rjw63 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Tonto's Expanding Head Band - 'Zero Time' T.O.N.T.O. - The Original New Timbral Orchestra - Still the largest polyphonic multitimbral synth in the world. It's British, but the Yanks loved it: Quincy Jones, Bobby Womack, Stephen Stills, Joan Baez and Stevie Wonder in particular, all used it. It now resides at Devo's HQ. is probably my fave track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 28, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 28, 2013 Blimey, I'd forgotten all about Tonto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 To commemorate the rather rare occurence of listening to a whole album whilst at work; 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 30, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 30, 2013 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted January 30, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 30, 2013 Usual Mike Patton genius with the added value of Trevor Dunn on bass duty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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leviramsey Posted January 30, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 30, 2013 Criminally underrated from probably the best of the American "grunge" bands. Standard late-middle-period for the band: half the tracks are firmly rooted in the standard 90s American rock oeuvre (The Doors + Zeppelin + (The Ramones or Sex Pistols), STP add a bit of classic-period Aerosmith to the mix), the other half are more Beatles+Doors+Byrds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted February 1, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted February 1, 2013 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted February 1, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted February 1, 2013 Mentioned it in another thread, but I guess it belongs here... As part of my raping of the HMV closing down sale, I bought The Pixies' "Doolittle". Never heard it before, but I know it has a very good reputation - overwhelmingly 5-star reviews on Amazon. So I know I'm out of step, but I just think it's a steaming pile of crap. I thought the idea of people who couldn't sing or play their instruments went out in the 70s with the likes of Eater and Slaughter and the Dogs, etc. It's not helped by a mix that actually emphasises the most plodding bass playing I have ever heard (possibly apart from that cack-handed bloke in New Order). I'll probably save the jewel case as a spare and chuck the disc in the bin. Robbed. Piss-poor effort - what DO people see in it? Genuine question. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 (edited) 'Doolittle' is a wonderful album, easily one of my favourites. Everyone has their 'Pixies' moment, when they first hear them. Mine was when a lovely lady told me to listen to 'Monkey Gone To Heaven', when I was a half-cut teen intent on getting my grubby hands under her jumper. I remember listening to it and going 'What the **** is this?', and yet I liked it, the quiet-loud dynamic, the rumbling bass line and chaotic vocals struck me as oddly new, and a few days later I bought 'Doolittle' and adored it. Like many bands, it all depends on the context of when and where you first hear them. Edited February 1, 2013 by CarewsEyebrowDesigner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted February 1, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted February 1, 2013 All the Amazon reviews say much the same thing. To be fair, I didn't listen beyond about halfway, it was making me depressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 I won't hate on the Pixies too much, because I quite like a bit of Cage the Elephant and The Cure, who adopt a fairly comparable stance towards vocals. But I agree with Mike on this one. Terrible stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted February 1, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted February 1, 2013 I won't hate on the Pixies too much, because I quite like a bit of Cage the Elephant and The Cure, who adopt a fairly comparable stance towards vocals. But I agree with Mike on this one. Terrible stuff. Never heard (of) Cage the Elephant, but I can understand why people like The Cure. I'm not a fan myself, but I can see there's something there. But The Pixies (that album, anyway), hell no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Prefer the 'Surfer Rosa' + 'Come On Pilgrim' cd to 'Doolittle'. You remember the 80s right? Well these were different from that, it gave us hope. Seen them a few times and they were remarkably faithful to their album sound, which you may not like, but certainly impressed me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnbull Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Mentioned it in another thread, but I guess it belongs here... As part of my raping of the HMV closing down sale, I bought The Pixies' "Doolittle". Never heard it before, but I know it has a very good reputation - overwhelmingly 5-star reviews on Amazon. So I know I'm out of step, but I just think it's a steaming pile of crap. I thought the idea of people who couldn't sing or play their instruments went out in the 70s with the likes of Eater and Slaughter and the Dogs, etc. It's not helped by a mix that actually emphasises the most plodding bass playing I have ever heard (possibly apart from that cack-handed bloke in New Order). I'll probably save the jewel case as a spare and chuck the disc in the bin. Robbed. Piss-poor effort - what DO people see in it? Genuine question. That's music mate, Beauty is the ears of the beholder. I must admit that I love Pixies and I'd defend Black Francis/Frank Black as a tortured genius. But I can also see why people don't like them. I actually prefer Surfer Rosa as an album, bit Doolittle does feature my fave Pixies toon, Monkey Gone to Heaven. Anyway, been giving Saturday Night Wrist by Deftones a bash today, awesome stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 (edited) Mentioned it in another thread, but I guess it belongs here... As part of my raping of the HMV closing down sale, I bought The Pixies' "Doolittle". Never heard it before, but I know it has a very good reputation - overwhelmingly 5-star reviews on Amazon. So I know I'm out of step, but I just think it's a steaming pile of crap. I thought the idea of people who couldn't sing or play their instruments went out in the 70s with the likes of Eater and Slaughter and the Dogs, etc. It's not helped by a mix that actually emphasises the most plodding bass playing I have ever heard (possibly apart from that cack-handed bloke in New Order). I'll probably save the jewel case as a spare and chuck the disc in the bin. Robbed. Piss-poor effort - what DO people see in it? Genuine question. I got it on Nick Rogers' recommendation (remember him?) about 5 years ago. I also thought it was cack. Current turntable disc: Edited February 1, 2013 by rjw63 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rendelc Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Beacon- 2 Door Cinema Club . Watched them last night at O2 Academy . Playing again tonight . Great gig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 3, 2013 Moderator Share Posted February 3, 2013 My Bloody Valentine - m b vOnly 22 years in the making.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Nostalgia rush, they haven't changed much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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