markm

Good call on that GBH album.

Marathon couple of days working from home on report cards and writing IEP's....wife out of the house, so blasting away on Sonos streaming a bunch of shit I've thrown into my Bandcamp wishlist: Darkthrone/Astral Forest-Seems a lot of fans are basically saying they're ready for a switch up in the sound, but I like this one a lot. Funny, I though Old Star was a chore and never grabbed it. Maybe it's the overtly doom quality of this album, but I'm digging it. Blackbraid/I and Cavernlight-both good representations of very different swaths of metal that have been collecting dust in my wishlist. I really want to grab a CD because I still roll like that, but imma prolly have to breakdown and go strictly digital with these two. Dead Cross/II-liked the first one, this one is a keeper for me. Fun listen. The Otolith/Folium Limina-Luv me some Sub Rosa, but this one is feeling one dimensional...not sure yet Morbific/Squirm Beyond the Mortal Realm-feels more of the same pretty much but perhaps not as memorable....need more time here. Goatwhore/Angels Hung from the Arches of Heaven-been there, done that....seen this movie before kind of thing.... Morbikon/Ov Mournful Twilight-literally no opinion Ripped to Shreds/Jubian- surprisingly enjoyable for a once thru Summerlands/Dreamkiller-didn't make it thru...can't get into their trad power thing

Waste of Space Orchestra/Syntheosis (2019)-love this kind of weird droney, tribal, psyche sludgy metal. Uh, guess that's not exactly a genre.

What is this-metal club for aging rockers? Good thing I don't practice ageism.

So foul and fare a day I have not seen.

Sporadically I've revisited and upgraded classic hard rock. Glad Jon convinced me to dig into Queen's early discography. Their first 3 are my favorite 1-2-3 punch. Just so many brilliant, quirky, weird and pretentiously grandiose ideas packed into these songs. Queen Queen/II Queen/Sheer Heart Attack And Thin Lizzy/Jailbreak

Ditto dat. 28 years just celebrated----hard to believe-Macabre, may you have a tremendous ride and whether the 1,000 joys and 1,000 sorrows of life. In some ways I agree. I'm all in for inclusion and I get it-there are lots of peoples of color that are fantasy fans....its a fanbase demographic but I don't expect to be represented in new Black Panther flick. It's fine, but when I watch the new House of Dragon and Rings of Power, I chuckle and think, OK, sure this is all fiction, but exactly how many people of color were in Medieval Europe? OTH, if it's fiction, I guess it can be whatever you want it to be----so what the fuck-go for it.

The Otolith/Folium Limina Sigh/Shiki-this one isn't sticking the landing for me unfortunately

as something of a dabbler or voyeur, I definitely enjoy Finnish DM when the itch starts to burn.

VOHL/Deeper than Sky Boris/W

Thanks Man, you guys have been such good 'net metal mates and we actually almost crossed paths at MDF that year the White General of Goat Noises baptized me in blood notwithstanding my waterproof R.E.I. windbreaker. Ah, the jobs a hassle and kid's got the flu as the song goes...no flu fortunately but the job's a hassle. Actually, the kid dislocated her shoulder again but she's working a nursing job and it's not really interfering with my daily life as she's an adult and out of the house. And, I know I don't have to tell you about stressful jobs. But what the heck, ask any special educator what the worst part of the job----you can probably finish the sentence before reading it-it's the paperwork. Each year they add more and more layers and since COVID teachers have left the profession in droves-something like 50% thought seriously about leaving during COVID. I'm in a new class at a community college with smaller caseload which is nice but MD completely revamped the transition portion of the IEP document that all students in special education have. Transition is the portion of an IEP that pertains to 13-21 year olds and that's my job-well, 18-21 in my case. I'm "off site" at a community college and I'm responsible for case management and the entire IEP document and they've made it so burdensome it's taken over may of our lives this fall. We have to back track education goals and transition activities with extensive present levels of performance and more and more documentation before we roll up our sleeves to write the Fing thing. And, we even have office staff that review the transition pages and send emails if everything isn't recorded perfectly so, as we are under some kind of audit scrutiny. I just haven't been listening to much other than my CD's or streaming in my Rav-4. Now that it's getting colder and with daylight savings coming up, I reckon I'll be home more and begin combing through all the Bandcamp shit I've saved from the recos here and elsewhere.

I didn't think you ever did! Have you turned a new hoof? Haha! I appreciate Whitenoise's photo and I'd like to think I have a certain wild and rugged, even roguish Irish charm, but I'm not quite that, uh, butch. But you know, it's hard paddling class 4 rapids in my blazers and neckties, and the Doc Martins aren't water proof, but I do what I can to maintain my cred with all the kiddos I paddle with.

Haven't been a round as much lately, but check in and read posts regardless. Been revisiting all my Sonic Youth discs I bought a few years ago when I dug into punk, indie and post punk genres. I Went thru the 6 albums I have driving a 10 round trip to the might New River in SW West Virginia and had a great two days on that river with an awesome crew. I used to hate Sonic Youth. They're an acquired taste for a metal fan, but I've grown to appreciate their innovation and contribution to noise and general weirdness that has found its way to other forms of heavy music including metal in the aughts.

