the last 2 songs, especially "Hatched Upon the Age" - great stuff.]
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
Driving long distances is almost enjoyable...now that I have my mp3 player!!!
((((((())()())()()()(----
Here's a picture of my dog, poobah, for no particular reason:
@@@@@@@@@@@@@And if you don't like Bad Company - well, fuck you man!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sunday, March 02, 2008
Random Musical Thoughts from Random City!!!!
Random Music Thoughts
Listening to Teenage Head (1971) by The Flamin' Groovies started making me see why so many alt crits dig these guys. Good shit....the title track, "Whiskey Woman" and rockin' covers of old chestnuts were my particular favs.
Bear Mountain Band: One Fine Day (also 1971) Found this obscurity and really loved it. Heavy psych hard rockin away into catchy little ditties. Found it on the blog Black Acid which is an awesome place to find some rare psych kraut and other strange obscurities.
The Groundhogs were a pretty rockin' band...heard the boot Split Shadows from 1972 and loved it.
The Legendary Pink Dots "Maria Dimension" (1991) is an excellent album. Would his voice become too samey after a bit? Great music, neat lyrics...I'll definitely check out more of these guys.
What drugs is Devendra Banhart on? I like him.
Rufus Harley was quite unique...I mean...bagpipes in jazz?!?! Yep, bagpipes in jazz, and they sound right at home in jazz's smokey surroundings.
I'm reading Lester Bang's post mortem collection: "Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung" and am enjoying it. He was good. The only complaint I have is he occassionally becomes too circular in his writing. Probably from the drugs...which I wish I had right now...* sigh *
Listened to The Silver Apples: Silver Apples (1968) and Contact (1969) and it reminded how much I like these guys, and how ahead of their time they really were.
Cate Blanchett doing Dylan's amphetamine 1965-1966 period from "I'm Not There" was pretty awesome. She's quite an incredible actor...the fact that she's a woman doing Dylan, had no bearing whatsoever. Did she win an oscar? Who cares...the movie looks like it could be interesting. I'll go in not taking it as a literal bio (we got "No Direction Home" for that!) but as an interpretation. Official movie web site. Here's a 7 1/2 minute clip from the movie. thanks Matthewmooremusic!
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Listening to Teenage Head (1971) by The Flamin' Groovies started making me see why so many alt crits dig these guys. Good shit....the title track, "Whiskey Woman" and rockin' covers of old chestnuts were my particular favs.
Bear Mountain Band: One Fine Day (also 1971) Found this obscurity and really loved it. Heavy psych hard rockin away into catchy little ditties. Found it on the blog Black Acid which is an awesome place to find some rare psych kraut and other strange obscurities.
The Groundhogs were a pretty rockin' band...heard the boot Split Shadows from 1972 and loved it.
The Legendary Pink Dots "Maria Dimension" (1991) is an excellent album. Would his voice become too samey after a bit? Great music, neat lyrics...I'll definitely check out more of these guys.
What drugs is Devendra Banhart on? I like him.
Rufus Harley was quite unique...I mean...bagpipes in jazz?!?! Yep, bagpipes in jazz, and they sound right at home in jazz's smokey surroundings.
I'm reading Lester Bang's post mortem collection: "Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung" and am enjoying it. He was good. The only complaint I have is he occassionally becomes too circular in his writing. Probably from the drugs...which I wish I had right now...* sigh *
Listened to The Silver Apples: Silver Apples (1968) and Contact (1969) and it reminded how much I like these guys, and how ahead of their time they really were.
Cate Blanchett doing Dylan's amphetamine 1965-1966 period from "I'm Not There" was pretty awesome. She's quite an incredible actor...the fact that she's a woman doing Dylan, had no bearing whatsoever. Did she win an oscar? Who cares...the movie looks like it could be interesting. I'll go in not taking it as a literal bio (we got "No Direction Home" for that!) but as an interpretation. Official movie web site. Here's a 7 1/2 minute clip from the movie. thanks Matthewmooremusic!
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Poetry: Psychedelic Brainwashing & Success
Psychedelic Brainwashing
take a trip
...floating
psychedelic brainwashing
everything is brainwashing
the brain is dirty
clean the
motherfucker
…out
schizo sitting twice
serenely
aggressive
in a blink of the eye
or two
sad and lonely
take me out
take me out
even to a ballgame
I’ll play along
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
Suckcess
I chomp away
…on a big…
and I mean fucking BIG
cigar…
in my big mouth…
I don’t give a fuck
cause i am…
a success!!!
