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Alternative TV - The Image has Cracked

Starting with a nuttily bombastic synth intro (courtesy of Squeeze's Jools Holland!) which sounds just like the music punk was supposed to be destroying might seem an unusual move for a band founded by the guy who chronicled the original London explosion. But it's that very contrariness in Mark Perry which made the original Alternative TV such a thrilling prospect, and which makes The Image Has Cracked an unfairly neglected classic from the late-'70s upheaval. Seizing on the promise of punk as being a new means of expression rather than a new set of musical rules to be adhered to, Perry, along with a solid-enough band, whip up a series of incendiary pieces that explore as much as they thrash, caught somewhere between the Fall's divine ramalama and three-chord snarls. "Alternatives" captures the tense spirit of the band's work perfectly, a live recording where over a gentle groove Perry invites audience members to come up and "use the soapbox," only to have a bunch of chancers and screamers talk a lot about nothing much at all, until Perry spits vitriol at a pair of people in a punch-up and complains about "diluted sh*t." As an expression of going down defiant while punk became a new fashion, it's fierce and brilliant. A good half of the album comes from the same concert, including the harrowing final track, "Splitting in Two," as perfect a capturing of nails-dug-in-flesh paranoia and indecision as anything in music history, revived as a live favorite years later by the Chameleons. The studio cuts include a solid run-through of Zappa's "Why Don't You Do Me Right?" and the closest ATV ever came to an anthemic single, "Action Time Vision." The 1994 CD version adds 11 extra tracks to the original album, including the reggae-inflected "Love Lies Limp" and "Life After Life" singles, among many others, making it the edition of Image to look for. - Allmusicguide

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The Chameleons - Return of the Roughnecks (Best of)

As Mark Burgess states in the liner notes, "Best of the Chameleons?! Contradiction in terms, mate!!" True, the Chameleons never had much chart success over the course of their five year existence (at least "hits" doesn't appear in the title!), but in retrospect they were one of the most excellent, awe-inspiring bands of the '80s. Their three studio LPs are works of genius, each with distinct qualities, each capable of consuming your soul and tugging your heartstrings. If you were to poll any number of diehard Chameleons fans as to what their favorite LP is, you would likely have a three-way tie. Even when considering the non-album tracks this Manchester band produced, you can count on one hand the number of less-than-quality tunes. That's a pretty good success rate! So why even bother with a best-of? After all, with brilliance running rampant throughout the course of their discography, which includes myriad radio session and live releases, it's a monster task to whittle a fair representation onto one CD. The track selection is excellent, though no compilation is likely to be seen as completely accurate from the judgment of one Chams fan to another. But since best-ofs are meant for beginners, this is a moot point. Avoiding the risk of making a fractured compilation, Return of the Roughnecks flows extremely well, and each of their LPs are represented quite evenly: five songs are from Script of the Bridge, three are from What Does Anything Mean, and four are off Strange Times (both sides of the "In Shreds"/"Nostalgia" single are included as well). Packaged lovingly with the involvement of the band, it's made to please the familiar as well. Some copies include their swan song, the Tony Fletcher Walked on Water EP, as a second disc. If given a choice between the single and double disc set, go with the double -- regardless of price difference.

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VA - Rough Trade Shops - Post Punk

