Soda Jerk Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Incesticide is good. has a few guff tracks, but its mostly rocking. The Vaselines covers are pretty great, and Dive is one of my favourite Nirvana songs. The first half of Nevermind gets alot of skipping from me, just because I've heard the singles way way too much.I haven't delved into much REM beyond Document. The albums I've heard seem to have the stand out poppy singles, but alot of strange songs that don't even sound like Stipe singing. Is New Adventures... the strongest of the major label output? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Von Mondragon Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Bizarrely NWOBHM legends Raven, and a spot of Ritchie Blackmore. My Yout' was pretty metal, so any regression ends up in the 80s. I am selective about it though, I'd have to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Got really into the New Fast Automatic Daffodils and Slowdive over the last 6 months. Might have to start actively petitioning for them to reform. Nearly everyone else from back then has! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 I haven't delved into much REM beyond Document. The albums I've heard seem to have the stand out poppy singles, but alot of strange songs that don't even sound like Stipe singing. Is New Adventures... the strongest of the major label output?I guess it depends what you want from an REM album. New Adventures is a bit more experimental than the maudlin Automatic For The People or the very dark poppy Monster. I like them all though. Some people would say that Out Of Time and Green are their best years on majors, i wouldn't though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 I remember hearing Seaweed when I was 14, recommended because I liked Nirvana. I thought they were crap. Absolutely loving them now. Four and Weak are mega good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaki Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Other blasts from the past that I'd forgotten about years ago and have recently dredged up and enjoyed:Terrorvision - How To Make Friends And Influence PeopleScreaming Trees - DustNada Surf - High/LowI have listened to How to Make Friends and Dust in the past couple of months. How to Make Friends was an obsession of mine when I was in my early teens. I didn't think I'd enjoy it again but I listened start to finish. Funny how you can remember lyrics from songs you haven't heard for over a decade. "Ten Shades of Grey" is a quality song.I think I enjoyed Dust more recently than I did back in the day as I was never really a fan. "Halo of Ashes", "Witness" and "All I Know" stand out for me. Bought High/Low recently having been a fan of Nada Surf for years and never owning it. Quality. For me also, Bran Van 3000's Glee, a forgotten masterpiece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh_Jazz Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 A few old cheesy old 'eens I've listened to recently, and enjoyed immensely:Mama Said - Lenny KravitzPump - AerosmithWild Wood - Paul WellerPump particularly is rammed with belting tunes. Young Lust has got to be the most played song on my iPod at the moment. Fuckin' great. Can't really claim to have "rediscovered" Nirvana, as I haven't stopped listening to them since the early 90s..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphas Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Got really into the New Fast Automatic Daffodils and Slowdive over the last 6 months. Might have to start actively petitioning for them to reform. Nearly everyone else from back then has!Slowdive were absolutely fantastic, Souvlaki is an amazing album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Slowdive were absolutely fantastic, Souvlaki is an amazing album.Yeah, Slowdive were on of those bands I knew were about in the early 90s but couldn't ever get round to hearing apart from say 5 seconds here or there on the Chart Show. Nice to be able to go back and listen now.Same with the New Fads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 I'm liking all the Nirvana appreciation on here, I was starting to get a feeling I was as per usual hideously out of date still liking them. I recently put all their albums back to back on my I Shuffle for travelling to/from work, hadn't listened to them in ages and enjoyed it muchly. I still think 'Unplugged in New York' is amazing, the stripped down versions of their own songs are great as it is but the covers are also immense.Also good to see some New Fast Automatic Daffodils appreciation, their first 2 albums 'Pigeonhole' and 'Exit Body Exit Mind' get fairly frequent resurrections my way, one of the lesser known Madchester era bands but still sound far fresher than most of the others.I recently listened to The Ramones 'Rocket to Russia' for the first time in years, it's still their best album IMHO.Also revisit 'Love' by The Cult fairly often, I've been listening since my teens and it's still a great album, doesn't sound of it's time either unlike a lot of 80's alternative stuff. 'Psychocandy' by the Jesus and Mary Chain also falls into the same category.Had 'Raise' by Swervedriver on the other week, a bit rockier than most of their shoegazing counterparts but highly recommended for fans of fuzzed up indie rock.A house move at the beginning of the year saw lots of CD's MIA in various boxes, I've finally got them unpacked and found various gems I haven't listened to in ages including - Lo Fidelity Allstars ~ 'How to Operate With A Blown Mind'DJ Shadow ~ 'Endtroducing'Money Mark ~ 'Push the Button'The Herbaliser Band ~ 'Session One'. 