1. IN A PRIEST DRIVEN AMBULANCE-THE FLAMING LIPS
I'll start with the obvious.........I've been a longtime FLAMING LIPS fan......and to me, IN A PRIEST DRIVEN AMBULANCE was their best record.......on this record, they still retained the incredibly loud guitars......buuuuttt, they had begun to discover a more pop sensibility......this one came out in 1990.......
2. END OF THE DAY-THE REIVERS
I "discovered" this band when they were called ZEITGEIST......they had to change their name due to copyright issues or some such.....i first saw them on a great show on MTV(remember when they actually played music) called THE CUTTING EDGE......they had an episode called THE AUSTIN AVALANCHE OF ROCK AND ROLL.......this band was featured prominently and i went out and bought their first album the next day.....on this(their last album), it's clear that the band is coming to an end as it's members began to address the issues of adult life(marriage,kids,etc.).....it's a real bittersweet document.......and i have loved it from the first time i heard it......should you get a chance to hear it, please ignore the cheesy 80s production values........this one was released in 1989
3. DECORATION DAY-DRIVE BY TRUCKERS
This record has been in and out of my cd player for 2 years now.......what can you say about the TRUCKERS......the storytelling makes their stuff special.....and great lyrics in general.......OUTFIT may be my favorite song on this record...."don't call what you're wearing an outfit...don't ever say your car is broke......don't worry bout losing your accent.....a southern man tells better jokes".....great stuff indeed......released in 2003
4.REVOLVER-THE BEATLES
Need i explain this one........1966
5. SEX,LOVE AND ROCK N ROLL-SOCIAL DISTORTION
A return to form for this band, this album seemed to have some of the same intensity Mike Ness exhibited earlier in his career.......it's more punk and i love it.....i believe this one came out last year......
That's a start........i think i may be inclined to list more later.....or then again, it may make more sense to list them one at a time with a more detailed reasoning for their place on the list......
Rock it like you're trying to commit murder....
Stak
3 comments:
I live through three New Orleans summers with a car that had no AC...does that count?
As for Social Distortion...they may be more punk...but at their last show all the women got searched for cell phones with cameras in them and the men didn't. And that's not punk...that's just mysogynistic LAMENESS. It was a good show, though.
sure that counts.....
however, by calling that record more punk i was speaking purely from a stylistic point of view......i could give a fuck about purist punk attitudes about lifestyles,ticket prices(FUGAZI is great, but McKay needs to get over himself),and concert policy........i doubt seriously MIKE NESS or any member of SOCIAL D had anything whatsoever to do with girls getting the frisky frisk for cellphones with cameras......but i could be wrong.........and yes, it was a good show........i saw em in Atlanta on that tour.........great stuff.......and TIGER ARMY opened......more great stuff.....
Well, let's just say that it is NOT the policy of the venue to do such things...it was the band's specific request. I mean, I've heard of being camera shy, but that was quite ridiculous. It ALMOST ruined my night...but then it didn't.
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