VARIOUS – In Memory of Celtic Frost (1996)
As Ye shouldst know by now, tribute/covers albums are dicey propositions at best. You can count yer damn self lucky if there happens to be one or two heartfelt renderings of tuneage ya hold dear. Worst of all, there’s always at least some jackoff hipster band that decides [...]
Broken Legs, Broken Face, Blood Everywhere
NECRONOMICON (Ger) – Tips zum Selbtsmord (1972)
The next time some needle-dicked knowitall tries to lay that “there was nuthin’ as heavy as Sabbath in the early 70’s, dude” trip on ya, sit their sorry ass down for a spin of this beast (Hopefully you have the original edition, limited to 500 copies, with the six-panel [...]
Short Sharp Shocks Revisited
PAINTBOX (Jpn) – Singing Shouting Crying (1999)
{First off, I must confess I haven’t been in the mood to write at all lately– so I’m gonna give y’all a Reader’s Digest version this time around.}
Expertly executed Motörthrash/Burning Spirits-style hardcore featuring the late, great Chelsea on guitar–whom you should remember from thee most excellent Death Side. Paintbox [...]
Six Fingers of Love
VARIOUS – Yeah Yeah Yeah!
I know, I know– yet another dose of 60’s garage snot on SLN. Ho hum, right? Not a chance, dudes & dudettes! May I direct your attention to Track #24, the Roughnecks’ “You’re Driving Me Insane,” which is not only a killer slice of ramshackle teenage angst– BUT — it also [...]
Leave My House!
VARIOUS – Teenage Shutdown: I’m Gonna Stay
With a compilation subtitled “Target: Fuzz!” ya know ya can’t lose if yer a fan of good ol’ infantile 60’s garage goop. That’s right– this sucka is dedicated to thee use and abuse of mankind’s Greatest Achievement: the distortion pedal. And I don’t wanna hear any arguments– y’all can [...]
June 20, 2008
Categories: Compilation, Garage Rock . Tags: I've had about enough of you leeching pieces of shit wh, Teenage Shutdown . Author: Jake Thee Pope . Comments: 6 Comments