Wonderfully heavy and atmospheric doom metal. Feels like it could part of a Castlevania soundtrack with the organ in the background.
YES, Gospel is awesome. The drums are legendary.
Misty In Roots - Musi O Tunya
Hala Strana- Fielding
Precipitation - Meditations on the Self and the Other
Perigeo - Non È Poi Così Lontano
Heathered Pearls - Loyal
Bogdan Raczynski - boku mo wakaran
Il Baricentro - Sconcerto
White Woods : Spaceship Earth
Dilute - Grape Blueprints Pour Spinach Olive Grape
Dorothy Carter - Wailee, Wailee
Purplepashranker, rater, & music list makerProfile Western Australia
An interesting for it's time trippy, electronic psychedelic pop album. Very experimental in terms of it's use of (apparently) home made synthesizers and modulators and the like. A positive vibe album with a hippy concept of "powerlove" being the weapon and solution in the battle between heaven and hell. My main question with the album is without the whistles and bells do the songs themselves hold up as really good songs that I would enjoy? Maybe, but I'm not sure. Would probably take a few more listens to tell. Still a fascinating listen. 7.5/10, and 24/32 for 1970.
I really enjoyed The Circulus album so let's sort of keep that theme going (judging by the sound of it's description) with Dorothy Carter - Wailee, Wailee.
Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 by Jameth (4 picks left)
1. Lorca by Tim Buckley
5. Hark! The Village Wait by Steeleye Span
6. Chicago by Chicago
8. Funkadelic by Funkadelic
9. Workingman's Dead by Grateful Dead
10. Parallelograms by Linda Perhacs
11. Band Of Gypsys by Jimi Hendrix
12. Exuma by Exuma
15. Third Ear Band (Elements) by Third Ear Band
16. Hawkwind by Hawkwind
The Moon Is A Dead World by Gospel
This was exhausting. And excellent. A great blend of post-hardcore, math rock, screamo and progressive, with incredible musicianship (the drums really kick ass, Chief is totally right). I was hooked from the first note, but even after two listens I can't really say which songs were better than the others, it's all one cacophonous mess of noisy rock. Quite brilliant mess too. And I can see this being a grower since there are so many layers to each and every song... 8.5/10
Shape of Despair - Angels of Distress
Artificial Brain - Labyrinth Constellation
Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done
Swallow The Sun - New Moon
Theo Parrish - Sound Signature Sounds Vol 2
Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
High On Fire - Death Is This Communion
Culprate - Deliverance
Wolves In The Throne Room - Black Cascade
Dead Kennedys - Plastic Surgery Disasters / In God We Trust Inc. _________________ Overall chart Fake overall chart
The aesthetic of this album isn't really my bag, but I still found it to be pretty enjoyable. Sad sack alt-rock that somehow doesn't sound particularly similar to other sad sack alt-rock points of reference. I didn't love the songwriting, but it was interesting. The noisier parts of the record were better than the mellower parts. Could take or leave the vocals. 3/5.
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2. Haven't heard any of those. Let's go with the Dead Kennedys twofer.
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3. Purplepash's AOTYs
1952: Penthouse Serenade - Nat King Cole
1953: Black Coffee - Peggy Lee
1960: Have Guitar, Will Travel - Bo Diddley
1974: Rock N Roll Animal - Lou Reed
1981: Prayers On Fire - The Birthday Party
1986: Infected - The The
1997: Slightly Odway - Jebediah
2005: Wolfmother - Wolfmother
2006: Just Like The Fambly Cat - Grandaddy
2007: We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank - Modest Mouse _________________ Join us in the canon game :) / Add me on RYM
Purplepashranker, rater, & music list makerProfile Western Australia
The aesthetic of this album isn't really my bag, but I still found it to be pretty enjoyable. Sad sack alt-rock that somehow doesn't sound particularly similar to other sad sack alt-rock points of reference. I didn't love the songwriting, but it was interesting. The noisier parts of the record were better than the mellower parts. Could take or leave the vocals. 3/5.
I am sure most would agree with you there but I love his voice, (it's one of the things that make this album standout for me) and the mellower songs are my favourite, with My Sweet Prince, and Burger Queen being my highlights. Although I admit that wasn't always the way....it was the singles that kept me coming back but those two songs grew on me over time and multiple listens.
I'm glad you are mostly getting some enjoyment out of my favourite albums, even if there has been a lot of sad sack noisy indie rock (I'm not sure I realised until now how often that style rises to the very top of my yearly charts). The timing isn't working out but hopefully I'll get another chance to make a selection for you at some stage.
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I have those two together as a compilation I guess?
