Dukwoski really gets slighted by history he's as much a figure in the band's history as Ginn, or almost
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 25 April 2024 16:12 (one month ago) link
me myself, I'd argue the First Four Years stuff is the most vital stuff they did, pre Rollins
also agreed that Ginn is the ultimate eyes bigger than his stomach guitar player of all time, though sometimes it works great
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 25 April 2024 16:13 (one month ago) link
Slip It In is my favorite album and it's mostly because Kira and Bill are on fire throughout.
― Instead of create and send out, it pull back and consume (unperson), Thursday, 25 April 2024 17:22 (one month ago) link
I also love Dos, ftr
― I painted my teeth (sleeve), Friday, 26 April 2024 18:32 (one month ago) link
While both bands had lots of members with Bad Brains there really is only one classic lineup.
― The Artist formerly known as Earlnash, Friday, 26 April 2024 19:12 (one month ago) link
Joan Crawford's abiding hatred of Greg Ginn, the Beach Boys and CCR is a gift that keeps on giving. Why does he hate California lol
― famous instagram dog (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 26 April 2024 19:30 (one month ago) link
The best thing Black Flag did was basically create Indie touring in the US. And Dukowski did that. I agree with Joan Crawford Loves Chachi’s take on their music. But I think the reason they will always be thought of as an influential band is their business model.
― bbq, Friday, 26 April 2024 19:44 (one month ago) link
"me myself, I'd argue the First Four Years stuff is the most vital stuff they did, pre Rollins"
for me too. that stuff is awesome. i really don't like rollins. he had a great look and stage presence but - and this might be weird to say about a punk singer - he had a terrible voice. its just ugly in a bad way. there were so many great hardcore singers. he was not one of them.
i have some nostalgic fondness for Loose Nut. i used to play that album a lot back then. and i saw them on that tour or the tour after. that was the time that they punished the crowd by having painted willie and gone open the show. ugh. i went with my friends from the straightedge band Wide Awake and my friend who played guitar in that band worshipped greg ginn. he stood as close to ginn as he could just so he could watch him play. they were fun though. they knew how to do it live for sure.
― scott seward, Friday, 26 April 2024 19:54 (one month ago) link
i also think that rollins was just bad timing-wise. awkward. clunky. probably why he gravitated to slower, sludgier stuff where he could be more, uh, free. there were non-musician hardcore singers who just killed it speed-wise. and i still listen to them. can't say i listen to black flag much unless its the really old stuff. (damaged definitely a cool bomb blast of a record but i can't help but think how much cooler it would have been with someone else singing.....)
― scott seward, Friday, 26 April 2024 20:03 (one month ago) link
i've always preferred the 81 Dez demos of the Damaged stuff, despite the sound quality
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGJGTEWizgo
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 26 April 2024 20:30 (one month ago) link
way better.
― scott seward, Friday, 26 April 2024 20:36 (one month ago) link
Hey “Don’t Bother Me” is Bad Brains’ number four track on Spotify. That’s the leveling effect of streaming working correctly! A song that makes me feel like a gallon of Sherwin-Williams jittering in the paint mixer.
― sox concrète (bendy), Friday, 26 April 2024 22:58 (one month ago) link
I like Saint Vitus and Megadeth and Slayer!
― J Edgar Noothgrush (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Friday, 26 April 2024 23:36 (one month ago) link
probably hates Hampton Hawes too...
― scott seward, Friday, 26 April 2024 23:45 (one month ago) link
i think i missed out on the ccr hate and i don't even want to know about it...
― scott seward, Friday, 26 April 2024 23:47 (one month ago) link
I just can't stand the way John Fogerty sings, and he does sing a lot on CCR records, so I don't really enjoy them. They're fine. Hampton Hawes is groovy no doubt, I love west coast jazz.
― J Edgar Noothgrush (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Saturday, 27 April 2024 00:03 (one month ago) link
but ppl who love CCR will really get very excited making the case for them. not as severely as beach boys nerds, who are the actual worst, but creedence dudes are very "how could anyone not love creedence?"
― J Edgar Noothgrush (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Saturday, 27 April 2024 00:04 (one month ago) link
Hampton Hawes is groovy no doubt, I love west coast jazz.
If nothing else, you owe it to yourself to read his autobiography, Raise Up Off Me, which is one of the great jazz books and one of the great drug books, all at once.
― Instead of create and send out, it pull back and consume (unperson), Saturday, 27 April 2024 01:03 (one month ago) link
Fwiw my Black Flag ordering was assuming The First Four Years > Damaged > those other records
― Colonel Poo, Saturday, 27 April 2024 01:13 (one month ago) link
(I love CCR)
― Colonel Poo, Saturday, 27 April 2024 01:14 (one month ago) link
Tbh you can blame Lydia Lunch for that
― Colonel Poo, Saturday, 27 April 2024 01:15 (one month ago) link
Hey JCLC, thanks for the Dos tip, they're great! Such a free and joyful sound... and I love Kira's voice too... good stuff...
― m0stly clean (Slowsquatch), Tuesday, 30 April 2024 23:37 (one month ago) link
Kira sings on this goofy cover! (I prefer it to the original)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov0zEYZakLI
― Philip Nunez, Wednesday, 1 May 2024 00:16 (one month ago) link
Ha!
― m0stly clean (Slowsquatch), Wednesday, 1 May 2024 00:45 (one month ago) link