I can buy you
I can sell you
I can make you suck my cock...
I am successful…
everybody…
wants to suck my cock!!!
I only let hot chicks
suck my cock…
cause that’s the who I am…
a success…
you hate me???
what the fuck do I care!!!
you’re so
jealous
it makes me puke…
you’re all lazy
I’ve worked hard for my
success
and sucked a LOT of cocks!!!
you do what you gots to do…
…to be a success!!!
***************************
Monday, February 25, 2008
Manifesto for Freedom - part iic
FREEDOM MANIFESTO
the nightmare continues…i’m a buzzin in my madness and i know no better so have some sympathy…i am drowning in a sea of other people’s music, and want to create create create…but creation seems technologically impossible…get the idea down onto a track…what track?? tracks?? on my arm!?!?
hello hello hello every 5 seconds while someone’s crying in the background and an acoustic guitar gently caresses the soul and the dichotomy makes sense to me in my head…get it down…
as i reach to the future the past runs ahead and sticks it’s protruding tongue in my direction as i run in the present not knowing which way to go…sometimes it all seems too much but i don’t feel a breakdown coming…i’ve had 2 before and this is different…this is creative tension!!!
the need to get it down get it down as the years pass by and i get one step closer to the end…no melodrama, it happens to us all…
potential unfulfilled is haunting and keeps the drive going…then again it can shut it down completely if it gets too overwhelming or you’re dreaming in your scheming and goddammit the talent just ain’t there you’re just bullshitting yourself and that’s ok…
bullshit keeps us alive…
then again what the hell do i know i’m just trying to live to the best of my potential no matter how small that potential is…all you can do is try and keep on trying cause the word will never get written down the way you want it…the tune will never be as beautiful as it is in your head…and the idea will be holy in it’s purest state inside your mind, but when it’s out, it seems...empty…
when sex or the lack of sex was engulfing my mind in anger and confusion creativity seemed the purest form of masturbation…
the anger was pure
the masturbation was hard and direct…
then you get older and masturbation just seems…tiring…a duty...
the purity gets lost in cynicism but no no no can’t give in to cynicism that’s too easy and predictable…embrace whatever little creativity you have left and drown in it…it doesn’t have to end…keep it hard…keep it direct…let wisdom give you an erection and keep on stroking until the end comes and your body collapses and your mind starts to rot…
i still dream adventures that feel real seem real…i can still get off on a song that hits my inner sanctum and arouses something, something that can still make me feel…
the feeling i get when i look at my family: spouse, dog, cat…and that love is pure and true, and keeps me from saying fuck it fuck it…i’ve had enough of this shit…cause it’s too easy to fall into that trap, and it is a trap, it’s a cage…you gotta roam you gotta search and seek…it’s a huge fucking world out there and there’s an awful lot going on…
death is a trip we all take and I don’t want or expect anything to happen afterwards…the cycle of life will go on without me like it did before me…i’ll do what i can while i’m here…
you can worry about bank balances and the future and everything…all you can do is do the best you can and then laugh and say i tried baby i tried and know that you really did try…it’s no joke…
but
if the effort is lacking and the soul becomes lazy then you risk becoming a walking dead a piece of human clay walking around with a vacant look wondering what’s it all about…and then you become vulnerable to fit into the…majority…and that’s what you need to avoid…our race is made up of individuals…not puppets manufactured to all look and feel and think the same…but individuals with different feelings different emotions different outlooks…
don’t impose but share your vision then others will decide how much if anything to take what you have to offer…too much imposing on each other…
i respect my nightmares and i respect my dreams now i know i have to respect my creativity to let myself be free and free is all I can and want to be…
*********************
the nightmare continues…i’m a buzzin in my madness and i know no better so have some sympathy…i am drowning in a sea of other people’s music, and want to create create create…but creation seems technologically impossible…get the idea down onto a track…what track?? tracks?? on my arm!?!?
hello hello hello every 5 seconds while someone’s crying in the background and an acoustic guitar gently caresses the soul and the dichotomy makes sense to me in my head…get it down…
as i reach to the future the past runs ahead and sticks it’s protruding tongue in my direction as i run in the present not knowing which way to go…sometimes it all seems too much but i don’t feel a breakdown coming…i’ve had 2 before and this is different…this is creative tension!!!