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Plastic Surgery Disasters by Dead Kennedys
Plastic Surgery Disasters is somewhat more hardcore and less punk than Fresh Fruit... while also having some rock and post-punk elements, especially on the last several songs. These longer tunes are weaker too imo. But it's still a Dead Kennedys album, make no mistake. "Riot" has some vintage Jello Biafra lyrics. 7.5/10
"But you get to the place
Where the real slavedrivers live
It's walled off by the riot squad
Aiming guns right at your head
So you turn right around
And play right into their hands
And set your own neighborhood
Burning to the ground instead"
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In God We Trust, Inc by Dead Kennedys
In God We Trust Inc. is a stark contrast to the second side of Plastic Surgery Disasters, packing 8 songs in 14 minutes of dense and unrelenting hardcore punk. With the exception of jazzy 2 minute intro to We've Got A Bigger Problem Now. I actually preferred this EP. And of course, here's the classic anti-Nazism anthem "Nazi Punks Fuck Off". There's something so charmingly simple in having a 1 minute track where half of the lyrics are the chant "Nazi punks, Nazi punks, Nazi punks: fuck off". And while "charming" may not be the best word to describe hardcore and punk bands of the time, I often feel that the simple, straightforward and anthemic tunes of bands like Dead Kennedys, Agent Orange, Black Flag, Bad Brains, Discharge and others are very easy to like (and it's weird that I've never dived deeper into punk). 7.5/10
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Take it from the top
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Gonna apply another strategy from now on: I'll list every album I've not rated on BEA, instead of every one I've not heard. Hope I'll relisten and rate some stuff that otherwise may not be near the top of my queue. Starting with a mashup of Chief's 2000s and 1990s charts.
Tha1ChiefRocka 1990s/2000s charts mashup
Future Of The Left - Travels With Myself And Another
Don Caballero - Don Caballero 2
Black Eyes - Black Eyes
Smart Went Crazy - Con Art
Liars - Drum's Not Dead
Aceyalone - A Book Of Human Language
The Locust - Plague Soundscapes
The Olivia Tremor Control - Music From The Unrealized Film Script: Dusk At Cubist Castle
Shiner - The Egg
Mos Def - Black On Both Sides _________________ Overall chart Fake overall chart
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I have those two together as a compilation I guess?
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Plastic Surgery Disasters by Dead Kennedys
Plastic Surgery Disasters is somewhat more hardcore and less punk than Fresh Fruit... while also having some rock and post-punk elements, especially on the last several songs. These longer tunes are weaker too imo. But it's still a Dead Kennedys album, make no mistake. "Riot" has some vintage Jello Biafra lyrics. 7.5/10
"But you get to the place
Where the real slavedrivers live
It's walled off by the riot squad
Aiming guns right at your head
So you turn right around
And play right into their hands
And set your own neighborhood
Burning to the ground instead"
Thumbnail. Click to enlarge.
In God We Trust, Inc by Dead Kennedys
In God We Trust Inc. is a stark contrast to the second side of Plastic Surgery Disasters, packing 8 songs in 14 minutes of dense and unrelenting hardcore punk. With the exception of jazzy 2 minute intro to We've Got A Bigger Problem Now. I actually preferred this EP. And of course, here's the classic anti-Nazism anthem "Nazi Punks Fuck Off". There's something so charmingly simple in having a 1 minute track where half of the lyrics are the chant "Nazi punks, Nazi punks, Nazi punks: fuck off". And while "charming" may not be the best word to describe hardcore and punk bands of the time, I often feel that the simple, straightforward and anthemic tunes of bands like Dead Kennedys, Agent Orange, Black Flag, Bad Brains, Discharge and others are very easy to like (and it's weird that I've never dived deeper into punk). 7.5/10
Looking forward to your upcoming deeper dives! :wink:
Don’t worry, I have those 5 you’ve reviewed in the queue. I’ll find the time for them sooner rather than later 😎 _________________ Overall chart Fake overall chart
Is it unusual to feel a little bit scared listening to this? A great atmosphere created here with a hypnotic, strange, mix of I assume traditional Bahamian and contemporary music. Mesmerizing at times. Vocals are worth mentioning too. 8/10, 14/33 for 1970, and 81/100 for the '70s.
Edit: I forgot to mention that I love Sceance In The Sixth Fret as a song title!
Some good ones to choose from here...let's start with Future Of The Left.
Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 by Jameth (3 picks left)
1. Lorca by Tim Buckley
5. Hark! The Village Wait by Steeleye Span
6. Chicago by Chicago
8. Funkadelic by Funkadelic
9. Band Of Gypsys by Jimi Hendrix
10. Parallelograms by Linda Perhacs
11. Workingman's Dead by Grateful Dead
15. Third Ear Band (Elements) by Third Ear Band
16. Hawkwind by Hawkwind
17. Flamingo by The Flamin' Groovies
Wow, now that's an excellent folk album right there. Blown away by the care and songcraft that were put into this album. The range of instruments used (including the hammer dulcimer and zither) makes it an engaging listen throughout. The title track is gorgeous. Take a listen.
Misty In Roots - Musi O Tunya
Hala Strana- Fielding
Precipitation - Meditations on the Self and the Other
Perigeo - Non È Poi Così Lontano
Heathered Pearls - Loyal
Bogdan Raczynski - boku mo wakaran
Il Baricentro - Sconcerto
White Woods : Spaceship Earth
Dilute - Grape Blueprints Pour Spinach Olive Grape
Musette - Datum
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