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C-Noise: February 2012
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A collection of record reviews and music-related ramblings. Thursday, February 23, 2012. Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R. And rather annoying at the same time, while the "Pointless" lives up to its title. The production makes the guitar fuzz rather mellower yet still bite-y in a metallized Revolver. Kinda way; I'm sure heavy ingestations of marijuana were responsible for the oddly cuddly vibe to this heavy rock. No, I can't avoid drug references when discussing this album - why would I even try? This a...
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C-Noise: The Smiths - s/t
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A collection of record reviews and music-related ramblings. Monday, January 20, 2014. The Smiths - s/t. Is one of my favorite albums, and that’s the problem with their studio debut: I was initially familiar with half of these songs from the BBC sessions on Hatful. And in comparison these slickly produced versions feel so lifeless that they’re borderline unlistenable. And as I can’t honestly number any of the five songs here not duplicated on Hatful. 8221; is about – “I know I’m the most...Note that I hav...
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Redundant chicanery: What's New?: 1.6.2015
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The inane blabberings of an admitted music addict. Tuesday, January 6, 2015. I have had to skip a large amount of stuff that I accumulated during my off time, but rest assured, I've still got plenty to keep me busy, so here's a grab bag if ever there was one. . . John Fahey — Red Cross (2003). And the long and building suspenseful number 'Ananaias.'. Dieter Moebius and Gerb Beerbohm (1983). But more importantly with Cluster. Tears for Fears — The Seeds of Love (1989). It took these guys four years to com...
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Redundant chicanery: January 2014
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The inane blabberings of an admitted music addict. Thursday, January 30, 2014. On today's episode: NEW WAVE EXTRAVAGANZA! Squeeze — self-titled (1978). The Squeeze's first album is a lot more stock new wave than anything that followed. The rumour is that most of the material was written on the spot, under pressure. So, there you have it. There are some excellent pop songs throughout though: most obviously the hit ' Take Me I'm Yours. But there's also the super catchy ' Strong in Reason. And that one just...
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C-Noise: June 2013
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A collection of record reviews and music-related ramblings. Thursday, June 20, 2013. Mott the Hoople - Mad Shadows. As dark and unappealing as the rorschach test cover (I see a ram's head being split open, but that's partly influenced by the title of the opening song), Mott's sophomore slump has since been disowned by the band themselves, with Ian Hunter practically cringing as he admits that, "you can hear the band start. Sly Stone's There's a Riot. Etc) - well, Julian Cope. Links to this post. Era Dyla...
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C-Noise: August 2013
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A collection of record reviews and music-related ramblings. Monday, August 26, 2013. Orange Juice - You Can't Hide Your Love Forever. You Can't Hide Your Love Forever. A catchy pop album, but one that's unusually eccentric and therefore more compelling. A 375 star rating, but I'm not rounding up, after realizing that while highly pleasant and enjoyable as a whole, there just aren't any true knockout tracks present. It's special but not that. Links to this post. Sunday, August 25, 2013. Hobo With a Grin.
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C-Noise: May 2012
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A collection of record reviews and music-related ramblings. Friday, May 25, 2012. The Lambrettas - Beat Boys in the Jet Age. Beat Boys in the Jet Age. Trawling through the byways of the highways of rock'n'roll (B-roads as opposed to A-roads in British English), here is yet another completely forgotten minor gem. Justly or unjustly unremembered? Try doing it - tens of thousands of bands have tried and failed miserably. 2 Quadrophenia (the film released that same year). So don't let knee-jerks against '80s...
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C-Noise: Orange Juice - Rip It Up
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A collection of record reviews and music-related ramblings. Sunday, January 19, 2014. Orange Juice - Rip It Up. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Links to other personal review sites. I Think I Hate My 45s. The Disclaimer Review Archive. Lists and More Lists. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. Queens of the Stone Age. Richard X. Heyman. Siouxsie and the Banshees. The House of Love. The Pursuit of Happiness. The Smiths - s/t. Orange Juice - Rip It Up. The Stone Roses - s/t. View my complete profile.
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C-Noise: January 2014
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A collection of record reviews and music-related ramblings. Monday, January 20, 2014. The Smiths - s/t. Is one of my favorite albums, and that’s the problem with their studio debut: I was initially familiar with half of these songs from the BBC sessions on Hatful. And in comparison these slickly produced versions feel so lifeless that they’re borderline unlistenable. And as I can’t honestly number any of the five songs here not duplicated on Hatful. 8221; is about – “I know I’m the most...Note that I hav...
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C-Noise: Brinsley Schwarz - Hen's Teeth
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A collection of record reviews and music-related ramblings. Friday, August 23, 2013. Brinsley Schwarz - Hen's Teeth. Those interested in the early heydays of Brinsley Schwarz are advised to skip over the first pair of albums and go directly here, for reasons of both chronology and quality. This grab-bag of tracks (most of which were not released under the Brinsley Schwarz name) spans from 1967 to 1975, broken down thusly:. 1-10: Kippington Lodge, the mod-era precursor to the Brinsleys. I Think I Hate My ...