One of the catchiest songs ever:

I'm glad to see the people here have good taste.

well..not all people on here,have you seen the horror rap thread :eek: i had to hold back from posting abuse,coz each to there own and all that i spose :o

LOL I wouldn't touch any of that shit :)

At the moment I seem to be spacing out.

To further embarrass myself... I'm not trying to defend "horror rap", everything I've heard is total shite, but... there's a guy named Kool Keith who put out a cd back in the 90's called Dr. Octagonecologyst. I wouldn't go so far as to say it was horror rap, but it was extremely off kilter, sort of sadistic and had esoteric references to serial killers. I'd post a link, but I know no one would bother clicking lol

Listening to the song that made me bug my parents into buying a guitar for me when I was 13. That was 23 years ago and I still can't play like this.

That's why I avoid the radio like it's radioactive waste. I hate getting sucked into liking some lame, meaningless pop song like Fergalicous or Hollaback Girl, because it's got a funky beat or a catchy hook. At least with the pumped up kicks song, I can sort of justify it by saying it's about a kid going on a killing spree.

Dude, that's a great record. One of the best hip-hop records of the 90s, in my opinion. I'll post that shit:

Curl of the Burl- Mastodon from the album The Hunter

ha i do like the lyrics,pretty hard not to hear the radio when its playin at work all day,sometimes ill chuck my i pod on but then people think your anti social

Been cleaning the apartment to some swedish hairmetal today.







And some dance metal.




Oh yea. :D

Right on! I had no idea anyone else had a clue about Dr. Octo, except... well shit nobody. Besides the guy who turned me onto it, I don't know a soul who listened to this cd. And I'm in total agreement, it is one of the best rap albums from the 90's. It's just so... different. I can't even think of adjectives that would do it justice. Plus you have to love Kool Keith! He's bat shit crazy, he's pretty much told every record company and executive to go fuck themselves, and his lyrics and rhyming are so original.

Listening to one of my favorite guitar solos ever:

Yeah, Kool Keith is a nut. The lyrics on Dr. Octagonecologyst are amazing. His style reminds me a little of MF Doom. Dan the Automator did the production on that record, and his work is always excellent, too.

Love that Zappa song, too. One of the first tunes of his I remember hearing.

Mine too. Overnite Sensation is probably the best album to recommend to someone who never heard Zappa. It's strange, yet there's a normalcy to it that a lot of Frank's other albums don't have. It won't scare them off.

Listening to The Vitamin String Quartet:



There's something about classical strings being used in a song. They give a certain gravitas to music. I guess it has to do with the resonance of the notes, but I could give a crap about the technical aspect of it, it sounds sweet! And they do a great version of Bold as Love. When they go into the outro of this song (about 3 minutes in) it kind of sends shivers up my spine.

I wouldn't recommend all of their stuff. A lot of it sounds like lame irish sea shantys. And some songs that they attempt to cover, the interpretations just aren't that good. But if you dig cover versions (which I totally do), they're worth checking out.

I know this song has flowery, uber-hippie lyrics. But it's just very sinister sounding! Even the Butthole Surfers version doesn't sound half as sinister as the original.

Talked myself into listening to some Buttholes.



Sounds like music that Depeche Mode would put out if they were hardcore ether addicts.

I know this song has flowery, uber-hippie lyrics. But it's just very sinister sounding! Even the Butthole Surfers version doesn't sound half as sinister as the original.[/QUOTE]

yes things are starting to get very hippie

heres one for the hippies

all these things i have - bullet of my valentine

fuck thats cool,havnt actually ever listened to any of his shit

Ahhh... A beautiful Saturday afternoon! What better way to spend it than listening to a couple of my fave guitar tunes, and arguing with an ex-girlfriend through email. Well... at least listening to music is kind of fun



My favorite version of this song. Which is impressive since there are practically thousands of versions of this tune.

Yeah, man. He's great. The stuff he recorded for Sun Records was awesome.

