Since it's probably the best rock record that's going to come out this year: Death (detroit proto punk not metal band) - "...For The Whole World To See" Thread

will rock music ever be GREAT again?

great rock music is still around, it's just hard to find

kind of like death was in the 70s

can't stop listening to this. the outro to 'politicians' is insanely good. the way it just keeps on going, but they incrementally amp it way up into the red, rallizes/mainliner-style...? amazing.

and so is the intro.

and the rest.

yeah dude rock music has been really good lately!

i don't really have anything to say about this album except that i bought it and it's great

and the fresh air thing is probably worth listening to

beside the obvious influences (stooges, heavy metal...), am i the only one who feels the WIPERS vibe here?

the whole album is beyond great, but the last track is beyond-beyond great.
jaw dropping stuff

is this available on vinyl??

was wondering that myself. seems like not too many copies were pressed. forced exposure has it on their site but I'll bet that's just out-of-date.

is this available on vinyl??

― i like to fart and i am crazy (gbx), Friday, April 10, 2009 5:18 PM (9 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

gbx i got mine at fetus...last copy...i don't think they have any new stock coming in..

treehouse is out i know, so is eclipse

i would try: cheapos (fridley can be a good hookup)...maybe call roadrunner

This is great, got it on iTunes last night, the $6.93 price seemed to good to pass up.

not on emusic :(

ooh good to know it's on itunes for that price -- i think i've got a gift certificate for jsut about that amount. and yeah, it does break my heart that drag city is not on emusic -- i'd be able to easily plug a bunch of gaps in my collection if it were the case ...

oh bummer. i'll check the cheapo down the street, but doubt i'll be out in fridley anytime soon

This album is clearly more "whoa three black dudes from Detroit playing rock music that hasn't seen the light of day in 30 years - let me jump on the bandwagon" than "whoa this album just blew me away".

they couldn't fool you!

POWER MEET TRUTH

ENJOY THE SAMEOCRACY, SHEEPLE!

im so deflated that i've been found out :(

don't worry, we'll always have sir lord baltimore

haha, any reissue of obscurity thread wouldn't be complete without a "dude, it was forgotten for a reason!" post.

love is real not fade away

yeah it's a bit like that crushed butler EP, you want more (but this is way better than crushed butler)

uh, no and no. i mean, they're both EPs so that's true, but CB were more on a heavy UK post-blues/pre-glam/proto-metal thing. the second no is obv a matter of personal taste, but CB pretty much hit on every song, death is a little spotty.

just to clear things up:
this album is actually a collection of their singles.

the drummer is awesome.their secret weapon, thats for sure.

"Politicians" does anticipate the Wipers a touch, were the Youth-of-America era Wipers to wank their way through an arena-rock cover (I mean this as a compliment, too) The sound is getting there, but the fluidity and economy isn't, which is a roundabout way of saying that Greg Sage wrote tighter songs when he was seventeen, and then even when he stretched them to the ten-minute mark. And the short ones never waste a note. Death's got some power, but you can't really compare the results to "Telepathic Love," "Tragedy," "Over the Edge," "Can this Be," and so on. It's amazing they existed when and where they did, but that's just musicology, also known as the downfall of many a missing link pre-punk outfit....

"dude, it was forgotten for a reason!"

Which may have had nothing to do with the music. I'm a little surprised that someone from Creem wasn't jizzing over these guys though, since they did occasionally cover local Detroit stuff. If this had come out I think it would have been hailed as a minor classic. It's that good.

Arguing over whether Death are metal, hard rock, or pre-punk (whatever that means)is kind of pointless since those genres either didn't exist or were more amorphous in the early seventies.

i hear pre-forever changes love, sort of like xhuxk says, especially in "where do we go from here???"

not on emusic :(

― 鬼の手 (Edward III), Friday, April 10, 2009 1:39 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Really tight, <25 minutes and love the cover, I can get behind it. Anyone going to weigh in on how consistent this is?

yeah it's a bit like that crushed butler EP, you want more (but this is way better than crushed butler)

uh, no and no. i mean, they're both EPs so that's true, but CB were more on a heavy UK post-blues/pre-glam/proto-metal thing. the second no is obv a matter of personal taste, but CB pretty much hit on every song, death is a little spotty.

― cut-off jeans, skinnydipping, and "getting weird" (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Saturday, April 11, 2009 2:17 AM (21 hours ago) Bookmark

nah i didn't mean they sounded alike just that i wish both were like twice as long! and i disagree, i think every song on both CB an death are good songs

nabbed this from itunes last night -- hopefully will be able to crank while I paint tomorrow.

"i hear prepost-forever changes love" -Out Here/Four sail

Kinda shocked that my dad was so far ahead of ILM on this one.

Also aren't the Bad Brains refs more a case of OMG! Black dudes playing punk!

nah i didn't mean they sounded alike just that i wish both were like twice as long! and i disagree, i think every song on both CB an death are good songs

ooh ok, got ya (and agree). i don't think any of the death songs are truly bad, i just don't think they're all great.

xp, having actually listened to this, yes.

They do sound a little like Black Flag in tiny snatches though.

also, holy shit the drumming on everything but special mention Let the World Turn

also the songwriting is really really hooky, every song is really instantly hummable, I have a premonition of a T Mobile ad.

chorus to "Where Do We Go From Here" is totally Bloc Party.

but yes, we can keep coming up with associations but on its own this is a pretty awesome record. the ending of Politicians, as mentioned upthread, is amazing. esp. on headphones with the fucked up eq-ing and panning it never fails goosebumpwise.

list of all acts that comes into my mind while listening to this record:
stooges,mc5,saints,alice cooper,dammned,ramones,new bomb turks,love,wipers,new york dolls.

Glad to hear its on Itunes, coulndt find it this weekend in any store.

This album is clearly more "whoa three black dudes from Detroit playing rock music that hasn't seen the light of day in 30 years - let me jump on the bandwagon" than "whoa this album just blew me away".
Yeah, that was my initial impression too. I'll have to give it another listen.

fwiw i actually didn't know the whole backstory when a friend had sent me politicians in my eyes, or what race they were.

The comments on the iTunes page for this from the Chuck Schuldiner death-metal band fans bitching about how they shouldn't be allowed to have this name crack me up.

want to add my voice to the praise here -- record kicks serious ass. believe the hype!

yeah, I downloaded this. Pretty fucking awesome. and i concur with the post above about the hilarity of the Itunes comments.

I really dig this album.

yeah i kinda love this and if it's totally not to be so special can somebody point me to non-stooges shit that sounds like this so i can keep this vibe happening

you heard sonic's rendezvous? pretty sweet motor city rock from the 70s ...

i'll take a peek. thx!