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Sunday, July 5, 2009

VA - Winters of Discontent

I snagged this on the net about two years ago. I have no information about this release, all I know is that this is a compilation of Peel Sessions and the bands and songs featured here are awesome that I am compelled to share this with you just in case you missed it out the first time it was posted. (I think the blog where I got this from has already bitten the dust).

Tracklist

The Stranglers - Something Better Change
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Love In A Void
The Adverts - Gary Gilmore's Eyes
The Slits - Shoplifting
Buzzcocks - Fast Cars
Rich Kids - Rich Kids
Skids - Of One Skin
Adam And The Ants - It Doesn't Matter
The Only Ones - Another Girl Another Planet
Stiff Little Fingers - Suspect Device
The Fall - Mess Of My
The Damned - Stretcher Case
King - Anti Pope
Echo And The Bunnymen - Read It In Books
The Ruts - Sus
Young Marble Giants - Brand New Life
The Nightingales - Start From Scratch
The Birthday Party - Big Jesus Trash Can
Associates - A Matter Of Gender
The Chameleons - The Fan And The Bellows
The Very Things - Wall Of Fir
The Wild Swans - Enchanted
Microdisney - Sun
The Redskins - Kick Over The Statues
Billy Bragg - A New England

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Saturday, July 26, 2008

Buzzcocks - Time's Up

Let's change it up with a solid punk record, Buzzcocks' Time's Up. Time's Up is a compilation of Buzzcocks songs when Howard Devoto was still with the group.

Here's what Allmusic has to say about this record:

"A fascinating semi-legitimate release of all the studio work the Howard Devoto-fronted band recorded in Manchester in October 1976. This is an expensive disc that only clocks in at 24 minutes, but it's 24 pretty great minutes. Some of the material (e.g., the cover of Captain Beefheart's "I Love You, You Big Dummy") Devoto took with him to Magazine, but the rest of the material is prime Buzzcocks: "Orgasm Addict," "Breakdown," and "Boredom" to name but a few. With Devoto singing lead, the band sound a bit more Sex Pistols-ish (something that would change when Shelley took over singing lead), and, therefore, a tad more ominous."

Buzzcocks - Time's Up

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Back from Virus

It’s been a long time, I’ve been very busy, plus the fact that I had a Trojan virus in my computer which was not detected by my previous Anti-Virus. That shit slowed down my Upload (8 kbps) and Download (20 kbps) speeds. It took me 2 hours just to upload 1 CD. FFFUUUUUUCCCCK!

I’m cool now. I changed my anti-virus and back to normal speed. AWRAYT!!! I was actually thinking of quitting this blogging thing but I simply can’t. This thing keeps me SANE. lol.

Well, I’m back to school now, getting another degree. A degree that would help me go places, at least that’s what I was hoping. Hehe. I’m keeping my fingers crossed.

Anyways, enough about me and let’s go to my post. This isa different from my usual post since my wife asked me if I could lessen the Crust and the Hardcore stuff for it might damage Dylan’s hearing. Well, anything for my kid.

Now, I kind of lay off from the loud stuff and returned to basics, the not so noisy stuff whenever I play music around the house. So, I’m back with my earphones whenever I'm playing some loud stuff.

So, without further blah blah, here’s the Undertones self-titled album, Gang of Four’s Return the Gift. Originally, it’s a double CD. Disc 1 is comprised of Gang of Four’s back catalog re-recorded by the band. It’s a pretty neat outing. But I didn’t include the Disc 2 for in my opinion it’s just rubbish! Because it’s a remix CD done by bands such as Hot Hot Heat and the like and sounded very disco. So, I’m not going to waste my time ripping and uploading that shit!

Also posted was a classic one from the Buzzcocks-Love Bites, Mission of Burma’s first 12” release, Signals, Calls and Marches, Alternative TV's Radio Sessions and Wire's On Returning which covers their first three albums plus non album tracks.