Something I Learned Today

Just passed the 3 year mark of SiLT a week or so back, and I despite the recent lack of posts I swear I’m drainin’ every last drop out of this motherfucker. The fact that “draining” in this case is interchangeable with “recycle” is a given, right? Take for example post #440, which is composed of 75% recycled content of post #8, which was my review of Nine Pound Hammer’s Kentucky Breakdown LP. My take:

so needless to say I was bit skeptical about the new release from the reformed Nine Pound Hammer. I enjoyed their last studio effort Hayseed Timebomb, but that was 1994. In the interim guitarist Blaine Cartwright’s formed Nashville Pussy who’ve released a handful of albums of cock rock’n’roll posturing and AC/DC ripoff riffs. Nine Pound Hammer is less “arena” rock and more buzzsaw punk. They have been billed as “cowpunk” but you won’t confuse this for any Uncle Tupelo or other “Alt-country” crap. The only thing cowpunk is Scott Luallen’s hillbilly vocals, which you’ll either love or hate. I love ‘em, which is the biggest reason I’m a fan. Kentucky Breakdown provides 13 tracks of hellacious backwoods rock that continues right were Hayseed Timebomb leaves off - If I didn’t know better I’d swear this album and the previous were recorded at the same time, not 10 years apart.

Both Kentucky Breakdown and Hayseed Timebomb still get alot of play on the ‘ol Ipod, both albums chunk fulla big buzzsaw guitars and lyrics skewering life south of the Mason-Dixon line. Emerson over at OldPunks.com just wrote about Nine Pound Hammer, and when two mp3bloggers with a combined age somewhere north of retirement age recommend shit, then you know it’s gotta be the real deal. Take a listen:

from 2004’s Kentucky Breakdown
Nine Pound Hammer - Drunk, Tired, and Mean.mp3
Nine Pound Hammer - He Done Run Outta Worms.mp3

from 1994’s Hayseed Timebomb
Nine Pound Hammer - Steamroller.mp3
Nine Pound Hammer - Skin a Buck.mp3

from 1992’s Smokin’ Taters
Nine Pound Hammer - Long Gone Daddy.mp3
Nine Pound Hammer - Don’t Get No.mp3

from 1988’s The Mud, The Blood, & The Beers
Nine Pound Hammer - He’s Gone.mp3
Nine Pound Hammer - Runaway Train.mp3

Links:
>> Nine Pound Hammer@myspace
>> Buy Nine Pound Hammer releases

A long time in the making, here’s the latest in the very irregular series of podcasts. 3 kids, a hectic job, and a demanding wife are sapping my free time (yeah, I know I’ve been saying that for awhile). Anyhow, here’s the latest:

Download Here (69 MB, 1:15)

Tracklisting:
1. Supersuckers - How to Maximize Your Kill Count
2. Nine Pound Hammer - Outta My Way, Pigfuckers
3. False Prophets - Good Clean Fun
4. The Damned - Machine Gun Etiquette
5. The Lewd - Climate of Fear
6. Mexican Blackbirds - Ain’t Got The Time
7. The Reds - Lights Out
8. Bantam Rooster - Miss Luxury
9. Teengenerate - Let’s Get Hurt
10. The Dwarves - Fuck You Up and Get High
11. The Radio Beats - Backseat Learnin’
12. Black Flag - Drinking and Driving
13. The Humpers - Drunk Tank
14. Drive Like Jehu - Good Luck in Jail
15. Karp - Prisonshake
16. Latin Dogs - Killed in Jail
17. The Meatmen - Orgy of One
18. The Authorities - Radiation Masturbation
19. Armitage Shanks - Orgasm Addict
20. Non Compos Mentis - Ultimate Orgasm
21. Reverend Horton Heat - One Time For Me
22. Hanson Brothers - Jack Off
23. Mentally Ill - Gacy’s Place
24. Nihilistics - Misanthrope
25. Saccharine Trust - I Have
26. Butthole Surfers - Cowboy Bob
27. Crucifucks - Down On My Knees
28. Die Kreuzen - All White

A couple of comments back someone asked me to repost my Chronic Sick tracks. Well, I never actually posted any Chronic Sick material, so it must be out there on some other blog. I could do some searching and throw out a link, but fuck it, I’m too lazy to track it down. Seeing as I have the tracks from an old CD-R from a couple of years back I might as well share.

