5 Picks for H4, from the dutiful Sub

[Carl Snow]

(H4 asked this ugly boy to ‘Sub this morn)

Transatlantic – Bridge Across Tomorrow

Roine Solt – Wall Street VooDoo

Canvas Solaris – Sublimation

Spock’s Beard – Snow

John Petrucci – Suspended Animation

And

Agalloch – 'The Mantle'
(again-again)

Agalloch – 'Ashes Against The Grain'
(again-again-again)

…and their ‘debut’ ‘Pale Folklore’ as well.
(yup these guys RAWK!)

And And

Behold …The Arctopus - Nano-Nucleic Cyborg Summoning

Fucking Champs - V

[Hi Top]

1) The Plastics "The Plastics" (thanks, Mr. Cook)
2) Marvelous 3 "Ready Set Go"
3) Matthew Sweet "100% Sweet"
4) Superdrag "Changing Tires On The Road To Ruin"
5) Megadeth "Rust In Peace"

[skirob]

1) Van Halen - Fair Warning
2) James Blood Ulmer - Bad Blood in the City: The Piety Street Sessions
3) Clutch - From Beale Street to Oblivion
4) My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything
5) Neal Young - After the Gold Rush

HiTop: that M3 is "ReadySexGo". Let me know if it says different on your iPod and I'll fix the tags (though it should be called "Butch Walker Bleeds Hooks"). In fact, I think I'll go listen to that now.

Bonus pick: Marvelous 3 - ReadySexGo

[Carl Snow]

2) James Blood Ulmer - Bad Blood in the City: The Piety Street Sessions


okay -- TWO Blood's inna row now, Rob, ...must be hooked.
and
i, the self-proclaimed James Blood Ulmer addict, have not heard or heard of this one ...
do tell!!!

Hey Lee!, what about you?

[jeffx]

The Plastics "The Plastics"

ooh. me want.

mine:

loud family interbabe concern (thanks jtb, i am very much digging!)
kashmere stage band texas thunder soul 1968-1974
grinderman grinderman
wilco sky blue sky
goblin cock bagged and boarded

excited about getting:

the comas spells
the high strung get the guests
elliott smith new moon
the fucking champs vi

[Lee G]

Hey Lee!, what about you?

It's brand new; haven't heard it yet, although I think eMusic just got it.

My five:

- Bjork Volta (last week I wrote I really liked about half of this, and I do, but the rest is sounding more and more like retreads and finger exercises and musical-boutique-shopping-as-songwriting with every listen)
- James Blood Ulmer Black Rock (bless you, Carl)
- Sarolta Zalatnay s/t (Janis Joplin’s lost Eastern European little sister, with much better grooves)
- the Field From Here We Go Sublime (purty techno; apt title)
- Andrew Hill Judgment (w/Bobby Hutcherson)

Bonus: 'Tingler mix madness

[Lee G]

kashmere stage band texas thunder soul 1968-1974

Fun stuff, that.

[skirob]

okay -- TWO Blood's inna row now, Rob, ...must be hooked.
and
i, the self-proclaimed James Blood Ulmer addict, have not heard or heard of this one ...
do tell!!!

Came out yesterday. I guess it's his ode to post-Katrina New Orleans. More funked up blues produced by Vernon Reid. Some originals combined with some Hooker, Son House, Willie Dixon, et al

[Randall]

1. Preview Presents Greetings From Knoxville various artists
2. Animal Collective "People"
3. Tom Waits "Orphans"
4. Dr. John "Mercerism"
5. Christabel and the Jons "Love and Circumstances"

[Hi Top]

ooh. me want.


I'll try to burn a copy of that Plastics disc this week for you.

[skirob]

I'll try to burn a copy of that Plastics disc this week for you.
What about me? Huh? Also, the Jr?

[Hi Top]

I'll prob. just drop them off at your office anyway.