KISS/Alive I KISS/Alive II Sonic Youth/Evol the Scorpions/Animal Magmatism

That's where I met Alex and Ferday, but there were some that took the loudness wars thing a little too far.

I think that was this other dude who posted on M-F for a minute. He came and went pretty quick. I think he posted a picture of himself with his shirt off showing off his abs at some point....kind of an odd character. GG, didn't you scare him off...have a vague recollection.

I started on Head-Fi, they have/had a metal thread back in about 2012-so about ten years for me as well.

Slave to the Grind is the one to listen to. I can do slick glam metal. I liked Bach's solo album, Angel Down. Listening to the new one now. 2 songs, guess I've got a short attention span these days. Serviceable, riffy & screechy, forgettable, not a purchase for me.

Daeva/Through Sheer Will And Black Magic...

Listening to a playlist at home: Everything I own by: Sonic Youth Dinosaur Jr. Buzzcoks GBH Bastards Mob 47 Fugazi

I see on a DC/Metal website, MDF is returning in '24 https://dcheavymetal.com/upcoming-concerts/

Yep that's me. My high school years were fall of September '79-June of -84. A lot of the theater kids I hung out with were into punk, Ziggy stardust era Bowie, and New Wave-thinking Rock Lobster era B52s, Blondie, The Rocky Horror Picture Show (how can anyone forget the travesty of Meatloaf), Devo, Lou Reed, Oliver's Army era Elvis Costello, the remnants of the hippie era were big in to Grateful Dead. On a google search, Bad Religion, Minor Threat, The Misfits, Dead Kennedy's and Circle Jerks all were big in the 80's. Regarding your beloved Ramones, End of the Century came out in 80-had that album and have enjoyed them ever since. London Calling came out in '79. Alternative rock exploded in the 80's with bands like R.E.M., U2, Violent Femmes, The Replacements. As you alluded, Priest ruled; of course hair metal were quite a thing. We had metal sections in record stores. Quiet Riot, Ratt, Twisted Sister, Motley Crue, Poison, White Snake-all that shit was on the radio. I well remember tee shirts and backpacks with Def Leppard, and in particular Eddie/Maiden backpacks. Even pop rock albums like Foreigner's Double Vision that had a hard rock slant were pretty popular alongside ZZ Top's MTV exposure, . Of course there was pop and soft cock and all the rest, but I would say, that guitar based music was very popular when I was in high school. Then, when I was in college, in 85-90,we had Metallica's mega commercial breakthrough, AJFA in '88.I was there and saw them then right along more aggro alternative like Jane's Addiction. Nothing's Shocking has been a favorite of mine ever since Every kid I knew that had a guitar memorized every riff of Appetite for Destruction. Today, kids have no interest in the blues based guitar rawk of the 80's. Sonic Youth and Dinosaur JR and Pixies brought loud guitar to alternative music which didn't hurt usher in Grunge. How well I remember Man in the Box, Alive, Outshined and of course Smells like Teen Spirit-now we get into early 90's but still...... all of it was played on the radio. I know because I used to listen to DC101 and 98Rock. It was the era of Pour Some Sugar on Me, No One Like You, Living on a Prayer, Welcome to the Jungle, Rock you Like a Hurricane, Money for Nothing, Don't Stop Believing (unfortunately) Panama and Jump, Hit Me With Your Best Shot, Dead or Alive, Sweet Child of Mine. A lot of the above is drivel, but it was commercial hard rock and we had rock radio-AOR. Natch, Michael Jackson, Prince, Madonna, and Whitney Houston had the lions share of attention, but yes I would say hard rock, alterative, punk and related genres were pretty popular between 79-90. I remember hearing lots of Springsteen, CCR and Tom Petty on the radio when I was in high school. Today, there really is no rock radio. It was a totally different time.

I think of Australia and the U.S. having similar cultures but maybe Aus has a greater thirst for heavier rock music? I'm not saying heavy music doesn't exist. DC/Baltimore has a fairly active club circuit. What I'm saying in general, young people in HS/College don't listen to guitar oriented music. It's all pop and hip-hop from what I see in local high schools. In the aughts I used to see kids with a random Slipknot or Avenged Sevenfold tee shirt. Today, not so much. My daughter and her friends listen to what they call indie but anything she's ever played for me sounds like pop music to my ear. Ed Sheeran is the one artist I can actually remember. I wouldn't call his music indie. It's lite pop music. The indie/alternative rock I used to hate and now tolerate and listen to in short bursts would be stuff like Pixies, Sonic Youth, Dino Jr., Jesus and the Mary Chain, early Cult, The Stone Roses-and either had a folk or loud guitar oriented sound. Least that was what I like of that era. Not so much stuff like The Smiths. Or even bands like Radiohead who moved into electronica were obviously a rock band. I also like some bands you could call experimental a la Swans, or left field avant-ambient Juiliana Barwick or chamber/experimental artists like Julie Holter and my daughter wouldn't listen to....no mass appeal there.

I think metal and indeed guitar based rock music is so out of vouge given the public's interest in pop and hip hop that trend hopping is a bit of a misnomer. The rock, hard rock, punk and 80's metal I came up on is so far in the rear view mirror that it's almost anachronistic to the general public.

Yes, I've noticed you've posted quite a bit of some of your old fav's