Bangs on Amon Duul: "This is undoubtedly the worst record out this year."
― President Keyes, Thursday, 31 May 2018 16:17 (five years ago) link
What do the Conception Corporation and Birth Control and Joy Unlimited sound like? Think I've heard most of the others.
― dow, Thursday, 31 May 2018 19:26 (five years ago) link
Conception Corporation was a comedy troupe. One of the guys ended up playing keys in the Blues Brothers Band.
― President Keyes, Thursday, 31 May 2018 19:33 (five years ago) link
Comedy for LP, similar to, but not nearly as good as, Firesign Theater.
― even in your onion (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 31 May 2018 19:48 (five years ago) link
... although "Sunday! Sunday! US Amphetamine Speedway" has been a phrase in my subconscious for years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WflJ825ngjk
― even in your onion (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 31 May 2018 19:52 (five years ago) link
Birth Control were pretty cool. German band. They made absolutely no dent over here. Epitaph and Lucifer's Friend made more of a dent here and they also didn't make much of a dent. Heck, Frumpy and Jane probably made more of a dent.
the Birth Control album was also on Prophecy in the states like the Amon Duul, so, at least Prophecy promos were getting an ear.
― scott seward, Thursday, 31 May 2018 20:33 (five years ago) link
Joy Unlimited were a cool proggy female-led german band. their first two albums came out in the u.s. but i never see them anywhere. their other albums i would have to go to germany to find. for fans of curved air, savage rose, earth & fire, etc. i dig them. i would totally buy an affordable CD box of their albums.
― scott seward, Thursday, 31 May 2018 20:40 (five years ago) link
it's insane to me that so many amazing albums were all released in the same month or so. i hope that when it's 2066 i'll be able to look back at may 2018 and say the thing about a bunch of cool albums i discover in the interim.
i went for Ptah the El Daoud
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Thursday, 31 May 2018 20:42 (five years ago) link
I suppose POB is the best, but Sardonicus and Share the Land are my favourite. I voted for Sardonicus, my go-to stoner album in high school.
― clemenza, Thursday, 31 May 2018 21:15 (five years ago) link
Which ones did Bangs review?
― clemenza, Thursday, 31 May 2018 21:16 (five years ago) link
He has a long lead review of Decals, and a round-up piece covering "foreign" records (Duul, Brainbox, Joy Unlimited, Birth Control, The Cats, The Marbles)
― President Keyes, Friday, 1 June 2018 13:21 (five years ago) link
one crazy thing is all the ads for "Safe Legal New York Abortions" in the back of the issues
― President Keyes, Friday, 1 June 2018 13:37 (five years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Wednesday, 13 June 2018 00:01 (five years ago) link
Last chance to voteBoy Howdy!
― President Keyes, Wednesday, 13 June 2018 22:19 (five years ago) link
Blows Against the Goddamn Empire.
― ian, Wednesday, 13 June 2018 22:34 (five years ago) link
It's nature's way of telling you something's wrong.
― earlnash, Wednesday, 13 June 2018 22:40 (five years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Thursday, 14 June 2018 00:01 (five years ago) link
Hmm. Somehow I expected the Alice Coltrane to win this.
― President Keyes, Thursday, 14 June 2018 02:11 (five years ago) link