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The Juliana Theory Understand This Is A Dream: Test 14/15, White/Blue A/B /100, Black Mightier Than Sword 20th Anniversary version /500 Emotion is Dead: 1st press Test /15, Grey Marble /1500, 2nd press Red/Gold and Blue/White Music From Another Room: Picture Disc Test 8/24, Silver Picture Disc 15/100 Love: Red/Red /500 Deadbeat Sweetheartbeat: Silver in Clear w/ Blue Splatter, Gold in Clear w/ Green Splatter 302/524 I used to have all the other variants too, but that's a young person's game.

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Standard on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Facelift-Alice-Chains/dp/B08JGVP1GN

This post is mostly for Derek. Although I liked it on first listen (probably would have put it in the top half of the discog), Gore is now probably my second least favourate album, Adrenaline takes the bottom spot. Both with a couple of songs I like, but I get bored. Diamond Eyes and Koi No Yokan are my favourites. Ohms, imho, takes all of the best elements of Saturday Night Wrist and Diamond Eyes. This is top-shelf Deftones for me, I'll need more time to digest, but I'm almost certain this is in my top three.

Took a long time to finally track down Anberlin's Stranger Ways 7" for a not too insane price. That finally arrived today, and completed my Anberlin collection. All variants, and all comps (only two that I know of). This also includes the RSD versions of Cities and NTFP (left) and the 2012 reissues (right), which are pretty much identical. The only difference being the RSD versions have a slightly creamy look to the covers, while the reissues are a more pure white. Also included is the vinyl/CD hybrid thing with the I'd Like to Die B-Side on it.

Yeah... I may personally opt for Tertia over WS, but otherwise that is a damn fine list. I hate that I’m becoming the heh, they don’t make ‘em like they used to dad cliche of post-rock. I’d always roll my eyes when my old man would scoff at newer bands and insist that nothing really competes with the classics. I know we’re shrinking that notion down to 1 genre but I feel it so much. Even if bands like Mogwai and Godspeed (and definitely GIAA) are not releasing albums on par with the quality they set a decade+ ago, some of those earlier albums are still timeless to me and what I consider to be the pinnacle of the genre, regardless of what those same bands are outputting today. There’s a reason the albums have become a landmark or standard in discussions. Every once in a while there’s a newer post-rock band or scene that does something memorable or enticing, but so, so, so much of it is Gumbocore or prime for A Thousand Arms’ distro, and it does little for me. I feel like that wave of post-rock you’re referring to... there’s not a ton out there that compares. Slint, etc. are considered grandfathers of the genre, but as far as crescendos, quiet-loud dynamics, and other post-rock tropes that have been done to death, I think it’s a blessing to thrive in a lifetime where that all existed, was relevant for a time, and is still easily accessible. Born too early and it’s all experimental, new-age noise. Born too late and you’re stuck with the Dunk! Fest roster. I’m not claiming that I was listening to Mogwai when I was 9 years old, but the genre was really exploding and pioneering new musical ground when I was a teen, at my hungriest stage of music exploration. And for that I’ll always consider myself lucky.

Honestly, the UK was priced lower, so with the currency conversion it’s around the same price. https://deftones.warnerartists.net/uk/ohms-exclusive-vinyl-lp-zine.html

There will be a man inside the box, and he will be buried in his shit. Shipping is going to be expensive.

Pushed back to make the release EVEN SPOOKIER!!

It’s weird that this Fridays new releases are way better than saturdays RSD ones. Deftones Idles that massive Prince box

Today we found out that the COVID-19 pandemic was a hoax perpetrated by Relapse Records and the band Nothing to delay the world so that they can come up with 52,000 variant names of the Great Dismal. Note: Please do not take this as a truth...

That's a fair take. For what it's worth, I listened to this album while multi-tasking with work-related stuff, but nothing too distracting. (I tend to tune out music altogether when I'm writing an e-mail or holding a discussion over IM.) Had it at a consistently high volume on some decent desktop speakers a few feet away. I don't know if it's 10/10 material but it's way better than forgettable background noise after 1 listen. Eager to hear how it holds up.

So you listened to it in the background while working and labeled it as background music? I don't understand how people can listen to music in the background and then give a review on it. Try listening for real and then sharing your opinion.

https://merchnow.com/catalogs/mayday-parade That duffel bag, tho..

Didn't see this on here anywhere. If this should be in Everything Else, please move it. Holy Roar Records founder Alex Fitzpatrick has been accused of sexual assault. He has denied it and resigned from Holy Roar. Staff and bands seem to be leaving too: https://www.loudersound.com/news/rolo-tomassi-lead-exodus-from-holy-roar-after-label-founder-accused-of-sexual-assault Svalbard say that Holy Roar won't be releasing their new record: https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/svalbard-will-not-be-releasing-their-new-album-on-holy-roar-records/ That said, I got my subscription copy today. Was going to enter it on Discogs and was looking around for sources for all the fun Discogs tags and came across the story.