Post-punk might've given way to the brighter and more pop-oriented sounds of new wave around 1982, but "post-punk" as a label has been affixed to many bands that have come and gone since, including a large cluster of herky-jerky yahoos that were floating around in the early 2000s, most of whom were quickly bundled together for their throwback appeal. The two-disc Post Punk, an addition to the Rough Trade Shops series, curiously binds two waves — if you'll pardon the use of the word "waves" — without considering the wealth of like-minded bands that came and went between them. Nineties bands like Six Finger Satellite, Dog Faced Hermans, and Trenchmouth could fit neatly into this design; however, the time apparently wasn't right for a revival of the '90s post-punk revival. That's a shame, because those bands were just as thrilling and are just as deserving of inclusion, if not more so than some of the lesser 21st century outfits. (What's more, the names are just as absurd as Crispy Ambulance, one of the names here.) With or without the gaffe, Rough Trade has put together another lovingly packaged and attentively sequenced compilation. It doesn't take the easy route, and instead mixes the obvious in with some rare gleams that are liable to placate the most fussy obscurantist. Scritti Politti's presence is likely to perplex those who are only familiar with the group's mid-'80s pop-chart run, yet their early days are ripe for the picking, best represented by the scratchy spirals and lazily swaying lurch of "Skank Bloc Bologna." Delta 5 never made an album that rivaled anything from like-sounding Leeds peers Gang of Four, but "Mind Your Own Business" — steady peasoup-peasoup rhythm, hectoring group vocals, jagged guitars — clings to the ribs as well as "I Found That Essence Rare." Other typically neglected acts, from Family Fodder to Essential Logic to Maximum Joy, are featured alongside more familiar ones like Wire, PiL, and the Fall. Out of the latest school, the Rapture, Erase Errata, and Gramme lead the way, along with the sadly departed Life Without Buildings, who bowed out in true post-punk fashion after a handful of singles and one great album. Along with continuing Rough Trade's excellent run of compilations, Post Punk also rates with In the Beginning There Was Rhythm, New York Noise, and Mutant Disco — fellow retrospectives that are just as fun as they are historical. - Andy Kellman

Special thanks to my good friend Terrorizer for this one.

Track Listings
Disc: 1
1. I Found That Essence Rare - King, Jonathan
2. Georges Five - Georges Leningrad
3. We Are All Prostitutes - Pop Group
4. Die Matrosen - LiliPUT
5. Out of the Races and Onto the Tracks - Jenner, Luke
6. Mind Your Own Business - Allen, Rosalind
7. Shoplifting - Albertine, Viviane
8. Delayed Reaction - Rogers
9. Sunny Day - Carpenter, A.
10. You're No Good - Scroggins, Renee
11. Another Song - Bird
12. You - Foad, Paul
13. Fade Away - Byles, Junior
14. Careering - Lydon, John
15. You and You - DNA
16. The Leanover - Bradley
17. For My Country - Abbo
18. Skank Bloc Bologna - Scritti Politti
19. Sex Machine - Brown
20. Disco Pope - Prats
21. Groupmegroup - Young, Dennis
22. Ex Lion Tamer - Gilbert, B.

Disc: 2
1. Too Many Creeps - Bush Tetras
2. Robot - Millard, Ross
3. Contort Yourself - Chance, James
4. Asbestos Lead Asbestos - Dobson
5. The Fish Needs a Bike - Crease
6. Debbie Harry - Pearce, J.R.
7. Like You - Gramme
8. Definitive Gaze - Devoto, Howard
9. Lola - Davies, Ray
10. Sink - Green
11. Last Words - Turnbull, John [Gui
12. Yes I Do - Block
13. Tongue Tied - Erase Errata
14. I, Bloodbrother Be (£4,000 Love Letter) - Blake, Karl
15. Industrial Estate - Bramah
16. Searching for Mr Right - Moxham, Stuart
17. Deaf - Hempsall, Alan
18. This Is Pop? - Partridge, Andy
19. White Mice - Crockford, Jane
20. Bop Bop - Maxwell, A.
21. Aerosol Burns - Logic, Lora
22. Stretch - Maximum Joy

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Darling's Cabinet of Sundry Horror

Darling's Cabinet of Sundry Horror is a goth folk band from Jersey (I think). This link was given to me by Blair. According to him, "Darling's Cabinet of Sundry Horror, and its kind of like gothic folk/protopunk/indie/circus music, For fans of the birtday party and the violent femmes, and maybe even marilyn manson or Tom waits."

Thanks again Blair for this excellent upload!

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Leeway - Born to Expire/Desperate Measures

Leeway was formed in Astoria, New York, USA in 1984 by guitarist A.J. Novello and vocalist Eddie Sutton under the name The Unruled. They played alongside groups such as Crumbsuckers, Prong, Ludichrist, Bad Brains, and Sick Of It All at the predominantly hardcore punk-oriented CBGB venue and had metal influences from the start. Guitarist and songwriter A.J. Novello said:
“ We might have helped open up a can of worms by bringing suburban metalheads to shows. Years later, it kind of ruined things in the scene, but I can't say I have any regrets." ”

The fact that the band experimented with sound, had two guitarists riffing and solo-ing between them and the singer dressed in skeleton outfits and Yankees uniforms also set them out from the rest of the hardcore punk scene.

