http://www.elkbugles.com/2018/12/the-unexamined-life-is-not-worth-living.html
https://www.discogs.com/release/4956461-Mohs-The-Unexamined-Life-Is-Not-Worth-Living
^^ i've seen people trying to hock this for $500 (or $1000, but they're drop shipping) which makes sense if it includes the amazing hand typed liner notes you can check out at discogs
parts sound like stone harbour other parts sound not good
― the late great, Sunday, 30 July 2023 18:17 (eight months ago) link
Found a Takoma copy of Granfalloon yesterday in the wild for $15. Pretty stoked about it, even if I’m fairly sure I’ll play it once and hate it.
― The land of dreams and endless remorse (hardcore dilettante), Monday, 13 November 2023 17:27 (five months ago) link
Turn It UP!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qVjQ993nOk
― dow, Tuesday, 14 November 2023 02:46 (five months ago) link
woah! look at this from the comments on that youtube upload:
@jason6988 months agoSounds like they were listening to a lot of Zappa when they made this.
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The Gladiator Of Rock·
2 replies@thegladiatorofrock1572@thegladiatorofrock15728 months agoF. Zappa was already a legend "Laser Pace" They arrived later, but very good. I greet you✌
@jchris3227@jchris32278 months agoNope - although we were very aware of Frank, our influences were extremely diverse. I can’t really point to one point of reference….it was all over the place. Our ears were open, and we cut a few more commercial songs and then dumped them. Avatar was originally a straight ahead rocker and was morphed and warped at our final recording session which also included Scatter, which was a concept by D. Distorto — it was then it improvised in three connected sections and some overdubs added for flavor. All the other pieces were practiced, rehearsed and arranged by Distorto, Maureen, and myself over a period of months; tweaking and tweaking until we could play them effortlessly in the studio and embellish as we wished so they’d still be fresh. By the way my credit was W.G. Christensen, not VW. I was avoiding Union conflicts. John “Chris” Christensen
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 14 November 2023 17:25 (five months ago) link
Didn't see that last, thanks! John "Chris" Christenen also joined us way upthread, setting off first attempt at reissue (I told the Anthology Recordings dude about Granfalloon and he got excited but yadda yadda anyway LP eventually got it remastered and reissued on FT), and was informative as always---queried about his previous combo Opus 1 he also provides a chronicle of all or many other bands he's been in on this page (which incl link to interview all about Opus 1)https://garagehangover.com/opus1/--ending with this comment:
t seems that something I’ve done in every decade since the sixties has seen renewed interest this past year. Domenic Priore’s book has a couple of paragraphs about Opus 1. SJ McParland has interviwed me extensively for his book on Mustang Records/Bob Keane/Bobby Fuller; it’s due out in ‘08. 1974 band Laser Pace’s album Granfalloon will most likely be reissued through Anthology Records in ‘08 due to an recent internet feeding frenzy. My ‘94 CD “Songs from The Xenozoic Age” by Christensen/Schultz is finally seeing wider release, and I am putting out a complete unreleased album by Hot Food To Go, recorded in ‘84; it’s called “Adrenaline Drum.”John “Chris” Christensen
And indeed, both of those albums are on YouTubeMusic, Apple, and others.
― dow, Tuesday, 14 November 2023 19:01 (five months ago) link
Granfalloon is still available as download on Amazon, which currently also has a few copies of the LP.
― dow, Tuesday, 14 November 2023 19:05 (five months ago) link