'twas the greatest generation of rock, everyone called upon to serve in the campaign to rid the world of sub-Nevermind record sales. "Web Publishing with HTML 3.0" was the GI Bill waiting for them when the war was over.
― Mungolian Jerryset (bendy), Friday, November 10, 2017 12:27 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 10 November 2017 20:17 (six years ago) link
A decent number of these bands played my college town - the Gallery in Normal, IL. Victim's Family played a couple of times, once opening for Alice Donut and that still ranks as one of my fave shows. Others from the list include Big Drill Car, god's acre, les thugs, surgery, gruntruck.
― BlackIronPrison, Friday, 10 November 2017 20:45 (six years ago) link
somebody tell me about downy mildew― brimstead, Friday, November 10, 2017 9:59 AM (five hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― brimstead, Friday, November 10, 2017 9:59 AM (five hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
They were okay. They sound at various times like REM, 10,000 Maniacs, The Church, and Mazzy Star, but they're never as good as any of those. I'm listening to them today because it's dark and wintry outside.
― the young, low level volunteer named (Dan Peterson), Friday, 10 November 2017 21:17 (six years ago) link
Franklin Bruno from Nothing Painted Blue played with the Mountain Goats.
― obvious, Friday, 10 November 2017 21:19 (six years ago) link
Was just listening to Big Drill Car on Wednesday; their split 7" with Chemical People doing Cheap Trick and Kiss covers. Still love their Small Block EP too.
john moore and the expressway : these guys were j&mc copyists on their debut album
He was in the J&MC, right? I think that's the only reason I hunted down that album back then.
― early rejecter, Friday, 10 November 2017 21:22 (six years ago) link
Yeah, he was in the Mary Chain and then later on he was in Black Box Recorder with Luke Haines
― plp will eat itself (NickB), Friday, 10 November 2017 21:26 (six years ago) link
somebody tell me about downy mildew
Downy mildew refers to any of several types of oomycete microbes that are obligate parasites of plants. Downy mildews exclusively belong to Peronosporaceae. In commercial agriculture, they are a particular problem for growers of crucifers, grapes and vegetables that grow on vines.
― Evan, Friday, 10 November 2017 21:33 (six years ago) link
ha!!
their first record + the name looked really familiar. plus it's tagged as "ethereal" on discogs so i was intrigued
― brimstead, Friday, 10 November 2017 22:59 (six years ago) link
Flower! Fantastic band, precursor of Versus. I chatted up the lead singer before a gig, top bloke.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Friday, 10 November 2017 23:45 (six years ago) link
If that Skinner Box is the dream pop one with what sounds like a detuned upright piano (The Playhouse / The Imaginary Heart Of), its a keeper. Like the Hex (if the Steve Kilbey/Donnette Thayer duo), it was one of rather few albums that hit my 4AD/goth-lite buttons in the late 80s, before I discovered the Projekt mail-order catalog.
― Sanpaku, Saturday, 11 November 2017 00:17 (six years ago) link
Scott, do you do much mail order?
― earlnash, Sunday, 12 November 2017 04:18 (six years ago) link
Lots of familiar names from my distant past here. Going to single out one:
joey kline - pomp and circus pants - popllama - 1988
This I still have plenty of time for -- Joey was a long running member of Seattle legends the Squirrels (and they're back so I think he is too). "Mrs. Smith," which leads off the album, remains one of the best Morrissey slams I've heard. (And since FWIW Joey's openly gay himself this neatly sidestepped the Warlock Pinchers problem.)
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 12 November 2017 05:03 (six years ago) link