In November, 1987 they entered the Normandy Sound studio in Warren, Rhode Island and recorded their first album, Born to Expire. However, due to delays and postponements, the album was not released until January, 1989. Three follow-ups ensued – Desperate Measures, Adult Crash, and Open Mouth Kiss – before the band split. They recently reformed.

Their song "Enforcer" has recently been added to the playlist of the radio show "L.C.H.C" in the game GTA IV

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Kraut - Adjustment to Society

I first heard this band on a mixed tape given to me by my buddy in college. The tape included bands like Bad Brains, Wasted Youth, Minor Threat, Reagan Youth, Cro-Mags, Gang Green, Husker Du, Code of Honor and of course Kraut. The mixed tape was a killer, every song rocks (well, you can't fail with that line-up). I still have the cassette with me - thanks a lot bro!

Here's the Maximum Rock n Roll review I snagged from KFTH:

A potent mixture of '77-style powerchord punk and more contemporary thrashers can be found on this excellent debut album by KRAUT. It is far more riveting than their two EPs, and should serve to silence many of their critics once and for all. Solid production, loads of tight guitar power, abundant energy, and huge hooklines are all showcased here. I don't really accept Tim Sommer's suggestion that KRAUT are the punk group of the '80s, and for all I know, they might actually be the would-be rockstars that their enemies contend, but they sure as hell won't need ex-PISTOL Steve Jones to give them credibility next time around. Highly recommended.
-Jeff Bale, from MRR #5, 1983

This is a MUST download!

PS. I was about to post their first single as well, Kill for Cash (I actually uploaded it already in my mediafire account here). But my buddy from Shotgun Solution just uploaded it last October. So, if you want to read about the Kill for Cash info, go to his site here. You can download it there too!

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Good Riddance - Coverups

This is a re-up from Good Riddance's all covers album aptly named Coverups. The artists covered here are varied from the punk staples such as Black Flag to Battalion of Saints, to Government Issue and Chron Gen. There's a really good cover of the Shangrila's classic the "Leader of tha Pack" plus a Kiss number "I Stole Your Love."

Here's what AMG has to say about the album:

"Cover Ups has California punks Good Riddance doing ten cover songs: "Melt With You" by Modern English, "Feel Their Pain" by Insted, "I Stole Your Love" by Kiss, "Second Coming" by Battalion of Saints, "Come Dancing" by the Kinks, "Outlaw" by Chron Gen, "Leader of the Pack" by the Shangri-Las, "Hall of Fame" by Government Issue, "In My Head" by the Psychedelic Furs, and "My War" by Black Flag.

Given that Good Riddance has been around for about 15 years, one can forgive them slightly for wanting to do a cover album, which are normally received with apprehension from fans and non-fans alike. Some of the tunes seemed marred by the band trying to be funny and instead being annoying (the snotty "na-na-na" chorus on "Melt With You," the high-pitched girly shrieking on "Leader of the Pack," etc.). Adding former Lifetime and Kid Dynamite drummer David Wagenschutz made Good Riddance a really tight apparatus on the rhythm end, and hopefully Wagenschutz's talent can bring some respect to the band as legitimate musicians (if that's something they care about, that is). Highlights of the album would no doubt be the Kiss cover and Bill Stevenson of Black Flag, All, and the Descendents doing drums and guitar on the Black Flag tune. To a larger degree, this cover album is similar to the entire school of cover albums: If you're a fan of the band and you like even just a few of the covers, you'll dig the album. If you like some of the songs but aren't much of a fan of the band, you'll be able to tolerate the songs. So the lesson is that cover albums are (in almost all cases) for fans only. Cover Ups is no exception."

Track listing

1. "I Melt with You" (Modern English) – 2:22
2. "Feel Their Pain" (Insted) – 2:02
3. "I Stole Your Love" (Kiss) – 2:37
4. "Second Coming" (Battalion of Saints) – 1:26
5. "Come Dancing" (The Kinks) – 2:20
6. "Outlaw" (Chron Gen) – 3:05
7. "Leader of the Pack" (The Shangri-Las) – 2:09
8. "Hall of Fame" (Government Issue) – 0:57
9. "In My Head" (The Psychedelic Furs) – 2:41
10. "My War" (Black Flag) – 3:43

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Nausea / Terrorizer Split Demo

This is a request, Nausea/Terrorizer Split Demo. I don't know much about this release and I actually forgot where I snagged this one (I totally forgot the blogspot, sorry).

