― Phil Freeman (Phil Freeman), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 10:05 (twenty years ago) link
― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 10:15 (twenty years ago) link
― Phil Freeman (Phil Freeman), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 13:34 (twenty years ago) link
Anyway, here's what Dave Queen wrote about Pelican; I (obviously?) like where he says instro-stoner metal reminds him of dub:
http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0402/queen.php
― chuck, Wednesday, 28 April 2004 14:20 (twenty years ago) link
― chuck, Wednesday, 28 April 2004 14:26 (twenty years ago) link
― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 14:30 (twenty years ago) link
― Mr Deeds (Mr Deeds), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:32 (twenty years ago) link
― Phil Freeman (Phil Freeman), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 16:34 (twenty years ago) link
A little less, actually, but I'm still pissed off about it. In the end, Eyehategod were incredible, and Unsane royally royally sucked.
― Ian Christe (Ian Christe), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 17:12 (twenty years ago) link
Also, I hung out with Jimmy Bower one night at CBGBs (Eyehategod and Soilent Green and BuzzOv'en and some other bands were playing, but EHG had one of their roadies on vocals because Williams was in jail or something), and he was wearing the greatest hat I've ever seen. It was a black baseball cap with a pentagram (w/goat's head) on the front, and below the pentagram it said "The New South." I've coveted that hat since that night.
― Phil Freeman (Phil Freeman), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 17:22 (twenty years ago) link
xpost EHG live gave off the most evil bad-feeling something-shitty's-gonna-happen-any-minute-now vibe of any band I've ever seen except for Whitehouse - magnificent, and some of the best audience-baiting ever
― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 17:24 (twenty years ago) link
― Phil Freeman (Phil Freeman), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 17:33 (twenty years ago) link
...and their songs flow together in the mire like DJ sets. I wasn't too impressed, though, the very first time I saw them, in New Orleans in '94. We kept going across the street to watch New Birth Brass Band, the little brothers of Rebirth. Awesome. Came back between sets, and horror writer Nancy Collins was onstage punching Mike in the head, while the rest of the band called her a bitch. Par for the course. When EHG grew up musically, they were greatness.
...but the bad vibes permeate New Orleans. Soilent Green bassist Scott Williams was just murdered Monday night.
I've defended Children of Bodom
It's not so bad, for a band named after a cafe press. I'd recommend the Norther album Death Unlimited, on Spinefarm, to anyone enamored of this melodic death-thresh sound.
― Ian Christe (Ian Christe), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 18:28 (twenty years ago) link
This is the first I've heard about Williams. That's too bad. I never liked the band much, but still.
― Phil Freeman (Phil Freeman), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 18:33 (twenty years ago) link
― Mr Deeds (Mr Deeds), Thursday, 29 April 2004 01:07 (twenty years ago) link
― Mr Deeds (Mr Deeds), Thursday, 29 April 2004 01:11 (twenty years ago) link
― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 29 April 2004 08:05 (twenty years ago) link
― Ryan J, Thursday, 29 April 2004 12:15 (twenty years ago) link
― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 29 April 2004 12:46 (twenty years ago) link
They're unofficial reprints. Mutilation doesn't do more than a couple hundred copies and refuses to do official repressings.
― Alan Conceicao, Thursday, 29 April 2004 13:23 (twenty years ago) link
― chuck, Thursday, 29 April 2004 15:50 (twenty years ago) link
― scott seward (scott seward), Thursday, 29 April 2004 20:48 (twenty years ago) link
and I agree with you on the new Vital Remains, it slays.
― uh, Thursday, 29 April 2004 20:49 (twenty years ago) link
and what mammoth production.
― uh, Thursday, 29 April 2004 20:51 (twenty years ago) link
― if (Mr Deeds), Thursday, 29 April 2004 21:19 (twenty years ago) link
― el sabor de gene (yournullfame), Friday, 30 April 2004 01:03 (twenty years ago) link
of course, when everybody's out of shape, the breakdowns happen a lot cause the drummer has to catch a breath. that and spray cheese. everybody needs a chance to eat some spray cheese.m.
