Shellac

Shellac shows up and really works well in the soundtrack to this weeks episode of the comedy AP Bio.

Shellac are one of the greatest live rock bands ever.

They were so good in Eugene last night, just fantastic. I spent a lot of time just zoning out on Todd's drumming, damn that dude can play.

also sometimes Steve would hit this crazy squeal/feedback effect on his guitar and the thing would just go insane, anyone know what I'm referring to?

That's the Interfax Harmonic Percolator pedal all turned up to 10.

My guess would have been harmonic percolator too.

cool, thanks!

Listening to all their albums again. It will surprise none of you to learn that Terraform and Excellent Italian Greyhound are the two that are really holding up for me

Inspired to do so by the new Daughters album being #1 on the 2018 RYM chart and it making me want to listen to Shellac instead

Terraform>1000 Hurts>At Action Park>various singles (Rude Gesture/Uranus/Bird is most Popular Finger etc)>Dude Incredible>Excellent Italian Greyhound

but they are all good and the gap between best and "worst" is not very much

search: 2004 Peel Session version of "The End Of Radio"

yeah that's amazing, I know it

Terraform is clearly the best one for me - the shorter songs are sharp and the long songs utterly gripping. House Full Of Garbage might have usurped Didn't We Deserve... as my favourite Shellac song

but fully agreed that they're all good

Terraform>1000 Hurts>At Action Park

Agreed. Terraform indeed clearly the best one, the tension of the longer ones and the short bursts works so well. I'll admit I've not heard Excellent Italian Greyhound, will correct that shortly.

I would reverse that order. Here's my list:

At Action Park > early singles > Terraform > 1000 Hurts > Excellent Italian Greyhound > Dude Incredible

oh and this live album from 1993 is really good too, not least for the awkward interactions with the largely silent Japanese crowd: https://www.discogs.com/%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF-%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E6%9D%B1%E4%BA%AC/release/1041522

both peel sessions rereleased today in super high quality. a joy to listen to!

The 1994 session is particularly welcome cuz I've only ever heard that in the terrible bootleg that's floated around for yrs, and man it really put me back to how they were when I first saw them in 96, so snarly and raw.

Always loved that 2004 version of “The End of Radio.”

^^^ my single favorite thing they've done, just above Doris/Wingwalker

'94 Crow an absolute monster

oh I bet, that's my other favorite Shellac track

btw are these on Bandcamp or???

s*****y for me, sorry

nah that's cool just wondering how to listen

Is this the one "John Peel was a hellava guy..."

yes

Awesome. It's the best version. I'm buying that.

If buy the lp vers (which is a thing of beauty) in classic Shellac fashion no dl code but you do get an unmarked cd vers stuck in there

The vers of "Billiard Player Song" on their is all time as well

Oof £30. But yeah, done.

'94 Crow an absolute monster

I have a totally horseshit sounding 45 I think? of the 94 session

I forgot (or more likely didn't know) that the '94 Peel Session predates the release of "At Action Park" by a few months, if Wikipedia is right which has it coming out in Oct of that yr which seems like it could be right

they sure kept Spoke in the barrel a while

Esp cuz they played on the reg until about '98 or so, I sort of assumed they had forgotten abt it until EIG

On the 2004 set "Billiard Player Song">"Dog & Pony Show">"Il Porno Star" is absolute peak Shellac

I'd rank them At Action Park > the singles > Terraform > 1000 Hurts > Dude Incredible > Excellent Italian Greyhound, but I'd put Two Nuns & a Pack Mule above all of them

Terraform >>>>>>>>>>>>>> At Action Park > 1000 Hurts > Dude Incredible > Greyhound.

I'm aware I'm probably alone in this assessment.

oh fuck it someone start a poll already

I'm aware I'm probably alone in this assessment.

Nah that is the correct order

Oh and I saw someone point out this new set is Shellac #16 but Dude Incredible is Shellac #14...so whatever #15 is maybe that is coming "soon"? I realize in Shellac terms "soon" is 1-5 years.

http://thatrecordgotmehigh.com/2019/06/13/s2e64-shellac-at-action-park-with-jay-reeve/#comment-20

Yeah, Terraform is my favourite too. I also really like Greyhound, somewhat controversially, but Terraform stands slightly above the rest

FOR DECADES

BUILD A MONUMENT TO HIMSELF

Terraform>At Action Park>90s singles>1000 Hurts>Dude Incredible>Excellent Italian Greyhound

^^ I'd swap the singles and Action Park but yeah pretty much

It's never quite gotten better than At Action Park but I'm always willing to hang in there to see what happens.

Oh and I saw someone point out this new set is Shellac #16 but Dude Incredible is Shellac #14...so whatever #15 is maybe that is coming "soon"?

I heard an interview with Steve recently where he said they're planning on releasing a comp of all the non-album material so I'm guessing it's that.

nice! I had a shitty CDR, now long gone, with a bunch of odds and ends which included a cover of AC/DC's Jailbreak, I'd like to hear that again

it's on Youtube of course, wish fulfilled

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImNv9IgJdb4

jailbreak was on a skin graft 45