Wall of Mouths

Not listening to any particular album. Doing mst of my listening at work, with my MP3 player, so I just plop on entire artisit and let is shuffle. SO here’s the bands I’m listening to at the moment

Therapy?
Strung Out (especially Live in a Dive)
Bad Religion
Ten Foot Pole/Pulley mix
Decendents
Fugazi (ordered all of their Bootlegs from the Bass Player, some brilliant stuff there even if the recordings are a little raw).

Infernal Love… Goota know what was going through his head with that bleak ass (but brilliant) album

Do What You Want- Bad Religion

and

Bring Out Your Dead by Strung Out..the live version off of “Live In A Dive”..kicks twice as hard as the original

Nirvana sounds better and are more commercial. But the Pixies set the groundwork. They had an effect similiar to Bob Dylan. It sometimes takes a cover of one of their songs for you to realize how great their songwriting is. (Weezers Velouria, Get Up Kids Alec Eiffel, or Popa Roach’s version of Gouge Away). Also their sound is much more diverse and experimental.

As for the Pearl Jam comment that anything after thier 1st album sucks…take a listen to Lukin off of No Code ; Do the Evolution off Yield; or Save You off of Riot Act. They can still jam (no pun intended) as well as anyone. But their sound has mellowed a bit. I think a lot of that has to do with Eddie’s voice being a shell of what it once was.

Pick up the bootleg of their concert in Atlanta in 1994. It was for a radio broadcast, and very common on E-Bay. One listen and you will immediately change you mind. It is one of the greatest shows you will ever hear from anyone. Listen especially to Blood. You’d be amazed that Eddie could speak for a week after that. Powerful! Plus they do the best version of Sonic Reducer you’ll ever hear

1) Troublegum- Screamager, Trigger Inside, Unbeliever

2) Infernal Love- Stories, Me vs You, 30 Seconds

3) Nurse- Nausea, Teethgrinder, Disgracelands

4) Semi-Detatched- Tightrope Walker, Lonely Crying Only, Straight Life. And since it’s a bonus track, I’m adding Suing God as well.

5) Caucation Psycosis (Babyteeth/Pleasure Death EPs combined for US release)- Potato Junkie, Skyward, Animal Bones

6) High Anxiety- If it Kills Me, Voodoo Doll, Stand in Line

7) Hats Off to the Insane (not counting Screamager and Turn)-Opal Mantra, Speedball, Totally Random Man

8) Suicide Pact..You First- Little Mouths First, Sister, Jam Jar Jail

9) Shameless- Dance, Gimmie Back My Brain, This one’s for you

I think that’s everything

Cover looks like the side-shot of a skyscraper, with one of the floors blowing up…not so much the WTC but the Nakatomi building in Die Hard when they blew the roof.

But I could be wrong… Could also look like three smokestacks pumping out smoke…

Maybe it’s purposely vague which would fit nicely as a play on the title.

Picked up a great SMiths Comp DVD off E-Bay.

Had a really cool performance where they do a kickin’ version of Handsome Devil.

What was great was during miserable lie, the crowd was throwing Moz’s flowers back at him and pummeled him in the eye. He went off-stage for a few and the band played on. He then came back and picked up in perfect time.

Also the crowd bum rushing the stage at the end and mugging Moz for the mic was a bit surreal.

But not a surreal as the Spanish documentary..some odd clips mixed in with the performace bits.

Also a version of Cannableism Begins at Home from TOTP. Never realized what a great bass line that song had..Andy Rourke was very under-rated.

I’ll have to check one out, if any of the music stores around would stock one…

Check out Viva Death http://www.vivadeath.com/v1/index.html, they are an experiment between Face to Face (singer/guitarist Trevor Keith and bassist Scott Shifflett), Foo Fighters (guitarist Chris Shifflett)and Josh Freese on drums (the Vandals).

All they use are Baritone guitars and you guys are right. They definitely have a unique sound.

Works for me!

Title: Baritone Guitars

Anyone out there have a baritone guitar?

With so many bands tuning down real low these days, most guitars lose a lot of sustain unless you put uber-fat strings on.

Supposedly the baritone guitars they are built ti a slightly different scale which gives them more sustain at the low tunings.

I know some can sound a bit different as well (Check out Viva Death).

But what I want to know is, are they really worth it, or does simply going with heavier strings on a regular guitar give you the same result..

Title: Let’s See a B-Sides and Rarities Comp.

Anyone else out there like to see T? put out a CD of just their various B-Sides and odd compilation contributions?

So many of these are now out of print it be nice to see one for the newer fans or (like me) the older one’s born on the wrong continent.

There’s definitely plenty of great material that many of us have yet to hear…

Who’s with me!?

Maybe if enough of the WoMbats speak up they’ll do it…Like next year after the new album has been out a while and they’ve toured for it a bit..that way it doesn’t deflect anything from the new material which is still most important.

Thoughts? Complaints? Discuss…

15? That’s tough. I have enough trouble getting it all on 2 CDs.

Here’s Mine (In no particular order)

1) Screamager
2) Trigger Inside
3) Opal Mantra
4) Teethgrinder
5) Me Vs You
6) Nausea
7) Disgracelands
8) Tightrope Walker
9) Little Mouths First
10) Sister
11) If it Kills Me
12) This One’s For You
13) Skyward
14) Potato Junkie
15) Stories

AGGGHHH!!!!! Not enough tracks!

Just pop it in your computer it works fine.
Also I was able to find a cheap ($50) DVD player which has a PAL to NTSC converter built in, which works good to.

I have to say I like both. I own a Fender American Strat and I did own a Telecaster.. Problem with the Tele is it’s sound is TOO distinct, so I didn’t like it’s sound with alot of things I played. The Strat is really nice, especially switched to the bridge P-Ups and running through a Uni-Vibe…

But I also own a Les Paul classic and a Faded SG-Special. I would have to say that these two are my workhorses..especially the SG. Throw it through a BOSS MT-2 with the bottom cranked half-way… Awesome!

Also the action on the Gibsons is much more comfortable than the Fenders..

Title: Long Time Fan..FIrst Time Poster

Hello Everyone!

T? fan since 1993 when I heard Screamager in (of all places) the mall. Bought Hats Off to the Insane and been hooked ever since.

Thank god for the ‘Net since A&M was less than thorough in getting their stuff out over here. I didn’t even know Infernal Love came out until Guitar reviewed it..(Called it an Album of the Year candidate by the way). I’ll have to dig it up and post it here..if I can find it.

I’m a guitarist so most likely I’ll be chiming in the Musician’s Section quite a bit.