Oblivions

There was a time when no one wanted to buy this record because it hadn’t been recorded and released yet. Put that in your pipe and smoke it, VC.

Downloaded it off IRC overnight the day it came out. Incredibly disappointed. I was sort of in disbelief that the album was that short and seemed like experimental demos for a side project. I’ve slightly grown to enjoy it more, especially in hindsight as it’s the last STD album I consider listenable, but it’s still a bizarre out-of-left-field entry in what was the peak of their discography IMO.

It’s been years and I’m still astonished that the Bumping in my Trunk song is real.

Hard to tell with the translucent vinyl but if it’s actually a divot or chip, as mentioned above, you’ll want to be extra careful not to drop the needle on that area when playing. Otherwise, you’re good.

It’s been years and I’m still astonished that the Bumping in my Trunk song is real.

It’s been years and I’m still astonished that the Bumping in my Trunk song is real.

Imagining the scene outside McDonalds 5 minutes before opening. 54 year old men with goatees, shouting to their friend 8 spots ahead in line, “if you don’t see the records when you walk in, go into box out position and I’ll rush in and flank you while you visually locate them.” Mixed in, shy 23 year olds looking at their phones, perfecting the language on their eBay draft, “should I say limited edition or out of print...why not both?” Lost in all this, a construction worker who, of all days, volunteered today to pick up breakfast for their crew, “I have no idea what promotion all these people are lining up for but I’m buying all of it and putting it on Facebook marketplace.”

Imagining the scene outside McDonalds 5 minutes before opening. 54 year old men with goatees, shouting to their friend 8 spots ahead in line, “if you don’t see the records when you walk in, go into box out position and I’ll rush in and flank you while you visually locate them.” Mixed in, shy 23 year olds looking at their phones, perfecting the language on their eBay draft, “should I say limited edition or out of print...why not both?” Lost in all this, a construction worker who, of all days, volunteered today to pick up breakfast for their crew, “I have no idea what promotion all these people are lining up for but I’m buying all of it and putting it on Facebook marketplace.”

I see your point but I disagree due to the soft misdirection of the voice-of-reason character (the construction worker) turning out to also be engaging in the inanity.

Imagining the scene outside McDonalds 5 minutes before opening. 54 year old men with goatees, shouting to their friend 8 spots ahead in line, “if you don’t see the records when you walk in, go into box out position and I’ll rush in and flank you while you visually locate them.” Mixed in, shy 23 year olds looking at their phones, perfecting the language on their eBay draft, “should I say limited edition or out of print...why not both?” Lost in all this, a construction worker who, of all days, volunteered today to pick up breakfast for their crew, “I have no idea what promotion all these people are lining up for but I’m buying all of it and putting it on Facebook marketplace.”

Imagining the scene outside McDonalds 5 minutes before opening. 54 year old men with goatees, shouting to their friend 8 spots ahead in line, “if you don’t see the records when you walk in, go into box out position and I’ll rush in and flank you while you visually locate them.” Mixed in, shy 23 year olds looking at their phones, perfecting the language on their eBay draft, “should I say limited edition or out of print...why not both?” Lost in all this, a construction worker who, of all days, volunteered today to pick up breakfast for their crew, “I have no idea what promotion all these people are lining up for but I’m buying all of it and putting it on Facebook marketplace.”

I see your point but I disagree due to the soft misdirection of the voice-of-reason character (the construction worker) turning out to also be engaging in the inanity.

Always found it semi-interesting how Foo Fighters and Green Day wound down their time as a young, energetic band with slower, less effortful, less commercially successful albums (Warning and There is Nothing Left to Lose, both released within a year of each other) then re-emerged a few years later as their ‘roided out, music business minded selves and are still cranking out big rock widgets 21 years later. Even if the music is not as good, impressive.

If you walk into an Urban Outfitters and hold any one of their records upside down, it sounds like a rain stick. Just be careful when handling, as the shrink has been attacked by wolves and a vinyl shard is liable to slice open a vein.

If you walk into an Urban Outfitters and hold any one of their records upside down, it sounds like a rain stick. Just be careful when handling, as the shrink has been attacked by wolves and a vinyl shard is liable to slice open a vein.

If you walk into an Urban Outfitters and hold any one of their records upside down, it sounds like a rain stick. Just be careful when handling, as the shrink has been attacked by wolves and a vinyl shard is liable to slice open a vein.

I finally opened my copies of all 3 EPs and they have the largest warps I’ve ever seen in a looong time. And they all play perfect. Bravo, Mondo!

Buyer feedback: NEGATIVE. Seller sent record in saran wrap with shipping label literally on record. Arrived broken. Refused to give refund. Had to file a PayPal claim & seller sent belligerent emails and threats.
Seller response: SCAMMER!!!! SELLERS BEWARE!!!!! I only sell records that are M or higher. Unreasonable and just wanted a free record!!!!!!!!! DO NOT SELL TO THEMMM!!!!

Buyer feedback: NEGATIVE. Seller sent record in saran wrap with shipping label literally on record. Arrived broken. Refused to give refund. Had to file a PayPal claim & seller sent belligerent emails and threats.
Seller response: SCAMMER!!!! SELLERS BEWARE!!!!! I only sell records that are M or higher. Unreasonable and just wanted a free record!!!!!!!!! DO NOT SELL TO THEMMM!!!!

Dang. This isn’t “bad Weezer” but it’s totally not my bag. The single made me think it’d be Weezer but without the focus on guitars, more laid back, slight 70s pop vibes but, after the first 2-3 songs, which are a bit interesting, this becomes a more straight up homage to that older pop. If you dig the bands/songwriters referenced in the reviews, check this out. Rivers does a pretty sincere take on their stuff without injecting too much Weezer into it.

I finally opened my copies of all 3 EPs and they have the largest warps I’ve ever seen in a looong time. And they all play perfect. Bravo, Mondo!

This is my theory. Either it was broken already and they were asked to return it or the customer was just upset that they didn’t get a no questions asked Amazon style replacement on a warp or ding and this was their act of protest.