timw@umcp-cs.UUCP (03/04/84)
Okay, Stewart, let's see how you do with these reviews. I have to
agree with some of your reviews (mainly the Smiths and the Smithereens
and Fad Gadget), but the other ones are variable. Here are some new
records to be listened to.
Cramps - Smell of Female (IRS)
Bad Music for Bad People (IRS) - How come the Cramps have put out
two albums in about two months. Well, i'll tell you. Smell of Female is
a live ep from the Peppermint Lounge in NYC, and is quite good. it contains
six new songs and they are definitely Cramped. Titles such as 'She's got
good Taste', 'Faster Pussycat' and 'You ain't nothing but a Gorehound'.
Music to get Cramped to.
Bad Music for Bad People is a collection of singles and other
songs, such as 'Garbageman', 'Goo Goo Muck', and the immortal 'She Said'.
If you have Gravest Hits or Off the Bone, don't but this album. But if
you don't have Off the Bone, I suggest buying either Off the Bone or Bad
Music for Bad People, but not both. Personally, I prefer Off the Bone
with the 3-D cover and the neat glasses they come with.
The Faith - Subject to Change (Dischord). This is some of the best
hardcore from DC I have heard in a long time. This is an ep, on blue
vinyl, and it is good quality. The Faith have been around for a couple
of years, and the lead singer for The Faith (Alec McKaye) is the brother
to the lead singer of the now-defunct Minor Threat (Minor who ? , look
at the Village Voices Pazz & Jop Poll), Ian McKaye. All this means they
had some actual equipment when they recorded the album. I won't continue
for people who are already skipping the part because the saw the word
hardcore. But it is a good album, not too fast, not too loud, just a
good time.
Residents and Renaldo and the Loaf - Title in Limbo (Raplh). Maybe I should
say the NEW Ralph. They are having hard times at Raplh, not doing as much as
they used to. But this album get the Residents off the Mole trilogy, which
suits me fine, since those bored me to death. This album is still noise,
Renaldo and the Loaf are no better listenable music than the Residents are.
But I will say one thing about the Residents, they will clear a room in no
time ! I mean if you need to get rid of people from your apartment so you
can chrash, then buy this album. Unless your friends are totally psychotic,
they will up and leave within fifteen minutes (depending on volume). I have
tried this on many occasions and have success each time. Nothing works
better, but Public Image LTD, Second Edition is a close second for noise album.
Various Artists - The Arf Arf Compilation(Arf Arf). This is a compilation
from Boston and the Area. It contains songs from lots of new groups, and
some of them are good. There is a versions of Flipper's great 'Sex Bomb'
done by the Pink Negros that will floor you. Also there is a version
of 'Sombre Reptiles' done by Birdsongs of the Mezonic, the group that
was started from the Mission of Burma. Its a good album, worth buying.
Now your saying to yourself, 'that tim certainly has wierd as shit music,
I wonder where he get his music'. Well I'll tell you. Try listening
to WMUC-FM in College Park, MD. We are located at 88.1 on the Dial.
We play just about everything under the sun. 24 hours a day, 365 days
a day a year. I will publish a program as soon as we get a new one published.
--
Speaking: Tim Wicinski
University of Maryland
UUCP: {seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!timw
CSNet: timw@umcp-cs ARPA: timw@marylanddce@hammer.UUCP (David Elliott) (03/05/84)
I totally disagree with timw@ucmp-cs's criticism of the Residents and Renaldo and the Loaf album. This album brings the Residents back to the same type of demented style that can be found on "Buster and Glen", which is probably their best record. "Title in Limbo" is very musical and very funny, which is what I expect from the Residents. This is an album of great pop tunes and is well worth listening to. Also, I've played my copy 50 times and had no complaints from any of my neighbors. I totally agree with timw's comments on the Mole trilogy. This stuff has gotten boring. "Mark of the Mole" was ok, but the whole album sounds the same. "Tunes of Two Cities" is so boring that I wish I hadn't bought it. If I wanted to listen to jazz, I would buy jazz albums (Note: I do not mean to say that jazz in general is boring. This album just sounds like slow jazz played badly.) "Intermission" is a very interesting record. It is a collection of songs that were supposedly played as background music at the "Mole Show". This record kind of sounds like stuff from old albums (it may be, I haven't listened that closely). Just to show where I'm coming from, here are the Residents albums I would recommend (in order of preference): 1. Buster and Glen/Duck Stab 2. Subterranean Modern (with other bands) 3. Fingerprice 4. Not Available 5. Title in Limbo (with Renaldo and the Loaf) 5. Meet the Residents 6. Diskomo 7. Third Reich and Roll Other records like "The Commercial Album" and "Eskimo" are fine, but, to me, the above records (and anything by Snakefinger) are their most creative. The others just weren't worth waiting for. David