the need to get it down get it down as the years pass by and i get one step closer to the end…no melodrama, it happens to us all…
potential unfulfilled is haunting and keeps the drive going…then again it can shut it down completely if it gets too overwhelming or you’re dreaming in your scheming and goddammit the talent just ain’t there you’re just bullshitting yourself and that’s ok…
bullshit keeps us alive…
then again what the hell do i know i’m just trying to live to the best of my potential no matter how small that potential is…all you can do is try and keep on trying cause the word will never get written down the way you want it…the tune will never be as beautiful as it is in your head…and the idea will be holy in it’s purest state inside your mind, but when it’s out, it seems...empty…
when sex or the lack of sex was engulfing my mind in anger and confusion creativity seemed the purest form of masturbation…
the anger was pure
the masturbation was hard and direct…
then you get older and masturbation just seems…tiring…a duty...
the purity gets lost in cynicism but no no no can’t give in to cynicism that’s too easy and predictable…embrace whatever little creativity you have left and drown in it…it doesn’t have to end…keep it hard…keep it direct…let wisdom give you an erection and keep on stroking until the end comes and your body collapses and your mind starts to rot…
i still dream adventures that feel real seem real…i can still get off on a song that hits my inner sanctum and arouses something, something that can still make me feel…
the feeling i get when i look at my family: spouse, dog, cat…and that love is pure and true, and keeps me from saying fuck it fuck it…i’ve had enough of this shit…cause it’s too easy to fall into that trap, and it is a trap, it’s a cage…you gotta roam you gotta search and seek…it’s a huge fucking world out there and there’s an awful lot going on…
death is a trip we all take and I don’t want or expect anything to happen afterwards…the cycle of life will go on without me like it did before me…i’ll do what i can while i’m here…
you can worry about bank balances and the future and everything…all you can do is do the best you can and then laugh and say i tried baby i tried and know that you really did try…it’s no joke…
but
if the effort is lacking and the soul becomes lazy then you risk becoming a walking dead a piece of human clay walking around with a vacant look wondering what’s it all about…and then you become vulnerable to fit into the…majority…and that’s what you need to avoid…our race is made up of individuals…not puppets manufactured to all look and feel and think the same…but individuals with different feelings different emotions different outlooks…
don’t impose but share your vision then others will decide how much if anything to take what you have to offer…too much imposing on each other…
i respect my nightmares and i respect my dreams now i know i have to respect my creativity to let myself be free and free is all I can and want to be…
*********************
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Les Rallizes Denudes are awesome!! German Oak are better than John McCain having sex and other goodies!!
Les Rallizes Denudes: Mizutani 1970-1971 (1991) This is a motherfucking stone cold classic.
I LOVE THIS ALBUM!!!!
His singing is great...though I don't know what the fuck he's saying!!! The guitar is so melodic...yet discordant...yet powerful...
soft....emotions from bliss to hell....
psychedelic noise entering your ear drums and rat a tat tat the cells float around in your soup bowl cranium.
This is such an easy 5 *****.
Brilliant fucking stuff...listen to this band's work and you'll become a better person. I guarantee it!!! and i wasn't even on drugs listening to it!!!!
Here's a link to some info
Glory: A Meat Music Sampler (1969) From Houston, Texas comes an obscure classic. I love the feel of this one...
late night
dark and smokey
let the tape roll
capture the event... Wow!!! I just checked this out on Rate Your Music and it's been given a 1.86 for 7 reviews. Incredibly bad...bizarre dude!!! Maybe I'm out of my ever lovin' mind, but I really enjoyed this one. Hahahahaha I just pushed it up to 2.37!!!
Other Great Listens
Gila: Gila (1971) just starting to get into these guys...awesome shit.
German Oak: Niebelungenlied (1976) yeh yeh more krautrock as the world worries whether the ultra conservative John McCain (no matter what the republicans want you to believe!) fucked a lobbyist years ago or not. I mean...listening to rambling krautrock is more enjoyable than thinking about John McCain having sex....or not...
Sir Lord Baltimore: Kingdom Come (1970) Sir Lord Baltimore (1971) heavy early 70s primo stuff. most people like the 1st one best...I differ and prefer the 2nd...they're both pretty damn good, and if you like your Sabbath check these guys out.
