Subhumans - From the Cradle to the Grave 1984

From start to finish, this is a masterpiece.

When it was released in '84 there was

nothing like it. Anarco Punk band with a

concept track that was over 15 minutes long!

One of the best punk bands around at that

time, the Subhumans always delivered with

solid songs, fast and heavy, great guitar riffs

with snippets of lead and Dicks barked vocals.

Get angry and Listen

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Eternal Tapestry - The Invisible Landscape 2010

Many thanks for Soundweave for this one.

Eternal Tapestry supply wah-wah soaked

riffs over which the band groove into trance

like mantras of guitar worship.

Rather than a stoner/doom feel, they have

given us a more Psychedelic album, rooted

in Hawkwind, Spaceman 3 and heavy Kraut.

Listen

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Omar Rodriguez-Lopez - Old Money 2008

Recorded after The Mars Volta album

"Amputechture", this is an astounding

record of densely textured guitar freak

outs, with the usual Omar trademark

of effect pedals, tightly woven with seemingly

every instrument he could lay his hands on

but never losing the incredible groove -

kinda like Carlos Santana on speed, playing

with a gun to his head in case he slows down!

Rodriguez-Lopez is a hugely prolific artist -

At The Drive In/Mars Volta/De Facto + all

his solo stuff. Sometimes I think he suffers

from the "Zappa Syndrome" - a lot of his albums

do tend to blend into each other - maybe a bit

of editing/pruning required just to slow him

down and become more cohesive......... pah!

what do I know?

Old Money is my personal fave - go on, give

it a Listen

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Outcry Collective - Articles 2009

I recall this band got a lot of shit reviews

when the album came out. Fuck knows why.

Is it because they sound like American

hardcore but come from leafy Surrey?

Dirty, scuzzy songs about small town life

come alive with throbbing bass and rabid

guitar riffs, shot throughout with wonderful

snippets of lead work and a snarling vocal

delivery.

Jump aboard and listen Here.

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Isis - Panopticon

Gone but never forgotten!

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Minsk - With Echoes in the Movement of Stone 2009

This slow burns through twisted, psychedelic

post-metal with equal measures of bombast and

deliberation.

Minsk have a huge wall of textured sound that

sound overpowering but within the sonic barrage,

there are many delicate flourishes that emerge

with repeated listens.

Oh yeah and the vocalist sounds like he eats

babies .... Listen

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High Rise - Live 2001

Fuzz laden, Japanese Psychedelic rock that

mixes up Guitar Wolf, Stooges and the MC5

to deliver a tasty stew of noise and attitude

that goes straight for the brain and screams

Muthafucker as loud as possible!

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The Stooges - Raw Power live

This is the Stooges Raw Power set from 2nd May

at the Hammersmith Appollo. Taken from a

soundboard recording and sold on a USB stick,

this is as good as a Stooge recording gets .......

Metallic KO anyone?

This comes from the very kind Moggieboy who

runs the Ripped In Glasgow blog - lots of eclectic

posts - give it a look Here.

Any doubts that Williamson could recreate his

napalm attack guitar was quickly put to rest

as this jaw droppingly good set went on.

Just fucking fantastic - Search & Destroy!

Jerusalem - Jerusalem 1972

Back in 1972, Ian Gillan took a fledgling

band under his wing and produced this

album.

Sounding like early Sabbath or a

keyboardless Purple, these songs have

an urgency and rawness that still sounds

good now. It does not claim to be proto-stoner

or any other labels that old bands sometimes

now have.

If you want a bit of classic rock in early 70's

style Fill Yer Boots!

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Guitar Fondling

Is this wrong of me?

Punk Compilation

Here are some old punk songs -

no theme or agenda, just some

tunes I fancied playing today.

Sham 69 - Borstal Breakout

Hot Rods - Do Anything you Wanna do

Clash - Janie Jones

Dead Boys - Sonic Reducer

Stiff Little Fingers - Suspect Device

Uk Subs - Warhead

PIL - Public Image

Angelic Upstarts - Who Killed Liddle?

Banshees - Mirage

Damned - New Rose

Stranglers - No More Heroes

Devo - Smart Patrol/Mr DNA

Pistols - Submission

Subhumans - Religious Wars

Dead Kennedys - Moon over Marin

Ruts - In a Rut

X-Ray Spex - World Turned Day Glo 1, 2, 3, 4!

