Shellac

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

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