The total output from New Jersey’s Chronic Sick included 1982’s 6 song 12″ EP Cutest Band in Hardcore and the 1983 3 track 7″ often referred to as Reagan Bands, both on the Mutha label. All you really need to know is that, despite the meathead lyrical sentiments, this is some choice ‘Shore Core’. That translates as surprisingly melodic punkish hardcore. The opening tracks “There Goes The Neighborhood” and “Dress Code” are 1-2 punch in the chops. Take a listen:

from 1982’s Cutest Band in Hardcore 12″
Chronic Sick - There Goes The Neighborhood.mp3
Chronic Sick - Dress Code.mp3
Chronic Sick - Public Suicide.mp3
Chronic Sick - Man Rape Blues.mp3
Chronic Sick - Mucho Macho.mp3
Chronic Sick - Pain for Profit.mp3

from 1983’s self-titled 7″
Chronic Sick - Reagan Bands.mp3
Chronic Sick - Crotch Rot.mp3
Chronic Sick - Blood Type X.mp3

Notes:
** Check out Chronic Sick @ Myspace
** Also, lot’s of info on Mutha Records here

Fulfilling a request I received recently, this is the 1993 compilation Set it On Fire! A Tribute to the Scientists. Man, I used to love these themed based compilations, but at some point it got played out for me. This one is pretty solid, both then and now. At the time it served as both an introduction to many cool bands (Cheater Slicks, Mono Men) as well as a primer on the weird, wild sounds of the Scientists. I actually heard this before I heard any of the Scientists actual releases, prompting me to seek out the Subpop compilation disc Absolute (the only Scientists material readily available in the latter half of the 90’s) . Nowadays, you can (and should) pick up the two Scientists compilations out on SFTRI - Blood Red River and Human Jukebox.

But back to this comp - 12 songs, 12 bands of the noise/garage/trash persuasion originally released on the Dog Meat label out of Australia. There’s alot of hits on this one. My choices here are the Slicks, Mono Men, Mudhoney, and Sugar Shack, but really, there ain’t a stinker in the bunch.

Cheater Slicks - Set it on Fire.mp3
Honeymoon Killers - Murderess in a Purple Dress.mp3
Mono Men - Swampland.mp3
Stump Wizards - Bet Ya Lyin’.mp3
Star Spangled Banana - Frantic Romantic.mp3
Walkingseeds - Nitro.mp3
Mudhoney - We Had Love.mp3
Sugar Shack - Hell Beach.mp3
Vertigo - Pissed on Another Planet.mp3
The Philisteins - Teenage Dreams.mp3
Laughing Hyenas - Solid Gold Hell.mp3
The Sunset Strip - It Must Be Nice.mp3

So Joe over at LDOMOE gave me a shout out last week while writing about the almighty Didjits - much appreciation, man. Without a doubt, the Didjits are at the top of my list when it comes to all time fave bands (check here). After the Didjits demise in the mid-90’s main Didjit Rick Sims became a hired gun before settling back in as the frontman for the Gaza Strippers. Make no mistake, this is not the Didjits - the music here is more in the vein of the 70’s hard rock of latter day Turbonegro and other Scandinavian neo glamrockers. The Gaza Strippers best moments have a touch of the deranged lunacy of the best Didjits material; their worst are juvenile punkish cock rock. If it was anyone else besides Rick Sims I’m not sure how much I would like this, but hell, I’m a fan of Sims’ high pitched shrieking and fuck you attitude. As it stands the band put out four releases before packing it in 2003. I’ve handpicked my favorites from the band’s material

From 1999’s Laced Candy CD on Man’s Ruin
Gaza Strippers - Automat.mp3
Gaza Strippers - Yin and Yang The Flower Pot Man.mp3 (Love and Rockets)

From 2000’s 1,000 Watt Confessions on Lookout
Gaza Strippers - Juvenile Detention.mp3
Gaza Strippers - As Long As It Feels Good.mp3

From 2001’s Electric Bible - The Last Testament disc, which contained the first single, demo tracks, and a couple of tracks from Laced Candy
Gaza Strippers - Lipstick Vogue.mp3 (Elvis Costello)
Gaza Strippers - Stinger.mp3 (b-side to first single)

From 2002’s From the Desk of Dr. Freepill on Nicotine
Gaza Strippers - Almost Instant Karma.mp3
Gaza Strippers - Sheer Heart Attack.mp3 (Queen)

Notes:
> Original Didjits played some reunion gigs last fall around the big T&G block party dates. Please, let there be more of those!
> Buy Gaza Strippers material

Essentially a repost of my original Gandhi post from August 2004. A comment on a recent podcast post asked if I had any additional Gandhi tracks, the answer to which is “yes”. Short primer - Gandhi was the Page Hamilton project from 2002-2003 who recorded this 5 track demo. “Enemies” and “Everyone Loves You” ended up on Helmet’s 2004 Size Matters album, while “Money Shot” was later released on the 2006 Helmet release Monochrome. I prefer these versions to the Helmet ones, but I’ll still take Strap It On any day.