[Carl Snow]

Came out yesterday. I guess it's his ode to post-Katrina New Orleans. More funked up blues produced by Vernon Reid. Some originals combined with some Hooker, Son House, Willie Dixon, et al

groovy! ...
i was PMing someone a
"list of my favorite James Blood CDs" (that I own, anyways)
since we have more than 2 resident Blood-Fans i'll post-re-Post it here for hacking away and arguing about Har!

my Blood Cd's (one Lp) with a stupid lil ranking system, but in no "order":
1 = sucks
10 = essential
(its VERY hard to "get a ten outta me" btw)


(band)Third Rail - South Delta Space
(JBL, Laswell, Bernie Worrell, etc)
9

Blues Allnight
bloods failed (imo) blues session (doent sound 'honest')
4.5 (at best)

Blues Peacher
not much better than Blues Allnight , but a bit better
5.5 - 6.5

Birthright
holy hell!!!
an -FYI my fav ole Blue dude's = Mississippi Fred MacDowell(*actually from Rockford TN!)and (Sam)Lightnin' Hopkins, sooo this one was/is perfect for me
and so well "done" *eh?*
8.5

Forbidden Blues
NOT a blues spin (back to 'normal' (lol) Blood) but WOW!
8.5

Harmolodic Guitar With Strings
this may have looked good on paper buuut
2.5

Black Rock
http://i15.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/9d/01/2c56_1.JPG
holy ...
(this = Bloods holy-grail imo)
10

Music Speaks Louder Than Words (The Music Of Ornette Coleman)
nice..odd..jazz-but-not-BUT jazz
(?)
7.5

(Band)Music Revelation Ensemble - Cross Fire

ehh
nice try .. works sometimes.. not his best but fun
6.5

Odyssey
one of the greatest Git-"jazz" spins ever spun...
9.75
LAMF!


Are You Glad To Be In America?
so ya grab my fav 'crazy-jazz" drummer Ronald-Shannon Jackson (Decoding Society, V Ried, etc etc)
Bill Laswell move faders and performs rites
and we have another heavyweight...
9

Tales OF Captain Black
okay ... Ornette plays Sax on this ... Jamaaladeen Tacuma plays insane Bass on this ... and (the youngest) Denardo Coleman pounds the skins on this...
James Blood KILLS on this. (but is "out" and not for the overtly-melodic at heart lol)
8.5

on LP
'lost' my prized cd!!! ...damn "loan-e's"
Freelancing
one of the Holy Three or four
recorded almost at the same time as Black Rock, this was is far far fr4om a letdown--its a killah!
9.5

[The Pullet Surprise]

After my visit to the Stax Museum this week...

Booker T & the MG's - Hip Hug Her
Sam & Dave - Soul Men
Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul
Johnnie Taylor - Wanted: One Soul Singer
Eddie Floyd - Rare Stamps

[DeLuxeDrums]

1. Comets on Fire- Avatar
2. Boris- Pink
3. Bruce Springsteen- Darkness on the Edge of Town
4. Bob Dylan and the Band- Basement Tapes
5. Jason Isbell- Sirens of the Ditch

[rivers]

1.Blue Aeroplanes-Swagger
2.Built to spill-Perfect from now on.
3.New Pornographers-Twin Cinema

[spinetingler]

2. Boris- Pink

You better fucking return it when you're finished.

[Lee G]

i was PMing someone a "list of my favorite James Blood CDs" (

Nice to see that. I can concur on the holy quartet of Are You Glad to Be in America?, Freelancing, Black Rock, and Odyssey, and on the lesser grades of the lesser stuff, at least among those I've heard. Seems like there might be a coupla others not on there (like maybe that piece o' shit that Laswell produced for him for Blue Note, I think), but I couldn't tell you the titles, so maybe not.

