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2 hours ago, [Banned User] said:

I had read that the Saosin discord has them talking about re-recording the Self Titled album in a "Taylor's Version" move in order to get rights to it. I'm hoping the rumored ST press is the original.

Honestly, very few of the re-recorded albums we've seen as of late have been what I personally would consider great. I find it hard to buy them, even if it's an OOP release, where I would love to have some version of it to spin. Sonically, it's not what I remember or want. 

I absolutely get the point of doing it, but they just don't generally hold up to the lightning in a bottle that was the original in most cases. 

On 1/27/2024 at 4:58 AM, danyc said:

Do see them live if you can. Saw them in Portland, ME in August and holy cow, totally amazing. They had a young bass player in Nate's place and Allen Epley, of Shiner fame, on guitar and vocals. Extremely solid! Seeing them in NYC again in May. 

Agreed. I've seen them twice on this run and they have been fantastic both times. 

I mean, they said they are serious. Someone who isn't serious wouldn't say that. 

I'm a Danzig fan. You won't get me to spend $12 and risk getting this record. 

Definitely slowed down a bit. Still picked up quite a few things, but nothing like the couple years prior. Rising costs was one factor, another was the fact that my 5x5 Kallax is almost full. Plus I had some other hobbies that took up some of the cash I may have spent on vinyl normally. 

As far as stuff I got that I was pretty excited about goes, it was the year of long overdue represses. Or stuff coming onto vinyl for the first time. Did manage to snag a few older things I have wanted for years too!

• Refuse- Demo '89 / All three variants, including the test pressing. Pretty obscure if you aren't a Northwest Hardcore nerd. The band eventually evolved into Undertow. First time on vinyl, or any other format outside of the original home-dubbed demo cassettes.  
• Rilo Kiley - Under the Blacklight (RSD Repress)
• NFG - Calalyst (First Pressing... finally)
• Kimya Dawson - Remember That I Love You (Repress)
• His Hero is Gone - The Plot Sickens: Enslavement Redefined (1998 Pressing)
• Sunny Day Real Estate - The Rising Tide (2000 Pressing)

On 1/5/2024 at 11:42 PM, scottheisel said:

It is on the record though!

Oh, duh. I was referring to "Phone Lines Down", I honestly don't know how I got the titles mixed up in my head haha. 

20 hours ago, scottheisel said:

The whole record rules, but this song is one of the best of 2023:

 

Absolutely agree. I was kind of bummed this wasn't on the record, since I didn't want to shell out the cash for the 12" single.

On 12/30/2023 at 9:25 AM, scottheisel said:

My Top 20 albums of 2023: https://colorsofinsomnia.substack.com/p/coi081-cause-you-like-to-get-control

That Spiritual Cramp record (and the band in general) is wildly underrated. I saw them open for Militarie Gun last Feb in Seattle and they were so good. 

1 hour ago, TheGhostOfRandySavage said:

Post this in all three for more internet pointsssssssss!

Missed opportunities. 

I one day hope to achieve the level of shitposting that is bumping three different threads that haven't been posted in for 14-15 years. Only to post the same thing in all of them.

That's some next level shit.

Glad I passed on this, despite really, really wanting a copy of this on vinyl. Hopefully the band will eventually figure out the rights to repressing a remastered version themselves, or something. 

20 minutes ago, hallowken78 said:

What was the pricing on their merch?  Now I'm curious.

 

I have a ticket for Philly tonight that I'm on the fence about going for, but I'm definitely hitting Starland on Saturday for that stacked lineup.

Do it. I saw them twice. It was absolutely worth it, especially after waiting 20 nearly years.

https://www.discogs.com/release/4365559-Metallica-Kill-Em-All

This looks like the pressing you have. 

On 10/13/2023 at 5:22 PM, DecayToDeath said:

We are definitely at the peak of bullshit but I can't ever forget the $25 mewithoutYou/Say Anything 7" LATHE CUT in a brown paper bag generic sleeve

I can understand an upcharge on a lathe cut due to the work involved, but $25 is still insane. 

Just when I think we've reached the peak of vinyl, a $30 two song 7" drops.

Post public outrage, with hopes that everyone will validate your personal outrage. Get salty when they don't.

Sounds like a shoe-in for VC. Someone send that invite!

That Rilo Kiley album is FINALLY getting a repress. I'm all for it. 

I'll just echo what everyone has said, pretty much.

Seattle: Singles Going Steady and Zion's Gate will be your best bet for metal and hardcore, by far. Singles will be your best bet for local stuff, too. Zion's Gate is indeed a little on the high end price wise, but they have good stuff. Lots of cool bootleg stuff too. Also, check out the Light in the Attic store inside of KEXP. Always some rad gems in there. 

Portland: 2nd Ave will have the best selection of those genres. Landfill Rescue Unit also had some really cool stuff last time I stopped in.

I was already anticipating this would be the case based on the singles, but this is probably my favorite album of 2023 so far. 

Even the bugs want you to open the shrink wrap.

About time, this has been out of print far too long. I'll probably pass since I finally caved and dropped a bit to get an older pressing, but it's rad to see this available again. 

On 7/21/2023 at 8:11 AM, lexicondevil said:

I have to admit that the production/mix on the two released tracks seem a bit off to me.  The guitars seem buried in the mix during the chorus in "History Books", which makes it lacking in that usual chorus punch we hear in TGA songs. Maybe I'm just nitpicking. So great that Bruce is on the track. Must have been a dream for the band.

No, you're right. These sound like more polished demos or something. And that style doesn't seem to be lending them any favors.

I was excited to hear they were back - I've tried really hard to like both of these songs. There's just something that doesn't hit with me. They sound off. 

Getting Bruce is pretty cool, though. 

4 hours ago, d_bob76 said:

Does anyone have an invite code?

https://www.deadformat.com/register

DF42069

Sorry for your loss, Juan. My thoughts are with you and your family.  

The best part is that there are a bunch of "updated" versions of this song all over Youtube that do it way better than FOB did. 

I honestly love the original version of this song. I've had a soft part for it since junior year of high school, when our English teacher had us pick a topic from the song and write an essay on it. I'm pretty sure it was our final.

I picked Punk Rock, and proceeded to write a 10 page paper about the mainly the Misfits. Aced it, too. 🤣