Edgar Broughton Band: Edgar Broughton Band (1971) God...I love these guys!!!
My Solid Ground: My Solid Ground (1971) children can make some pretty fucking great music too!! The band leader was 17 at the time. This is great stuff and worth hearing. good going kids!!!
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
I signed my official "Letter of Offer" from Northern health and am officially a Life Skills Worker until October (when the guy comes back from paternity). I'm looking forward to it! The mentally ill have a lot to teach!!! And I'm fucking serious Kerouac!!!!!
**********************
Let's end with an absolutely awesome video of Les Rallizes Denudes from 1976 all hail dirk2222!!!
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
I LOVE THIS ALBUM!!!!
His singing is great...though I don't know what the fuck he's saying!!! The guitar is so melodic...yet discordant...yet powerful...
soft....emotions from bliss to hell....
psychedelic noise entering your ear drums and rat a tat tat the cells float around in your soup bowl cranium.
This is such an easy 5 *****.
Brilliant fucking stuff...listen to this band's work and you'll become a better person. I guarantee it!!! and i wasn't even on drugs listening to it!!!!
Here's a link to some info
Glory: A Meat Music Sampler (1969) From Houston, Texas comes an obscure classic. I love the feel of this one...
late night
dark and smokey
let the tape roll
capture the event... Wow!!! I just checked this out on Rate Your Music and it's been given a 1.86 for 7 reviews. Incredibly bad...bizarre dude!!! Maybe I'm out of my ever lovin' mind, but I really enjoyed this one. Hahahahaha I just pushed it up to 2.37!!!
Other Great Listens
Gila: Gila (1971) just starting to get into these guys...awesome shit.
German Oak: Niebelungenlied (1976) yeh yeh more krautrock as the world worries whether the ultra conservative John McCain (no matter what the republicans want you to believe!) fucked a lobbyist years ago or not. I mean...listening to rambling krautrock is more enjoyable than thinking about John McCain having sex....or not...
Sir Lord Baltimore: Kingdom Come (1970) Sir Lord Baltimore (1971) heavy early 70s primo stuff. most people like the 1st one best...I differ and prefer the 2nd...they're both pretty damn good, and if you like your Sabbath check these guys out.
Edgar Broughton Band: Edgar Broughton Band (1971) God...I love these guys!!!
My Solid Ground: My Solid Ground (1971) children can make some pretty fucking great music too!! The band leader was 17 at the time. This is great stuff and worth hearing. good going kids!!!
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
I signed my official "Letter of Offer" from Northern health and am officially a Life Skills Worker until October (when the guy comes back from paternity). I'm looking forward to it! The mentally ill have a lot to teach!!! And I'm fucking serious Kerouac!!!!!
**********************
Let's end with an absolutely awesome video of Les Rallizes Denudes from 1976 all hail dirk2222!!!
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Talkin' Bout New Shit: Ray Davies, Vanilla Fudge, Kevin Ayers, Mott the Hoople and CSNY
New Shit from Old Farts!!!
Here's some first impressions from new albums...by some classic old farts. Well, 2 are reissues, but fuck it!
Ray Davies: Working Man's Cafe (2007) I am VERY impressed!!! This sounds absolutely stone cold classic. Maybe I'm a-hallucinating on raindrops, but man is this the best Ray since the 70s??? Besides being catchy as all fuck, the thing I like about this is Ray isn't forcing his rock. He's letting this flow naturally, and the hooks sink in pulling you onto Ray's boat...I find this much better than last years's Other People's Lives (2006) which was good, but had a bit of that forcedness...all you Ray and Kinks fans (and you should be!) listen to this motherfucker and enjoy!!!
Vanilla Fudge: Out Through the In Door (2007) A cover of Zep songs...in 2007??? By Vanilla fucking Fudge???? Well, I was hoping it would be more over the top, but I guess Zep were already over the top (and over the hills and far away...). The Fudge play it fairly straight, and show they are the best Zep cover band around. Weird...I'm not sure what to make of it...
Kevin Ayers: The Unfairground (2007) This was one of Mole's 2007 favs, so I was looking forward to listening to Mr. Ayer's musical musings. Mole's right. This is excellent! There's a darkness underneath it all that is...ironically...very appealing.