Great tune and great band. Did you ever get into Los Straitjackets? They were a really cool Ventures-inspired group.

Another awesome song from an awesome band.

Good listenin', everyone.

i know it wont mean shit to alot of people in here but these guys are playing in the beldam breakout which is a massive psychobilly fest in england.playing with the best psycho bands in the world(batmobile,mad sin,frenzy and a hole lot more)its pretty good considering they just moved out of little ol new zealand where there is a population of about 10-15 actual psychobillys, and have made it out of hundreds of other psychobilly acts from austrailia and the us and europe and stuff.alot of the bands at these gigs are the pioners of the genre from the early 80s,so very cool to be able to play at the same fest as them

Hey wizard of gore, did you ever get into The Vibes? As a psychobilly fan, I bet you'd dig 'em:

no and i should be ashamed of myself for it,

They were a London group.

Oh hell yeah, In fact they're going to be in town on June 7th. I few years ago I got into a real heavy surf guitar jag, and they were one of the first "new" surf groups I discovered.

SPeaking of surf music, currently listening to:


The Misfits and Surf music. Whats not to love?

Oh man, that's awesome. Definitely catch that show. They're great live, especially if they have the Pontani Sisters on stage with them.
Where's the show?

haha you read it before i edited,i googled them strait after and sussed them out,out of it i havnt heard of em
but theres only one band thats pure psychobilly

iv only heard them on a few complimations,but that was fuckin ace!!!

oh yup and while were on covers

They're playing the World Cafe Live here in Philly, which is a great place to see a show. It's pretty intimate, has nice acoustics, and fairly cheap (tix are $20). I don't know if the Pontani sisters are playing with them, but I'll have a good time no matter what.

Listening to more cover versions ...



GREAT interpretation! They give the song a frenetic type of jazz feel, and it works.

You should definitely get there Misfits tribute, they're music is much more enjoyable then the Nutley Brass. I liked their misfits covers, but after a few listens, the novelty wears off.


Listening to...



The term "sell-out" is really misused. A lot of the times, it's not even warranted. I heard Bob Dylan was called a sell out because he had the audacity to play an electric guitar. While I'm not a big dylan fan, I don't think his playing a telecaster, qualifies him as a sell-out (He's a sell-out for doing TV commercials). Sugar Ray on the otherhand..... they're the epitome of the term sell-out. It disgusts me to even think about what they became. They went from this song to making silly, non threatening pop music in the course of two albums.

the hardcore people i know listen to this alot i never really listend to it coz i thought it would be just like all the other new hdc crap they listen too but i quite like it .its more like ghb 7 seconds minor threat and all those old hdc bands i actually like

Yeah their first few EPs rule. Not really a fan of their later stuff where they ditched that sound and got long winded and boring.

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Been listening to these guys a bit this week. They do WAY to many covers but have some killer stuff that still holds up well.

Followed it up with some Tripod Jimmie:

Probably my favorite group of the 90's:

Helmet aren't too bad but I've never really big huge on them their albums always went on a bit to long for me. I've got Betty on LP and must say I've been digging it tho. Got the 12" single of Unsung... I wouldn't mind picking up Meantime on LP I think that's the one I'd enjoy the most these days. Didn't have enough cash to see them live last year which was a shame.

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Had the new Unsane album on today second spin and it's growing on me. Hasn't totally blown me away like Visqueen did but there's some fucking good tunes on it. The Flipper cover is great.

I can dig what you're saying about Helmet going on a little too long. For me, Strap it On, is a lot like that. I don't even like the entire 2nd side of the LP.
I saw them live 3 years ago at this little jazz club here in Philly, which shocked the hell out of me, because up until then, I had only seen them in much larger clubs. They didn't play as loud as they used to, the only member I recognized was page Hamilton. and it was sort of depressing. Made me feel old.

Listening to....



Strange, yet one of the only decent covers of a bad Brains song I know of.