January 2010
7 posts
Taking a break from the heavy stuff, here are two great albums featuring a guy who seems to have fairly good intentions. Brian Eno has been involved in so many projects over the course of his musical career, it can be hard to keep track. I’m a big fan of his ambient works, and these two albums have him utilizing that skill set in collaboration with some of the best spacefreaks around. ...
I love slow loud music! Here are some albums by some real weirdos doing ADVANCED THINGS with HEAVY SOUNDS. (again, chronologically)
Harvey Milk - Courtesy & Goodwill Towards Men (Reproductive, 1995) Athens, Georgia’s Harvey Milk is legendary for being uncompromisingly weird while still being an exceptionally heavy Rock Band. Nowhere is their legend more reinforced than on this...
2009 was also the year that I played guitar more than I ever had in my life. Growing up, I played piano and sort of sneered at guitarists and their cheesy gear and solos, but these days I’m surrounded by “cheesy gear” and trying to think hard and open when it comes to the guitar solo. Despite its location as shortcut to onanism, the guitar, whether electric or acoustic, is also...
Two albums from 1987. Both very heavy, in ways similar as well as in ways that are different.
The Descendents - All (SST, 1987)
Perhaps not a popular opinion among a certain stripe of Descendents fan, but after Milo Goes To College, ALL is definitely my favorite Descendents record. It contains snotty pop classics like “Coolidge” and “Clean Sheets” as well as the...
