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Cooker – Setting the Head on Fire
The post grunge landscape of the late 90’s / early 00’s is littered with Nirvana-lite failures – bands that grabbed the limelight for a brief moment with catchy songs full of faux pain, then disappeared – missing the roots and point of the Seattle original scene....
Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Colorado
The 10’s proved to be a busy time for Neil Young. Starting off the decade with one of his strongest records – 2010’s Le Noise – it ends with another strong record, the recently released Crazy Horse reunion, Colorado. Although the new record marks the first Crazy Horse...
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Joy Division – Closer
Part 13 of a series that will run every Friday throughout 2012 as I discuss records that have affected me throughout the years – Flashback Fridays When I was 15 (20 years ago) life was a bit confusing. Of course - life is like that for most 15 year olds. To show what...
Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Americana
There comes a point in an artist's career where every album release is accompanied by a the double-edged damning praise statement "it is INSERT ARTISTS NAME best album since....landmark album, usually from about 20 years ago". There are a few schools of thought when...
Grimes – Visions
In the mid to late 90's the internet as a tool for the general public was still in its infancy - AOL, Compuserve, and Juno were the main providers (unfortunately for Juno they are / were neither the great movie nor the great Seattle emo-core band...nope. Just another...
Kanye West – 808 & Heartbreak
Part 12 of a series that will run every Friday throughout 2012 as I discuss records that have affected me throughout the years – Flashback Fridays I was very late to the digital music party, I have to admit. When everything transferred to CD from records / cassettes I...
The Januariez – January 16, ’91
In the summer of 2011 I had the chance to be involved with Critical Sun Recordings Band Crawl - an event where the proceeds would go towards helping the cause of Music Aid NW. The mission of this organization is a noble one - to support music education in Washington...
Portishead – Chase the Tear
In 2008 I was thrilled when Portishead returned with Third - their first new record of new material in 11 years. In the mid 90's I really enjoyed their two albums (and associated b-sides) - 1994's Dummy and 1997's Portishead. Both of those records were moody...
Kraftwerk – The Man Machine
Part 11 of a series that will run every Friday throughout 2012 as I discuss records that have affected me throughout the years – Flashback Fridays Automation. At some point in your life you have probably heard this word. The latest, greatest way to maximize your...
Birdeatsbaby – Feast of Hammers
I've touched upon the years I was in high school in earlier posts (1991 - 1995), but certain other details are worth mentioning. When I initially started high school, kids who had their heads shaved, wore punk rock clothing, and generally strayed from the "norm" were...
Black Sabbath – Heaven and Hell
Part 10 of a series that will run every Friday throughout 2012 as I discuss records that have affected me throughout the years – Flashback Fridays I have to admit to something - when I think of the band Black Sabbath, my mind's eye instantly conjures up visions of...
Allo Darlin’ – Europe
The term "twee pop" can be a double-edged sword when discussing new bands or records. On one hand, you may like sweet melodies with shambolic guitars. On the other hand, it seems to be an underhanded compliment - sure, it's got melody. But those people really can't...
The Cure – Pornography
Part 9 of a series that will run every Friday throughout 2012 as I discuss records that have affected me throughout the years – Flashback Fridays Throughout my high school years I was a very hard worker (still am, in fact). Before school I would wake up at 4:30 in the...
Jeffrey Gaines – self titled
Part 8 of a series that will run every Friday throughout 2012 as I discuss records that have affected me throughout the years – Flashback Fridays My post high school days were days filled with confusion about what to do when I grow up (still have that angst at times...
Live – Mental Jewelry
Part 7 of a series that will run every Friday throughout 2012 as I discuss records that have affected me throughout the years – Flashback Fridays 1991 for me represented a musical awakening - although I vacillated between hair metal and hip hop, I seemed to yearn for...
Cable35 – Louder
I had the privilege of attending high school during the years 1991 to 1995 - what could be viewed as the peak era of commercialization of the Seattle grunge sound (though as I will endlessly preach, the roots of grunge in my opinion originated with the 60's band The...
Yngwie J. Malmsteen – Trilogy
Part 6 of a series that will run every Friday throughout 2012 as I discuss records that have affected me throughout the years – Flashback Fridays As a young kid the music played on the radio was a strange mix of hair metal and hip hop. I took it all in, absorbing...
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