[cmp]

5. Jason Isbell- Sirens of the Ditch

I got ahold of this one too, and it is great! ...and on my 5:

1. Jason Isbell - Sirens of the Ditch
2. Ballads of the Book - VA Scottish collection
3. Shearwater - Palo Santo re-release (very beautiful record)
4. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (vinyl has a nice etching on side 4)
5. Dr. Dog - We All Belong

[DeLuxeDrums]

I got ahold of this one too, and it is great! ...and on my 5:

1. Jason Isbell - Sirens of the Ditch
2. Ballads of the Book - VA Scottish collection
3. Shearwater - Palo Santo re-release (very beautiful record)
4. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (vinyl has a nice etching on side 4)
5. Dr. Dog - We All Belong


I really like it. Glad to finally get an album version of "Dress Blues". Personally, I know a lot of folks who are attempting to take sides on the whole Drive-By situation, but I have love for them all. I still love and support the Truckers and everyone who is or has been involved. I think that the split was a good move on everyone's behalf.

On a side note, kudos for the Dr. Dog. Love it.

[Quince]

Odyssey

Not that this in any way furthers the discussion, but I feel compelled to pipe up & say that that is one of my favorite records, period, and has been ever since the mid 80s when a Belgian promoter introduced me to (his pronunciation) "Shem Blue D'Eaulmaire."

[Smootz]

Not that this in any way furthers the discussion ...

1. Furthering discussion is not the announced rule of the Blab and
2. I'll be the judge of that
3. i'm still dialing up that violin genius turned pop garage symphony called Armchair Apocrypha by Andrew Bird
4. Los Lobos Town and City, 'cause they understand me in a language I can't speak, and
5. Spinetingler's BM07a and b (i'm working on my personal track listing) "The bad guy is winning and it seems like you don't love me"? WTF ? Plus the number of songs that have TOTO influenced sounds/production is astounding. I know you realize this?

[Lee G]

Not that this in any way furthers the discussion, but I feel compelled to pipe up & say that that is one of my favorite records, period, and has been ever since the mid 80s when a Belgian promoter introduced me to (his pronunciation) "Shem Blue D'Eaulmaire."

Apeville introduced me to it, in a regular ol' Knoxville sorta accent. I agree on the fave records, period, thing.

[Smootz]

Apeville introduced me to it, in a regular ol' Knoxville sorta accent.

You should hear him now, on the WUOT Tues & Thurs for the jazz show, sounds like he's from some big city.

[Lee G]

You should hear him now, on the WUOT Tues & Thurs for the jazz show, sounds like he's from some big city.

Well, notice the "sorta." Kinda always had a little big town in there anyhow.

[gypsy]

a habitually late 5 from me...5 live ones:

van morrison warm love (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQWPmSWz994)
lone justice don't toss us away (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOxpIhxpK5Q)
elvin jones trio village dreams (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXt6r-C5Wmo)
nellie mckay sari (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJZY-Czcp2E)
um kalthoum el atlat (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dnSejai6jM)

bonus --
and a couple by fred (http://funhouserock.com/funhouse/blab/showthread.php?t=8687):
freight train (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4ws0SlHMpk)
alcohol & pills (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mIfELBb7v4)

[shoetick]

i only got one:

"kraft krumbelievable"

[Carl Snow]

Not that this in any way furthers the discussion, but I feel compelled to pipe up & say that that is one of my favorite records, period, and has been ever since the mid 80s when a Belgian promoter introduced me to (his pronunciation) "Shem Blue D'Eaulmaire."

i just furthered it with a shiny lil cube and big 'hell yes'

[trancendyce]

um kalthoum el atlat (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dnSejai6jM)


Cool… The undulating chair was a surreal cherry on top!

[spinetingler]

5. Spinetingler's ...Plus the number of songs that have TOTO influenced sounds/production is astounding. I know you realize this?

Hadn't noticed. A lot of them come from that era, though, so it may just be the sound of 24 track recorders, SSL boards, and LA-2As.

[gypsy]

a doubly belated bonus but man he was a sexy rock'n'roll guy when he was:

candy's room (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoH6NgwI7_Q)

[spinetingler]

not tecnically for the music, but I can't help watching this video over and over:
http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=23304