More rockin swedish band: Hellacopters or Gluecifer?

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i have a great 10 inch by them - disappointment blues or something like that? it has a cover of "city slang" on it

― M@tt He1ges0n, Thursday, 10 May 2007 19:57 (sixteen years ago) link

What did you think of Rock 'n Roll Is Dead, Ned? I couldn't get into it at first, but it definitely grew on me. Not as good as By the Grace of God (those keyboards really filled out their sound), but fun nonetheless.

― Jeff Treppel, Thursday, 10 May 2007 20:07 (sixteen years ago) link

I've been slack with the more recent records! Need to catch up on them as I can here, but your comment about how all you need are a couple means I haven't looked much beyond the older ones I have already, honestly. Still, I figure I'll get Rock 'n Roll is Dead at some point.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 10 May 2007 20:10 (sixteen years ago) link

Do you not have By the Grace of God?! You have to get that one, right now! It's their most 80s arena rock record, which works really well for them. "It's Good but It Just Ain't Right" is so good I can't even figure out how to describe it. Positively epic.

― Jeff Treppel, Thursday, 10 May 2007 23:16 (sixteen years ago) link

Actually, I do know how to describe "It's Good but It Just Ain't Right:" it's good, but it just ain't right.

― Jeff Treppel, Thursday, 10 May 2007 23:24 (sixteen years ago) link

Gluecifer was pretty dissapointing. I had a hard time getting through the two CDs I heard and their songs never stuck with me at all. They have a bunch of energy and I bet they would be fun to get drunk in a club and see, but their records did not catch with me.

The Hellacopters on the other hand have some great songs and their later stuff is really good 70s style hard rock. I never did pickup Rock and Roll is Dead, but I think High Visibility and By the Grace of God are even better than the early more raw records. Their albums are not perfect, but there are a couple of great songs on each of their albums.

The Hellacopters is one newer band that I have been able to get some older guys whose rock tastes are 70s to the bone to really like.

― earlnash, Friday, 11 May 2007 02:34 (sixteen years ago) link

That would be The Hellacopters, considering Gluecifer are Norwegians and, as such, have to be disqualified.

― Geir Hongro, Friday, 11 May 2007 08:53 (sixteen years ago) link

Why must you always ruin our fun, Geir?

― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 11 May 2007 17:46 (sixteen years ago) link

one year passes...

Anyone got the CD/vinyl box thing? Can someone explain it to me? How is it possible to have a vinyl/CD combo?

And while we're at it, are the patch and pin cool?

― Reatards Unite, Saturday, 24 May 2008 04:16 (fifteen years ago) link

ten years pass...

randomly I picked up the cd for a coin yesterday.
and damn, this is way beyond what I expected (i.e. more Hives stuff).
proper full on 80s rock excess with massive tunes.
best random for-a-coin cd I have got in ages.

― mark e, Thursday, 10 January 2019 20:44 (five years ago) link

two years pass...

2 years on and the one album i have of this crew is hitting the spot more than anything else has done in very a long time.
maybe i should track down more ?

― mark e, Thursday, 8 April 2021 19:16 (three years ago) link

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