― msp, Friday, 30 April 2004 02:19 (twenty years ago) link
― el sabor de gene (yournullfame), Friday, 30 April 2004 03:04 (twenty years ago) link
― if, Friday, 30 April 2004 03:43 (twenty years ago) link
― Phil Freeman (Phil Freeman), Friday, 30 April 2004 12:20 (twenty years ago) link
?
the guitarist usually stops the chorus verse riffing for big chops that ring out and slow things down while the rhythm section continues to move forward and then WOOGAH!
change.m.
ps but don't forget the spray cheese or the chance for a screedy rant by the drummer (metallica) or the singer (henry rollins).... every moderately political band (including U2) has used this at some point.
m.
― msp, Friday, 30 April 2004 19:31 (twenty years ago) link
made me laugh.
― el sabor de gene (yournullfame), Saturday, 1 May 2004 02:51 (twenty years ago) link
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Saturday, 1 May 2004 03:57 (twenty years ago) link
― el sabor de gene (yournullfame), Saturday, 1 May 2004 06:55 (twenty years ago) link
― Mr Deeds (Mr Deeds), Saturday, 1 May 2004 18:29 (twenty years ago) link
― Mr Deeds (Mr Deeds), Saturday, 1 May 2004 18:30 (twenty years ago) link
HAHA
But, the real question...was the virtual Will Rahmer wearing a leather vest too?
― Alan Conceicao, Saturday, 1 May 2004 21:00 (twenty years ago) link
― Phil Freeman (Phil Freeman), Sunday, 2 May 2004 12:07 (twenty years ago) link
That's a pretty impressive feat.
― Siegbran (eofor), Sunday, 2 May 2004 13:18 (twenty years ago) link
Slipknot is music for pseudo-rebels: people who are angry but don't know why and just feel like being apathetic to everything.
Back to the breakdowns post, I always saw them as the part of the song where the music slows way down to almost a grinding halt and chunky chords play...they are sometimes "moshy" parts too.
― uh, Sunday, 2 May 2004 15:52 (twenty years ago) link
Just an ultra bore.
― uh, Sunday, 2 May 2004 16:18 (twenty years ago) link
I believe these people are called teenagers.
― scott seward (scott seward), Sunday, 2 May 2004 16:30 (twenty years ago) link
― uh, Sunday, 2 May 2004 16:32 (twenty years ago) link
― scott seward (scott seward), Sunday, 2 May 2004 16:50 (twenty years ago) link
― scott seward (scott seward), Sunday, 2 May 2004 16:52 (twenty years ago) link
Authentic nihilism is fine, I mean, I suppose Eyehategod are somewhat nihilistic, and I enjoy them, but not ignorant apathetic blind incoherent rantings by groups such as Slipknot. Seriously, the journal entries in my high school journal had more soul, and they were completely stupid. The lyrics to "Surfacing" I especially can't stand because they're truly sophomoric and every kid on the planet quotes it as the Bible nowadays, and I think it's the wrong thing to be quoting.
Even ignoring that, though (cuz I like lots of bands with bad lyrics), it's their music that is truly not compelling as well. I heard enough of their self-titled album to know I hated them.
and as far as screaming goes, well, I like that too, but nu-metal screams irritate the hell out of me.
As for Deftones, them I actually like, at least, the last two albums. I like the style they've come to embrace on the last two albums.
― uh, Sunday, 2 May 2004 17:07 (twenty years ago) link
― Alan Conceicao, Sunday, 2 May 2004 20:21 (twenty years ago) link
― uh, Sunday, 2 May 2004 22:40 (twenty years ago) link
― CAss (CAss), Sunday, 2 May 2004 22:41 (twenty years ago) link
the new vocalist (on the as yet to be released KE new album) sounds pretty good too...last one supposedly fucked up his voice or got nodules. gee, wonder why :)
― uh, Sunday, 2 May 2004 22:43 (twenty years ago) link