YES! Finally!!! Pre-orders are live for Leech's remastered "The Stolen View". long, long out of print, and very pricey on Discogs (if you can even find it). USA pre-orders will be run by A Thousand Arms. Stay tuned for more info!!! Approx. 25 pieces will come here for them. First single drops 10/2 after pre-orders go live (which is unusual, but hey...) and it will be "The Man with the Hammer" USA RESIDENTS PURCHASE HERE: https://www.athousandarms.com/collections/distribution/products/leech-the-stolen-view-remaster-2xlp https://leechofficial.bandcamp.com/album/the-stolen-view-remaster 2xLP 180gram pink/blue

Perfect! My USA copy was $46.97 after shipping and tax. Im glad you were able to grab one.

It’s a shitty situation all around. It sucks that the selfish grotesque behavior of one person implodes an entire label and leaves some great deserving bands in the lurch. I hope all these bands are able to find new homes and get their albums released so they can get paid.

Having all of your staff and bands abandon you doesn't bode well. Why is it so difficult for people to like. Not be awful

it's really good, imo.

digging this album!

Imagine needing to hear a Deftones leak before deciding it's worth paying for.

" Unfortunately, we just received word from the vinyl manufacturing plant that the Muck vinyl has been delayed a few months due to a brutal combination of COVID-19 & supply chain issues. At this point, our best estimate is that Muck vinyl will now ship on or around January 22. If the vinyl happens to arrive sooner than that, we will certainly send it out before this date, but right now it's not a guarantee based on what we know from the manufacturer. We are deeply sorry for this disappointing news. But rest assured, once we receive the vinyl we'll be packing these puppies up and sending them out to you ASAP! While we know we can't necessarily make up for the delay, to help make it sting just a little bit less, we'll be including a super special v exclusive goodie from the band that will only be made available to folks that have already pre-ordered the vinyl! This special item will not be made available to the public."

got mine in the mail today and this sticker on the actual sleeve is hilarious

It’s actually $175. I’m still an idiot. All for the love of the hobby, right?? Or, in my case, the feeding of a never ending addiction that may kill me faster than any other one I have. Oh well! ☺️👍

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The preview of the Ryo remix is intense FYI they hinted that the Singles Collection should be up for pre-order in Nov

Will have agree with these, plus Deftones & IDLES. But RSD’s got Big L ‘Danger Zone’, Boys Next Door ‘Door, Door’, Curren$y ‘Pilot Talk’, Death Piggy ‘Welcome To The Record’, This Are Two Tone AND Dance Craze, Primus ‘Suck On This’, Nas ‘God’s Son’, Mew ‘And The Glass Handed Kites’, & Dirty Three ‘Ocean Songs Deluxe’, plus Natalie Prass ‘ST’. Personally, outside of Death Piggy, all records every collection should have. I still don’t get why people shit on RSD. Even when it’s “weak” I can find 11 records I want.

https://merchnow.com/catalogs/spiritbox

yeah if the deluxe or whatever edition that I ordered off their Webstore is truly delayed to 10/23 then I will also be picking up a gold variant tomorrow

I am wearing a Repo Records shirt today. What are the odds?

got an email from Plaid Room last night that this is pushed back to 10/30/2020.

This album is fuckin’ excellent. Easily their best since Diamond Eyes. Brings them fuckin riffs

Damn I didnt know Sylvan and Joji came out too. What a day.

This sounds cool. I love D4 and Dave Hause, but $35 shipped is pretty steep for this, imo.

Never had an album called meantime

Crack pipes are clear glass, when you smoke out of them, it crates resin/residue/surface burns from heating it, which is black(sometimes dark brown). That’s what I got from this photo. https://ibb.co/hVYc1rK So it looks like it could be cloudy clear with black streaks/smoke/haze or whatever you wanna call it. At this point I don’t know haha

@Sad Heart: no apology needed. Your "rant" is likely more interesting than this album will be. I find that it's very easy to compare and contrast an artist's newer outputs with their magnum opus, and it's even easier to walk away disappointed as a result. It's the natural thing to do – hey, this artist is capable of this. I know it because I heard it on that album. So what's this? Why did it take such a weird path? Over the years I've found that it's actually more beneficial to frame that kind of stuff in the scope of a discography, if your mind will allow it. An artist like Godspeed... I don't think they'll ever release anything with as much impact as LYSF or F# [almost both equally important in my books], and I've accepted that's okay. I no longer hold their new material to that standard – it's been two decades or more – and I'm instead more interested in them bolstering up their discography. A lot of people weren't thrilled with their last album but it's got these wild, acid jazz sections, and some moments that see them at arguably their brightest and most upbeat. It's a great addition to everything they've given us, if you ask me, because I'm not always going to be in a mood to hear something life-affirming [LYSF] or post-apocalyptic [F#] when I'm itching to get my Godspeed on. So that's kind of been the shift for me. Not expecting more 10/10 albums, necessarily, but hoping for some kind of growth or expansion that can stand on its own 2 legs. My beef is when artists just phone it in and the releases fall flat, or become complete unmemorable. Having that problem with GIAA, for example, and have completely given up on them... which is a bummer to hear. Meanwhile Appleseed and Caspian stay just as consistent – if not more? – with age. Really becomes apparent over time which artists can carry their weight and which ones fizzle out.