Anyways, I love Nausea & I love Terrorizer. So this is a welcome treat to the fans of both bands. Enjoy!

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the Methadones - 21st Century Power Pop Riot

One of those rare all-covers projects that actually works, the Methadones' 21st Century Power Pop Riot might well actually be the band's best album so far. That's no disrespect to leader Dan Schafer's earlier work, which has been uniformly fine pop-punk, but this set is the first album Schafer has been involved with since his glory days as Ben Weasel's right-hand man in Screeching Weasel (under the name Danny Vapid) that's been this much unabashed fun. It helps immensely that the song selection is spot-on throughout, highlighting forgotten gems and lesser-known cult classics instead of the usual suspects: when the Records' "Starry Eyes" and Scandal's "Goodbye to You" (featuring a kicky lead vocal by Annie Soviette of the Soviettes) are among the most instantly familiar tunes on the album, it's clear that true power pop fans were behind this record. Versions of Elvis Costello's "Welcome to the Working Week" and, even better, the 1979 Costello soundalike "Back of My Hand" by the Jags are instant highlights, with a rockabilly-tinged workout on Nick Lowe's "Heart of the City" and a dead-on resurrection of the Pointed Sticks' "Out of Luck" close behind. (AMG)

Tracklist

Tracklist:

01. I’m The Leader Of The Gang - [originally by Gary Glitter]
02. Walking Out On Love - [originally by The Beat]
03. Back Of My Hand - [originally by The Jags]
04. Welcome To The Working Week - [originally by Elvis Costello]
05. I’m The Man - [originally by Joe Jackson]
06. Into You - [originally by The Crash Street Kids]
07. Full Moon Turn My Head Around - [originally by Off Broadway]
08. Goodbye To You - [originally by Scandal]
09. Out Of Luck - [originally by The Pointed Sticks]
10. Heart Of The City - [originally by Nick Lowe]
11. Starry Eyes - [originally by The Records]
12. He’s a Whore - [originally by Cheap Trick]


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VA - The Bridge: A Tribute to Neil Young

Q: Sonic Youth, Pixies, Soul Asylum, Flaming Lips, Dinosaur Jr. Nick Cave... What do these bands have in?
A: They are all fans of Neil Young!

This was released in 1989 and it gathers all the 80's underground music pioneers into this one piece of gem.

I don't wanna spoil this record and let the tracklist do the talking:

1 Barstool Blues - Soul Asylum
2 Don't Let It Bring You Down - Victoria Williams
3 After the Gold Rush - Flaming Lips
4 Captain Kennedy - Nikki Sudden
5 Cinnamon Girl - Loop
6 Helpless - Nick Cave
7 Mr. Soul - Bongwater
8 Winterlong - Pixies
9 Computer Age - Sonic Youth
10 Only Love Can Break Your Heart - Psychic TV
11 Lotta Love - Dinosaur Jr.
12 The Needle and the Damage Done/Tonight's the Night - Henry Kaiser
13 Out of the Blue - BALL
14 Words - Henry Kaiser

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Hoodoo Gurus - Stoneage Romeos

There were only quite a few songs I like upon hearing them the first time - Mommy's Little Monster, The Legend of Pat Brown, Thirteen, Protest & Survive, Hell's Around the Next Corner, Revenge. Though most songs on my list are either punk or hardcore except the Big Star song, there's another one that I liked when I first heard it - My Girl by Hoodoo Gurus. Hoodoo Gurus is an Australian power pop band and Stoneage Romeos was their debut album & it includes the song My Girl. The said song was played several times in a local radio station WXB 102.7 during the 80's. And I was so impressed by the group's pop hooks that I really got to have the album, which I did. I wasn't disappointed with the album either, which is a mix gargage rock, rockabilly, British Invasion and full-on rock n' roll. If you like good music, you shouldn't miss this one.