Mott the Hoople: Live Fillmore West 1970 (2006) Mott the Hoople were one of the best live bands of the early 1970s...just listen to any of there increasing number of archival releases for proof...and this baby!!! Listen to Ian Hunter chastise the audience...punk before punk...it sounds like these guys didn't give a shit except for rockin' out, and rockin' out hard. And if the audience didn't want to rock out...well, fuck em!!!!!!!!!
C,S,N & Y: Studio Archives 1970 (2006) A bootleg release. There's lots of neat stuff on this...as usual Neil's is the best. There's absolutely some classic, and I mean classic, dialogue. What a bunch of stoned egocentric hippies! Hilarious. Stills and Crosby all stoned and full of themselves...classic. I won't spoil it for anyone. Worth it for the dialogue alone!
Man...I really can't stand David Crosby!!!
*****************
"Midnight Lady" by Mott in 1971 on Australian TV.
Awesome Awesome Awesome Awesome Awesome Awesome!!!!!!
thanks thecatkeaton
####################
Happy Valentine's Day
Guru T-Lu!!!!!!
And Poobah and Trouble!!!!!
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
Here's some first impressions from new albums...by some classic old farts. Well, 2 are reissues, but fuck it!
Ray Davies: Working Man's Cafe (2007) I am VERY impressed!!! This sounds absolutely stone cold classic. Maybe I'm a-hallucinating on raindrops, but man is this the best Ray since the 70s??? Besides being catchy as all fuck, the thing I like about this is Ray isn't forcing his rock. He's letting this flow naturally, and the hooks sink in pulling you onto Ray's boat...I find this much better than last years's Other People's Lives (2006) which was good, but had a bit of that forcedness...all you Ray and Kinks fans (and you should be!) listen to this motherfucker and enjoy!!!
Vanilla Fudge: Out Through the In Door (2007) A cover of Zep songs...in 2007??? By Vanilla fucking Fudge???? Well, I was hoping it would be more over the top, but I guess Zep were already over the top (and over the hills and far away...). The Fudge play it fairly straight, and show they are the best Zep cover band around. Weird...I'm not sure what to make of it...
Kevin Ayers: The Unfairground (2007) This was one of Mole's 2007 favs, so I was looking forward to listening to Mr. Ayer's musical musings. Mole's right. This is excellent! There's a darkness underneath it all that is...ironically...very appealing.
Mott the Hoople: Live Fillmore West 1970 (2006) Mott the Hoople were one of the best live bands of the early 1970s...just listen to any of there increasing number of archival releases for proof...and this baby!!! Listen to Ian Hunter chastise the audience...punk before punk...it sounds like these guys didn't give a shit except for rockin' out, and rockin' out hard. And if the audience didn't want to rock out...well, fuck em!!!!!!!!!
C,S,N & Y: Studio Archives 1970 (2006) A bootleg release. There's lots of neat stuff on this...as usual Neil's is the best. There's absolutely some classic, and I mean classic, dialogue. What a bunch of stoned egocentric hippies! Hilarious. Stills and Crosby all stoned and full of themselves...classic. I won't spoil it for anyone. Worth it for the dialogue alone!
Man...I really can't stand David Crosby!!!
*****************
"Midnight Lady" by Mott in 1971 on Australian TV.
Awesome Awesome Awesome Awesome Awesome Awesome!!!!!!
thanks thecatkeaton
####################
Happy Valentine's Day
Guru T-Lu!!!!!!
And Poobah and Trouble!!!!!
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Have it Your Way!!!! Ronald drops by to say "Hi Kids!!!!"
Hi Kids!!!
Look to the heavens and you can accomplish anything!!!!
Over 1 billion satisfied customers!!!!
***************
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Albums: Amon Duul II, Damon & Naomi w/ Ghost, Drive-By Truckers, Oakley Hall, Essra Mohawk, Detroit
Talkin' bout Some Albums
Amon Duul II: Utopia (1973) duul moving away from free form freakout...and i still think it's great! 4 stars fer sure dude...not being a religious man i'm quite willing to listen to bands move on to different styles...selling out??? i hardly think so, and if they thought that, they were still on some mighty fine drugs!
Damon & Naomi: w/ Ghost (2000) i'm a ghost fan and am rather ignorant to the stylistic musings of damon & naomi...but based on this, they need to be explored. this is great this is beautiful this makes me feel good...
