Shellac

He is almost that bad unfortunately!

Shellac are one of the greatest live rock bands ever. I've probably seen them more than any other rock band and never seen them do a bad show. Action Park is one of my all time favourite albums but I'm not massively partisan about anything else they've done. However, it's not about the albums is it? They've said, ad nauseum, that the albums are only a snapshot of where they're at, at a particular moment in time. The real arena to appreciate them… if you're geographically lucky enough, I guess… is live.

shellac and the grateful dead both

I mean, its ok...hes done well enough - Atomizer, SAF, Steak and Black Onions, At Action Park, the Wingwalker 7"

that's a good haul

Shellac's records are pretty consistently interesting imo

I will say that Shellac is sorta like Deerhunter for me in that their albums get better with time - even if they're never as sick as AAP.

Doran OTM, like him they along with the Fall are the bands I have seen live the most times, and like the Fall they are always interesting.

It's funny I always think Terraform is better than At Action Park and 1000 Hurts is not far behind....

EIG was a step down...I wish they'd do an odds n sods/singles comp that would be their best record

I'm such a rigid, miserable, boring fucker.
― xelab, Friday, September 12, 2014 3:49 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I'm obsessed with this version of The End of Radio since someone posted it in another thread.

worth a listen!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzDQWrp5VpA

^^^this one is so, so good

The new album is fucking great btw. Too soon to call it but feels like the second best thing they've done.

behind Terraform, obv ;)

LOL. I do like Terraform but I find the opening track a bit of a slog to be honest - even though technically it's amazing.

Doran, that's my favourite Shellac song you're dissing! Consider this glare admonishing.

I used to think Didn't We Deserve....was a chore to get through but it has the effect of my appreciating the odd Trainer fill or Albini noise more than the standard 2/3 minute Shellac number

Doran I feel the inverse on Terraform. I adore "Didn't We Deserve..." but I find the rest of the album kinda forgettable.

Posting the lyrics to "Prayer To God" on my Facebook page got me fired from my job.

Despite that, total classic.

^lol

also, wait, what

Yes. I finally got a lawyer to take my case but it's an uphill battle in an At Will state. We essentially have to prove that firing me for such a lame reason is a cover-up for some other things that they legally couldn't fire me for.

One prong of attack will possibly be a PR campaign so once my lawyer and I get on the same page, I will be trying to get the local media interested in my story. I think it won't be difficult - man fired for posting song lyrics to Facebook is sexy especially since a man was arrested for posting song lyrics not too long ago. But I'll leave the details to my lawyer.

And that's why you don't friend people from work and make yr status updates public!

Second singles comp, that's what I listen to theist despite being crappy vinyl rips

Tell us here when you're going public with the story NYCNative.

Alice Donut on Untidy Suicides tour.
Nomeansno on the Wrong tour.

Bet these were amazing.

Today! Can't wait, heard some of the snippets here and there, plus heard most of these tunes live over the past 7 yrs I'm sure.

Are they my favorite band? Man, they might be

"Man Fired for Posting 'Kill Him, Fucking Kill Him' on Facebook"

Posting the lyrics to "Prayer To God" on my Facebook page got me fired from my job.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Saturday, September 13, 2014 4:53 PM

hopefully didn't coincide w/ a relationship status update

Picked this up yesterday, I like it a lot. The first song reminds me of Achilles Last Stand in places.

thought this was out next week. young(er) me would have been aghast at the idea of this band's album release passing me by. not to say I'm not eager

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

for nycnative:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSL_S2qztig

We've talked about it and I think we've conceptually gotten our head around the idea of making a compilation of those early, oddball recordings and the Peel Sessions but we haven't committed to doing it yet. - http://exclaim.ca/News/steve_albini_breaks_down_shellacs_dude_incredible_track_by_track

I included my hopes for a comp at the end of my review - http://fastnbulbous.com/shellac-dude-incredible/

Shit, new album rips, what a comeback! Bass wise very Terraform-y, which is just up my street. Loving this. Shellac is such a unique constant in music.

Shellac Endless Boogie is such a unique constant in music.

After listening three times, it's not as great as Terraform for me, but it's still very, very good.

Very, very good in a "It won't get me fired but I'll certainly have to talk things over with my boss" kind of good.

Okay, I'm willing to concede that this is God-level now.

Billy Idol wearing Shellac t-shirt at his recent performance in St. Paul

http://apps.startribune.com/blogs/user_images/chrisr_1421761538_08_358253_10BILLY012115_32926143.JPG

He only likes the first two singles tho

always knew he was cool

todd's former band rifle sport doing an xmas standard

https://soundcloud.com/g-rard-boissy/ldbmix

This looks like it'll be a good read

http://thequietus.com/articles/22952-shellac-steve-albini-interview

Glad Steve's not aware of Frank Turner. If only the rest of us weren't. Pity the Quietus can't afford an editor.

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