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Decry - Symptoms of Hate

I'm going to open November with a bang. Bang, in this case, the three releases of Decry. They're a hardcore band from Southern California which churns out very good, tight hardcore music. Symptoms of Hate is a 4 song EP with a some very tight playing. They got even better with the release of their Falling LP.

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Decry - Falling

This is their first full-length album after the Symptoms of Hate 7" and was released in 1984. It has some powerful songs in it, not as fast as others but sure damn powerful. I've been listening to Decry for the past week now and can't seem to let go.

Enjoy!

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Decry - Japanese MLP

This record, if my memory serves me right, was already posted by Slobo's Only In It For the Music's first incarnation. In case you missed out on that here it is again. This record is more of a rock record than their Falling LP. And for that reason, many fans were alienated. To tell you honestly, when I first heard it I was very pissed off and hated the album so much. I'm crying sell out. When I listened to it again many years later, it's not actually bad at all. In fact I enjoy listening to it. Taste surely changes over time.

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Gothic Tribute to the Doors (Darken My Fire)

"You know the day destroys the night, Night divides the day, Tried to run, Tried to hide, Break on through to the other side."

There's no better day to play that song than today, Halloween!

The Jim Morrison's lyrics was always been dark and brooding but overshadowed by their excellent pop sensibilities. From the Oedipal Complex theme of The End to serial killing in Riders on the Storm, there's always a dark shadow looming behind their music. Anyways, the culprits here are the who's who of Goth - Alien Sex Fiend, the Mission, Controlled Bleeding, Nosferatu, Mephisto Walz. Enjoy the weekend!

Tracklist:

The Mission - Love Me Two Times
Eating Crow - L.A. Woman
The Newlydeads - Hello, I Love You
Alien Sex Fiend - Five to One
The Electric Hellfire Club - Light My Fire
Spahn Ranch - Strange Days
Ex-Voto - Riders on the Storm
Mephisto Walz - Peace Frog
Eerie Von - The Spy
Rhea's Obsession - End of the Night
Controlled Bleeding - When the Music's Over
Nosferatu - People Are Strange
Rosetta Stone - The End

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Oi Polloi

This my fourth try in uploading this s@*t, and frankly I'm getting tired. Hope this works

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Wire - Live at the CBGBs

"By the time Wire made it to America for a mini-residency at New York's CBGB in July 1978, punk was dead and the band was moving in a radically different musical direction. The material featured here is an abridged version of a set recorded before a small audience (not at CBGB itself but in a nearby space) for broadcast on local station WPIX. Since American audiences had never seen Wire, the band uncharacteristically reprised some Pink Flag tracks. However, most of the songs come from Chairs Missing and explore exciting new territory, particularly the jagged exercises in creepy surrealism "From the Nursery" and "Practice Makes Perfect." Scant live evidence of Wire's exhilarating early phase exists; these recordings start to fill that gap, providing a vivid, fleeting snapshot of a group whose natural state was constant change." from ALLMUSICGUIDE

Gettin' lazy again! lol

Anyways, this is a piece of work so ENJOY!

Wire - Live at the CBGBs

Pixies - Acoustic Live in Newport

This actually a double post for the Pixies. This recording was from 2005 after the Pixes reformed. It's recorded in Newport. I don't know about you but for me, I find it hard to believe that the Pixies would go acoustic though a lot harder and less talented bands actually did it.

Anyways, enjoy this piece of gem!

Pixies - Acoustic Live in Newport

Pixies - Purple Album

Sorry for the once again delayed post, blame it on the freaking Spyware that hit me recently. It affected the taskmanager, hijacked Rapidshare & Mediafire and made my connection really slow making uploading almost impossible. But the thing is I didn't want to reformat my PC so I slaved for a couple of weeks trying to fix it. Whew, I'm glad I fixed it though there's still issues on uploading but I can manage.

Enough about that, I love the Pixies and I've been dying to post these records for a long time now. First up is their legendary demo - the Purple Album. It's nice to hear this one because it's very interesting to hear the songs I love in their infancy stage and how it evolved to the songs we came to know and love. Case in point - 'Here Comes Your Man,' the version here is way different than what was on Doolittle.

All in all, the record is a great glimpse on a band that's quickly rising to "stardom."

Enjoy!

Pixies - Purple Album