Drive-By Truckers: Brighter than Creation's Dark (2008) i was ready to be disappointed...jason isbell took off and blessing and a curse (2006) was disappointing after the great dirty south (2004)...on my first and so far, only listen, i must say i was not disappointed!! this is way too long as is a mistake made by many in the 80 minute cd age...but i never got bored of it, and it was interesting enough to keep my attention...hummmm...not going to write these guys off yet...
Oakley Hall: Second Guessing (2006) i went into this with an open mind and i let the music enter into my cranium and was wholly satisfied with this rocking with a country edge band that balances male female vocal dichotomy very well...good shit man...
Essra Mohawk: Primordial (1970) have i written about her yet??? but man i'm too lazy to check that out so i'll just say i loved this album and i checked her out and she's still around and still hot and still following her own muse...you can't beat that, so check her out brothers and sister!!!
Detroit: Detroit (1971) mitch ryder rocks out on the velvets rock'n'roll and the rest of the album rocks out and this is classic detroit early 70s rock and roll that shakes the booty and makes you believe in being young and sexual and gets you feeling energetic and wanting to sing out loud while walking the dog and not giving a shit if you're acting like an idiot...
%%%%%%%%%%%%
I've finally started using the wood stove, and have been successful until the last 2 days...I think I have smoke in my eyeballs right now!!! Actually, when the fire gets going it's awesome.
And my 3rd job started today...working as a Mental Health Clerk for Northern Health. The lady training me also has 3 jobs, and she calls this one her "cushy job". Gotta love it!
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Poetry: The Librarian
The Librarian
I saw 2 dogs in
medical training
enter the world of
the librarian
she was mad
she was disgusted
she was aghast
she wanted them OUT
...but...she was trapped
with legalities
& the girls...
well, they were
alternative
...maybe lesbians
tatoos on necks
and arms
and * shudder *
...all over!
Who invited these girls
into the world of
the librarian??
Her look of disgust
made me laugh
it all seemed too much
...so uptight...
relax librarian relax
...they'll be soon be gone.
by John Harvey - January 29, 2008 (based on a true incident)
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Edgar Broughton Band: Wasa Wasa (1969), then a rambling music lesson and Edgar on youtube!!!
Edgar Broughton Band: Wasa Wasa (1969) OK. Why was I not aware of this band when I was younger???? I mean this is right up my alley. Freaks playing heavy heavy HEAVY music with a sick psych bluesy twist and lyrics...well, certainly of the time. Edgar's Captain Beefheart growl is heavy enough, not to seem like a rip-off. There certainly is a heavy Beefheart vibe...A heavier Safe As Milk rather than the avant-garde Trout Mask.
The heaviness just doesn't let up on this. I originally had Out Demons Out (1986) a decent anthology, and liked it enough to go back to the original albums. This is their first! Wow wow double triple freaking wow!!!
I'm really wondering what my problem was during my 20s and 30s...I had tons of lps, cds even fucking 8 tracks!?! Got lots of "rock" mags, even read Christgau's Consumer Guide at the university library instead of doing REAL life stuff...like school. However, since the advent of the internet, and my friend Randy opening my eyes to krautrock, I didn't realize how ignorant my musical tastes really were. I mean, I was into all the correct bands...Velvets, Iggy, lots of punk (Dolls, Ramones)...the classics...Neil, Zappa, Van the Man...but now I realize how much amazing music was being made during the 60s and 70s, it's blowing my fucking mind into little bits of brain stew strewn across the basement floor!!!!!
[aside: the 14 minute "Dawn Crept Away" is cleaning out my eardrums right now. These guys are too much!!! I love them...in a platonic sort of psychedelic freak-out way. I wish I had some acid right now...or even ecstasy...goddammit!!! even some pot!!!!]
This makes me very curious about the music being made today. The stuff I see on Muchmusic, as far as I can tell...is bullshit. I know Justin Timberlake has a great rep amongst the crits, but...damn I just don't see it. Narcissistic dance floor jive that may sound alright dancing underneath the neon strobe lights strung out on the E and being...in your 20s! But why listen at home without all the extra periphery???? Fuck that dude!!
