One of my favourite albums of all time. To continue on with the āwho Iāve metā thread of Bob Mould, I met Dave Pajo twice (about a week apart). Nice enough lad - the first time I was pissed as a fart and we got a photo taken with him with a massive grin; he looked a bit fed up with our company (understandably) at that stage. The next time was a week later when I was doing some work with a band playing with Slint. I was sober as a judge and was too embarrassed to talk to him again.
I try to get a bit of Spiderland every day. I listened to nearly the whole album yesterday evening in the car and pieces of it this morning on the Luas. There is so much about it which I simply adore and wouldnāt know where to start describing it. Albiniās review would sum it up nicely though.
I saw them in August 2014 in the Button Factory. Probably my favourite gig ever. Astounding. As I type this the heartbreaking melody of Washer is in my head. Wow.
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Itās great. Saw them live in 04 in the UK when they reformed and then a week later in Dublin. Caught them again in Barcelona in 07 when they did Spiderland in its entirety at a festival. They then played some naff new tune after that and I walked away. Havenāt seen them since. Poor ol Pajo had a bad year last year and Iād be surprised if they did shows again.
Yeah - I got a shock when I read of his suicide attempt. It was always McMahan who was the troubled one.
Glenn is another non album cracker from them. I think Albini was twindling the knobs for that.
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Yeah that two track EP is a cracker. I think Glenn refers to the missing parent that wasnāt included on that track titles on Tweez.
I would like to say I heard Tweez before Spiderland but thatās not the case.
It is quite a let down in comparison. Not sure whether it is a case of Tweez being poor and Spiderland being immense - bit of both I would say.
Thanks to @farmerinthecity and @caulifloweredneanderthal for mentioning Albini. Hadnāt heard this gem in a whileā¦
Big Black - Kerosene
The intro to this tune has some beautiful touches before Jenny Haanās vocals take it up a level.
Babe Ruth - The Mexican
The tune of great Liverpool victories:
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasuredome
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Hereās a smashing tune that I heard for the first time in ages today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-mQxmrZJn8
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Here we are nearing the end of March and Iām fairly sure this is the best new tune Iāve heard in Q1 2016.
Lnzndrf Future You.
Now youāre talking! Great band.
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