'Session Two' just been released I see, need to get hold of.Marilyn Manson ~ 'Mechanical Animals'Reverend Horton Heat ~ 'The Full Custom Gospel Sounds of' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 I feel hideously out of date too. Things from the 90's just sounded so much better, from the way the songs are put together, to how authentic the recordings sound. Alot of music just sounds too slick and computerized now. I think it's why I'm digging the new Japandroids record right now. It's rough and sounds hideous, but is pure pop genius at the best of times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Anyone rediscovering the Screaming Trees 'Dusk' should also discover/rediscover 'Sweet Oblivion'.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 nice to see Slowdive and the New Fad's getting some recognition on this board! i listened to the New Fad's 'Body Exit Mind' on Spotify the other day and it still sounds awesome today! just looked at their wikipedia page and it says they've been talking about maybe doing a few gigs but as you know info on wiki is never the best source!there was a lot of good bands around then - ride, loop, moose, chapterhouse, northside, early charlatans, inspiral carpets, ultra vivid scene, birdland, the triffids, early cornershop... i could go on! been listening to a fair amount of early cornershop having recently purchased their new album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 On a different note, do you ever spin an old album that you used to love, only to realise that it's utter shite? I put on "Greased" by Less Than Jake the other week, which I used to listen to almost every day back in about 2001/2002, and nowadays it's total fucking gash. I almost threw it out the car window, until I realised it was on my iPod and that would have been expensive. In fact I've come to the realisation that Less Than Jake are actually a bit shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Less Than Jake are actually a bit shit.I read this in slow motion, whilst mouthing a deep, baritone "NOOOOOOOO" like if I were diving away from an impending explosion.I do agree, Greased is terrible. I never really liked it. It's a bit of a novelty and it wasn't done very well. I did like their occasional covers of old TV show themes, but one per album is enough. A whole album of tacky covers is a bit grating.I still like Less Than Jake. They were my first love, and even though I can't stand the thought of ska-punk nowadays, I still adore them. Anthem and the one after Anthem were turd. Everything else is great. The latest one is the best one in ages. Ten years ago next month is when I first saw them. Good times.So, you're wrong. We'll fight over it. Bareknuckle. In a Car Park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 The only two I currently have are Greased, and The Pez Collection, and I hate them both. I did used to really like Hello Rockview, but I only had it on cassette and haven't heard it in years so I can't really say if I still like it or not. Because I used to really like Greased and look how that turned out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christy Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Been on a massive Modest Mouse binge recently...got a few of their albums a few years back, but, while I dug it, it didnae have a massive effect on me. Now, however, I absolutely can't get enough of them. I've been listening to them more than The Waterboys and Wilco combined, which is pretty mental for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 On a different note, do you ever spin an old album that you used to love, only to realise that it's utter shite? I put on "Greased" by Less Than Jake the other week, which I used to listen to almost every day back in about 2001/2002, and nowadays it's total fucking gash. I almost threw it out the car window, until I realised it was on my iPod and that would have been expensive. In fact I've come to the realisation that Less Than Jake are actually a bit shit.I have two JJ72 albums, TWO OF THEM! I don't know what I was thinking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 I have two JJ72 albums, TWO OF THEM! I don't know what I was thinking...The first one has some good songs on it. Second one is pish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 I have wee listen to Oxygen every now and then, it's glorious, but I find it hard to believe I was ever the sort to like something so self-serious. That said I guess we were all teenagers once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTickingTime-Bomb Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 And nobody screams as good as Kurt Cobain did, not even Black Francis.Both Kurt and I disagree with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 I have two JJ72 albums, TWO OF THEM! I don't know what I was thinking...I just bought the first one last weekend, I found it in a charity shop for 2. I really like it! There's some great tunes on there.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christy Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 Willow, October Swimmer, Bumble Bee. I liked them...the rest were pretty poor though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted May 19, 2010 Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 Yesterday I was browsing through my iPod looking for some old pish to take it off to clear up some space and I came across two Garbage albums. Now I was a big Garbage fan back in the 90s, but it must have been 11 or 12 years since I last listened to them, and in my mind they had become slightly rubbish and very dated. But for old time sake I played their first album. Holy fuck, it blew me away even more than it used to back in the 90s. What a fucking superb album, excellent tunes and produced perfectly. I've since listened to it three times, and listened to their second album once, and ordered their third and fourth from Amazon.Bring back Garbage I say, in all their cornflake-shitting glory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Von Mondragon Posted May 19, 2010 Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 fuckin' SEA HAGS yay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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