Conifer - Crown Fire 2008

A bit of doom/sludge with lashings of

atmospheric post-metal. Conifer play

loud and heavy but never forget about

dynamics or tension. You know the drill -

lots of bone shaking bass, thundering drums,

explosive guitars with the odd grunted vocal.

Try

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Velvet Underground - Guitar Amp Tapes 1969

Ever wanted to hear Lou Reed play

guitar in the VU louder?

Here you go. A gig with the guitar

mike shoved into his amp capturing

all his sonic glory ..... and the quiet

delicate bits you could never hear.

You can read whole essays about this

tape - how Reed applied free jazz

improvisational techniques on a rock

format and used Ornette Coleman

harmolodics to his guitar work .....

or just a man hitting his guitar very hard

and making a glorious noise.

The quality is not as bad as you think, you

can still make out the songs but in the distance.

If you want to listen to the VU songbook,

probably best to stay clear but if you want to

hear some sonic mangling - get some White Light, White heat

Sun Dial - Return Journey 1991

This trio play full blown psychedelia with

a garage rock feel. These are studio jams

released as an album and have a more

unpolished, rougher edge then some of

their other recordings.

If you like Magic Lanterns or a slow

Earthless, why not Dig those fuzz Guitars!

Leatherface - Mush 1991

I had always heard of Leatherface and the

main man, Frankie Stubbs but found the

records hard to get, so it was a while after

they were out before I got to hear them.

"Mush" is probably the one I play the most -

melodic punk at its finest - like an English

Husker Du with bits of early Motorhead

in the sound and power.

My copy has some bonus tracks on here

Coughing with snot

When will my bloody cold go away!

Nigeria Rock Special

15 tracks from the underground rock scene

in 1970's Nigeria. Fuzzed out funk influenced

by Hendrix and Santana, this is the sound

of West African music grooving with the

Psychedelic and Guitar rock records that

were being imported.

Different but good Let's boogie

I messed up the artist tags but track listing

is on this Word Doc

The Butthole Surfers - Locust Abortion Technician 1987

"Well, son, the funny thing about regret is

that it's better to regret something you have

done that to regret something you haven't done.

And by the way, if you see your mom this

weekend, will you be sure and tell her

Satan! Satan! Satan!"

So starts "Sweat Loaf", the bands skewed take

on Sabbath. This album is the one that got

me into the Buttholes.

Paul Leary's blistering guitar lines and Gibby

Haynes manical yelping and distorted singing

wormed their way into my head.

"Graveyard" sinks a riff that cannot be

forgotten, while "22 going on 23" is a

horrific radio interview by an abused

woman played over the devils rock'n'roll.

Once heard, even if you do not like it,

you will not forget it. Listen here

Tony Maim - Songs from a Ruptured Dog 2006

Back in 2006 I released a CD, full of old fashioned, plain

and simple Punk Rock.

If you want to hear which bits of The Clash, Damned,

Ramones and Husker Du I stole from, Listen here

Nuggets - Fuzz Geetar

The full title is "Nuggets: Original Artyfacts

from the First Psychedelic Era 1965 - 1968"

In 1972, Lenny Kaye, then the guitarist from

the Patti Smith group, compiled a double

album of obscure and forgotten gems which

coined the term "Garage Rock"

In 2006 this was re-released as an expanded

4 CD box set. I have put together a compilation

from over 120 tracks - only the most fuzziest

riffs made it on!

Don't thank me. Just listen to The Litter, Amboy

Dukes, Chocolate Watch Band, The Electric

Prunes etc Here

Norma Jean - The Anti Mother 2008

American hardcore with their 4th album.

Drawing comparisons with Botch but with

enough intricate guitar work to edge them

into math-rock fields, they also have a clever

melodic feel which combined with aggressive

vocals also feel metal-ish .............. but in a

good way. Listenhere

The Stooges - Raw Power

In my twisted head, this is one of the greatest

guitar albums ever made and I have posted

this for no other reason that I am seeing the

Stooges tonight playing Raw Power in its

entirety.

Oh Yes!!!!

Listen and Learn

Who cares?

Not that anyone will read this but looking at
various blogs, some have incredible details
and a wealth of information about albums.

Should I spend more time doing this? -
it probably will mean I will not post every
week day.

Or should I stick with my "urg ....sounds
heavy ..... make me smash things .... me like
noise and stuff...." ?

Actually, as I type this ........ fuck ya!

If you don't like it, read Wiki instead.

Love you all! Weekend treat - F Lips doing Darkside of the Moon