Haha if you ask me tomorrow it'll be Tertia. It honestly changes from day to day (we can have this discussion time and time again -- they are both just so good). I completely understand your statement of the dad rock cliché. If I had a dollar for every time I said something to the kids at School [of Rock] that was something my dad said to me, but with a band / artist / album that I like, I would have enough for a few LPs. I honestly find myself saying those clichés more so when it comes to talking about the post rock / cinematic rock persuasion. So, the way I see it, this genre is very, very over-saturated, especially over the last 10 years. I got into the genre with All Is Violent in my late teens, and the obsession started from there. Along the way we got those gems (not necessarily in chronological release, but maybe more so in order of me discovering them) like Skinny Fists, Tertia, and Key. What's great is that those albums span a decent chunk of time, so it's not like we have this incredibly small window where we are all "only albums from the years of '97-'09 are worth listening to'". Even if most of our favorite albums came out in that golden window, they were so monumental, so ground breaking (since the genre was just starting to take off), so many bands built off that and just absolutely dominated the playing field. There are many other albums in the genre that I love, but can honestly live off a top 20 if I really had to, or more like top 10 if there were no repeat artists. When I said "can it hold a candle to Key?" I was honestly asking that cause that album is so fucking good, would I want to listen to something just ok by them when I could listen to their best work? Would you do that with any other band? I just feel like they are the yard sticks at which I measure everything in that genre, and maybe even other releases that have branched off from it. And where would we be, and would we even have the albums mentioned before if it wasn't for Slint, Sigur Ros, Swans, Tortoise, Godspeed, etc. And in the grand scheme of things this genre is still pretty young, even if some of it can technically be considered "classic rock". So when Kokomo puts out another album I'm going to ask "is it as good as their self-titled?", and if it isn't I won't bother. And you can take any artist and either ask that of one of their own releases, or one of my / your top 20, and that'll determine whether I bother or not. I just feel there is a plateau in the genre right now, and things like "gumbocore" have never done it for me, not once. Cause all of that stuff I can say I don't need that, I have Station, or I have Tertia, or I have Mare Vitalis. I really think that the genre with evolve again, as did "classic rock" did, birthing so many new sub-genres, as post rock already has and will continue to do. And the window in hindsight honestly is so small, that maybe if it another 15 years I look back and my go-to albums hasn't grown, then I'll start to worry. But for now, I'm fine with it, especially when there is more and more music in the world by the week, if not day, and there are so only so many minutes in the day to listen to it all. I'll get worried if I start getting sick of my favorites, or music in general. Til then I'm just gonna save my $40 on a senior album, and stick to the sophomore before things got complicated, and we started coasting cause we were about to graduate. Anyway, didn't mean to rant. You just really opened up that conversation, and I found it interesting. You helped walk me down a path, and reflect on something I felt, but didn't really pinpoint; so thanks for that. That last sentence really hits home, and I think about it often. I truly strive to keep that hunger every day, and hope it never fades. Really, really well said, Derek.

I recently upgraded my ass phone and I've noticed a significant drop in ruined bits.

Maybe. The In Keeping Secrets vinyl remaster just ended up sounding funny, and the Good Apollo wasn’t anything mind blowing. GA sounded fine/good though. Without transparency into that side of production, it’s near impossible for me to accept that something was or wasn’t done based of someone’s perceptions. The way modern music is recorded and produced make it even harder to tell if things were done “right”. I’m way off topic. Enjoy the record.

This is quite the disparity.

This is awesome news! ^^^

Highspire is pressing 'Your Everything' on vinyl for the first time. Pre-orders available now. https://www.diggersfactory.com/vinyl/231233/highspire-your-everything

Sorry State is taking preorders for the Nightmare reissue. Essential Japanese hardcore.

Holy shit. Ladies and Gentleman sounds amazing. Sleeve is sleek as fuck too. Foil detail on the cover. Tip on. Vinyl is heavy and gorgeous.

Looks like this is them: https://www.discogs.com/The-William-Tell-Routine-The-William-Tell-Routine/release/12674822

DIRT. Let’s go!

Below you can find my almost complete (one Brutalism release is missing) IDLES vinyl collection. Brutalism First Press - Black vinyl with brown inner sleeve (500 copies) Second Press - Black vinyl with pink inner sleeve (unknown quantities) Second Press - Blue vinyl with pink inner sleeve (300 copies) Third Press (remastered) - Black vinyl with white inner sleeve (unknown quantities) Joy As An Act Of Resistance First Press (Deluxe) - 180gr Black vinyl (4500 copies) First Press - Orange vinyl (2000 copies) First Press - Pink vinyl (9000 copies) Second Press - Yellow slime vinyl (300 copies) Third Press - Black vinyl (unknown quantities) EPs and Singles Meat/Meta (EP) - White vinyl (5000 copies) Divide & Conquer (Single) - Gold vinyl (500 copies) Well Done (Single) - Red vinyl (500 copies) Mother (Single) - White vinyl (500 copies) Danny Nedelko Split (Single) - Black vinyl (unknown quantities) Mercedes Marxist (Single) - Black vinyl (unknown quantities)