I'm keeping my ears open and there is a lot of great music being made today!!! You just have to seek it out, and with the internet, it's a hell of a lot easier than it used to be! Acid Mothers Temple, Boredoms, Ghost, Six Organs of Admittance, Julian Cope, Drive-By Truckers are good mainstream stuff, Iron & Wine, Oneida....that's just stuff off the top of my head. I haven't even touched on the really experimental stuff...the wild experimental music (Zorn, Diamanda Galas, Nurse with Wound, Sunn O))), Merzbow)...there's probably a lot of wild jazz I'm ignorant to, as well as a lot of classic songwriters still putting out great songs with great lyrics and melodies...that will never go out of style!
Hopefully, with the downfall of record companies, more musicians will be able to make a living doing what they do best...making fucking music!!! And not for some record company a & r asshole, but for themselves and their fans. Using the web and downloads (studio, live, live in the studio), with special collections (you know...nice covers, liner notes, booklets, bonuses) available for purchase on their own web site will hopefully be the wave of the future. Cut out the middlemen, which should reduce the cost for the consumer and allow the artist to pocket more of the money to keep their careers going forward.
Man...you see what listening to Edgar Broughton does to you!?!? Gets you all hyper and shit! Musicians - follow your muse, consumers - keep your ears open! Rock on babies!!!
Edgar's official web presence.
Internet Live Archive - a great site to explore tons of new artists putting their live stuff online for free download!!!
######################
The heaviness just doesn't let up on this. I originally had Out Demons Out (1986) a decent anthology, and liked it enough to go back to the original albums. This is their first! Wow wow double triple freaking wow!!!
I'm really wondering what my problem was during my 20s and 30s...I had tons of lps, cds even fucking 8 tracks!?! Got lots of "rock" mags, even read Christgau's Consumer Guide at the university library instead of doing REAL life stuff...like school. However, since the advent of the internet, and my friend Randy opening my eyes to krautrock, I didn't realize how ignorant my musical tastes really were. I mean, I was into all the correct bands...Velvets, Iggy, lots of punk (Dolls, Ramones)...the classics...Neil, Zappa, Van the Man...but now I realize how much amazing music was being made during the 60s and 70s, it's blowing my fucking mind into little bits of brain stew strewn across the basement floor!!!!!
[aside: the 14 minute "Dawn Crept Away" is cleaning out my eardrums right now. These guys are too much!!! I love them...in a platonic sort of psychedelic freak-out way. I wish I had some acid right now...or even ecstasy...goddammit!!! even some pot!!!!]
This makes me very curious about the music being made today. The stuff I see on Muchmusic, as far as I can tell...is bullshit. I know Justin Timberlake has a great rep amongst the crits, but...damn I just don't see it. Narcissistic dance floor jive that may sound alright dancing underneath the neon strobe lights strung out on the E and being...in your 20s! But why listen at home without all the extra periphery???? Fuck that dude!!
I'm keeping my ears open and there is a lot of great music being made today!!! You just have to seek it out, and with the internet, it's a hell of a lot easier than it used to be! Acid Mothers Temple, Boredoms, Ghost, Six Organs of Admittance, Julian Cope, Drive-By Truckers are good mainstream stuff, Iron & Wine, Oneida....that's just stuff off the top of my head. I haven't even touched on the really experimental stuff...the wild experimental music (Zorn, Diamanda Galas, Nurse with Wound, Sunn O))), Merzbow)...there's probably a lot of wild jazz I'm ignorant to, as well as a lot of classic songwriters still putting out great songs with great lyrics and melodies...that will never go out of style!
Hopefully, with the downfall of record companies, more musicians will be able to make a living doing what they do best...making fucking music!!! And not for some record company a & r asshole, but for themselves and their fans. Using the web and downloads (studio, live, live in the studio), with special collections (you know...nice covers, liner notes, booklets, bonuses) available for purchase on their own web site will hopefully be the wave of the future. Cut out the middlemen, which should reduce the cost for the consumer and allow the artist to pocket more of the money to keep their careers going forward.
Man...you see what listening to Edgar Broughton does to you!?!? Gets you all hyper and shit! Musicians - follow your muse, consumers - keep your ears open! Rock on babies!!!
Edgar's official web presence.
Internet Live Archive - a great site to explore tons of new artists putting their live stuff online for free download!!!
######################
Edgar and the boys doing "Love in the Rain" live during their prime. Incredible stuff...and you eventually can see the band about a minute in! thanks exdoomorbedommed!
*****************
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