Gandhi - Everybody Loves You.mp3
Gandhi - Just Like Me.mp3
Gandhi - Money Shot.mp3
Gandhi - Enemies.mp3
Gandhi - Blacklight.mp3

I’m hoping to find some time next week to get some new (i.e. not reposted) posts up. Shit’s been crazy, here’s one reason why

He is risen!

hmmm…. that sounds familiar.

So yeah, sorry for fucking with you all. To make up for things here’s a Jesus/God/whatever themed podcast

download here (69 MB, 1:15 minutes)

Tracks:
1. Slayer - Jesus Saves
2. Poison Idea - Hung Like a Saviour
3. Antiseen - My God Can Beat Up Your God
4. Antischism - Evil God
5. Nausea - Body of Christ
–
6. Feederz - Jesus
7. RF7 - Jesus Loves You
8. Bad Religion - Voice of God is Government
9. Avengers - Corpus Christi
10. Black Market Baby - Downward Christian Soldiers
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11. Ludichrist - God is Everywhere
12. Dr. Know - Crucified
13. Neon Christ - Neon Christ
14. Th’ Inbred - Jesus Youth
15. BGK - Pray for Peace and Kill for Christ
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16. Alice Donut - Mother of Christ
17. Pere Ubu - Heaven
18. Dinosaur Jr. - Just Like Heaven
19. Bad Brains - Return to Heaven
20. Birthday Party - Mutiny in Heaven
–
21. Shellac - Prayer to God
22. Rye Coalition - The Higher the Hair, The Closer to God
23. Sugar - JC Auto (live)
24. Pegboy - Jesus Christ

Well, all things eventually end. Here’s a dozen for the road - don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.

Von Zippers - I’m Gone.mp3
The Lids - So Long.mp3
Nine Pound Hammer - Adios, Farewell, Goodbye.mp3
Wipers - When It’s Over.mp3
NoMeansNo - End of All Things.mp3
X - All Over Now.mp3
Lazy Cowgirls - The Long Goodbye.mp3
VKTMS - No Long Goodbyes.mp3
Vertigo - When It’s All Over.mp3
Supersuckers - Goodbye.mp3
Motorhead - Remember Me I’m Gone.mp3
The Specials - You’re Wondering Now.mp3

A comment on the Noise From Nowhere post requested the first Manson Youth 7″. Well, I’ll go one better and give you both Manson Youth 7 inches. Both were released posthumously, the first (Death Dance )was released as Dr. Strange #1 in 1990. God’s Fun Children followed in 1991. I think these were originally recorded in the 1983-84 time frame, but there’s no recording information that I can find. All I know about the band is that they were from California. Lineup information is noted as:

DJ Setlak - Vocals
Robbie Sandford - Guitar
Barry Hoppie - Bass
Corey Miller - Drums

As for the music, try off kilter, speedy hardcore with an weird vibe. Not my favorite records from that era, but they grow on you after a couple of listens:

from Death Dance
Manson Youth - Eaten Alive By Rats.mp3
Manson Youth - Dog Rider.mp3
Manson Youth - Vulnavia.mp3
Manson Youth - Let’s Call it a Day.mp3

from God’s Fun Children
Manson Youth - Need God?.mp3
Manson Youth - Karen.mp3
Manson Youth - Saw Tomorrow.mp3
Manson Youth - The Penis That Ate the World/Twins.mp3
Manson Youth - An Eye For An Eye.mp3

Anyone able to fill in the blanks?

A couple of weeks back I received a request for some Monsula, which caused me to drag out my only record by them, their 1990 Nickel EP on Lookout. When this came out I gave it short shrift, playing it once and immediately boxing it. When I pulled it out for a listen awhile back I couldn’t even remember what it sounded like. Surprisingly, it wasn’t the poppy crap I was expecting. Instead it was catchy, melodic hardcore with distinct DC/emo influence. Well worth a listen. I think I’ll track down their 1992 Sanitized LP and see what else I may have missed out on.

Monsula - Firecracker.mp3
Monsula - Missing You.mp3
Monsula - Razors.mp3
Monsula - When Will It End.mp3