After the release of their first album too much critical success but virtually no commercial success, The Chameleons released their second album ‘What Does Anything Mean? Basically’ in 1985 to similar results. However this album was a far different from 1983 ‘Script of the Bridge’, in that it relied much more on slick producing and digital pedals. Here is my personal favorite track from that album “Perfume Garden” (but they are all good tracks).
Featuring a pre-Nobunny “Boneyard” and the Sneaky Pinks hit classic “I Can’t Wait”:
A BUNCH OF NEW YORKERS AT A BAR WATCHING SOCCER AND SINGING PATRIOTIC SONGS:
FEATURING KLYAM’S OWN RICH! HE DOESN’T POST MUCH CUZ HE’S BUSY GETTING SHIT DONE FOR THE COSMOS.
One year ago on this fine day around this fine time, I was getting pumped to go see The King Khan & BBQ Show at the Middle East Downstairs! I would be in for treat. A treat that may not come again for a while.
Footage of “Invisible Girl” From That Show:
Classic Animal Collective.
Band: Weezer
Release: 11/2010
Label: Geffen Records
1. “Tuning Up the Radio” – A
2. “I Don’t Want Your Loving” – A
3. “Blowin’ My Stack” – A
4. “Losing My Mind” – A
5. “Everyone” – A-
6. “I’m A Robot” – B
7. “Trampoline” – B+
8. “Odd Couple” – A-
9. “Autopilot” – B+
10. “Unbreak My Heart” – B-
Comments: Word. I think generally fans of early Weezer (TBA and Pinkerton) will think favorably of this release. This record (as a whole) is certainly edgier than “Beverly Hills” and the like. Death is old material encompassing a fairly vast variety of rock genres with 2010 production quality and aesthetics. There is some straight up power-pop, a little oldies/lighter pop, pop-punk, and some grunge. The first four tracks are absolute gems. The rest of the album is very good, but doesn’t quite have the passion (for lack of a better word) that is present on the first four tunes. The “Unbreak” cover borders on average. So maybe this is Weezer’s third best album ever?
Grade: B+ (89)
http://www.spinner.com/2010/10/28/limewire-effectively-shut-down/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11635320
After four years of being tied up in courts file sharing group Limewire has been issued an injunction that reads “This is an official notice that LimeWire is under a court ordered injunction to stop distributing and supporting its file-sharing software.” It adds that “downloading or sharing copyrighted content without authorization is illegal”. Limewire has said it will come up with a new program to comply with the court order and put the user “back at the centre” of the music experience
If they sound familiar it’s because there are 20 different bands out there that copy these guys. The Chameleons (some times known as The Chameleons UK) are probably the most influential band you never heard of with three albums in the 80’s ‘Script of the Bridge‘, ‘What Does Anything Mean? Basically‘, and ‘Strange Times‘. They also got back together in 2000 and released a final studio album in 2001 ‘Why Call it Anything‘. From the opening track of their first album 1983’s ‘Script of the Bridge‘ Don’t Fall , two things are clear 1) these guys were years ahead of their time and 2) when they played together these guys were something special.
Note, Don’t Fall is the first track of the album, Here Today is the second track off ‘Script of the Bridge‘. I wanted to post the studio version and this was the best I could find so you get two for the price of one.
Warning: these are relatively old. They first posted “Short Fuse” on their site in April, but recently uploaded “I’ll Be With You” and “Lock and Key.”
Check them out: http://www.fuel.tv/music/
Band: Tyvek
Release: 11/2010
Label: In The Red Records
1. “4312” – B
2. “Animal” – B-
3. “Potato” – C
4. “Future Junk” – B-
5. “Nothing Fits” – C
6. “Outer Limits” – C-
7. “Underwater 1” – B
8. “Underwater 2” – B
9. “Kid Tut” – C
10. “Pricks In A Car” – C+
11. “This One – That One” – C-
Comments: Every time I see “Tyvek” I think of Tyvek! The problem is I’ve never listened to any material from the band Tyvek…until now. Obviously, I was expecting some sort of lo-fi garage/punk/pop. In The Red has a reputation for releasing that kind of stuff. Listening to this, for me anyway, is like listening to St. Dad or the Homostupids. Tyvek is better, but they’ve got too much noise and screaming. My little ears can not really handle it. At their lightest (“Underwater 1”), they are like a hardcore Cheap Time. At their heaviest, they are like your average ’80s D.C area high school hardcore punk band.
Grade: C+ (78)
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