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I ended up goin' with the Secret Machines. True,...the Slade compilation does feature such gems as "Gudbye t'Jane", '`Cos I Luv You," "Run Runaway", "Mama We're All Crazee Now" and even the original version of "Cum On Feel the Noize", but I just felt more optimistic about the Secret Machines disc. I have Septmember 000, and kinda dug that, and I've read lots of flowery praise for this new record, so I chose accordingly.
Did I choose wisely? What say you?
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 27 May 2004 23:37 (nineteen years ago) link
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 27 May 2004 23:38 (nineteen years ago) link
― AaronHz (AaronHz), Thursday, 27 May 2004 23:40 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Thursday, 27 May 2004 23:41 (nineteen years ago) link
good lord they've got some nice gear.
Yeah, but look at Slade's shoes, man!
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 27 May 2004 23:41 (nineteen years ago) link
― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 27 May 2004 23:43 (nineteen years ago) link
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 27 May 2004 23:43 (nineteen years ago) link
― jed_ (jed), Thursday, 27 May 2004 23:46 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 27 May 2004 23:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― amateur!st (amateurist), Friday, 28 May 2004 00:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 28 May 2004 00:01 (nineteen years ago) link
― amateur!st (amateurist), Friday, 28 May 2004 00:04 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Friday, 28 May 2004 00:07 (nineteen years ago) link
Secret Machines' biggest problem lies in its lack of interest in the physical trappings of record-making, which means it doesn't have artwork as radically trippy as the music. An album this beautifully heavy needs a cover to match.
ILM begs to differ!
― harshaw (jube), Friday, 28 May 2004 00:12 (nineteen years ago) link
― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Friday, 28 May 2004 00:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ian Johnson (orion), Friday, 28 May 2004 00:28 (nineteen years ago) link
nice homophobia btw, ian
― harshaw (jube), Friday, 28 May 2004 02:48 (nineteen years ago) link
― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Friday, 28 May 2004 02:55 (nineteen years ago) link
Someone keep me updated if they come to San Francisco.
― cs appleby (cs appleby), Friday, 28 May 2004 04:01 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 28 May 2004 04:30 (nineteen years ago) link
― fact checking cuz (fcc), Friday, 28 May 2004 04:41 (nineteen years ago) link
― mrjosh (mrjosh), Friday, 28 May 2004 05:18 (nineteen years ago) link
― Daniel DiMAGGIO (Daniel DiMAGGIO), Friday, 28 May 2004 06:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― Daniel DiMAGGIO (Daniel DiMAGGIO), Friday, 28 May 2004 06:59 (nineteen years ago) link
― Daniel DiMAGGIO (Daniel DiMAGGIO), Friday, 28 May 2004 07:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― duke lecomte, Friday, 28 May 2004 07:42 (nineteen years ago) link
― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 28 May 2004 09:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 28 May 2004 09:37 (nineteen years ago) link
Let's just look at the tracklisting for the Slade album:
Get Down and Get With It / Coz I Luv You / Look Wot You Dun / Take Me Back 'ome / Mama Weer All Crazee Now / Gudbuy T' Jane / Cum On Feel The Noize / Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me / My Friend Stan / Merry XMas Everybody/ Everyday / Bangin' Man / Far Far Away / How Does It Feel / Run Runaway / My Oh My.
You're 12 songs in before you even get to a song that's close to criticism!
Oh, and to add to Stewart's list - Have they ever been the mascot of a brewery?
― aldo_cowpat (aldo_cowpat), Friday, 28 May 2004 09:37 (nineteen years ago) link
Obvious to everyone except Alex, who bought the wrong sodding one apparently!
― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 28 May 2004 09:41 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dr. C (Dr. C), Friday, 28 May 2004 10:22 (nineteen years ago) link
― danh, Friday, 28 May 2004 13:43 (nineteen years ago) link
― danh, Friday, 28 May 2004 13:44 (nineteen years ago) link
Can't be bad.
― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 28 May 2004 13:46 (nineteen years ago) link
But lemme tell ya, the Secret Machines disc does indeed rocketh mightily.
I am heartened by the fervent love for Slade, though.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 28 May 2004 15:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Friday, 28 May 2004 16:17 (nineteen years ago) link
― danh, Friday, 28 May 2004 17:07 (nineteen years ago) link