Aw, fanx. I still play the Who section of American Idiot and think, fucking hell, that is so fucking brilliant. For those who haven't heard that... well, go play it because it's worth it.

People hate that band because they make scary amounts of money now - a corporation to be sure. I do not begrudge them that success -- that is just sour grapes in my opinion.

Sadness for me? Why did they have to make a fucking Broadway play out of this thing? Totally changed my feeling for that recording. I can't shake that cloying showtuniness of where that work went.

Sometimes I like to pretend -- what would that record have sounded like without the over-production? Some alternate universe where they wrote songs like that still in the Garage. We'll never know. *shrug*

Johnny Lurg said:

I appreciate your bravery. 21st Century Breakdown and American Idiot are not only punk concept albums, but also "punk operas."

melissa scott said:

Nice blast from the past -- Hazel O'Connor! WOW!!!! OK, at the risk of being booted off this thread, I'd have to add American Idiot as a punk concept album. Fine, I know I know, commercial twaddle and power poppy whatevers, but to many, it defined 'punk' concept albums for the 'noughties. I won't post a piccie as pretty much everyone knows what this one looked like.

Feel free to send private hate mail to me. *grin*

I appreciate your bravery. 21st Century Breakdown and American Idiot are not only punk concept albums, but also "punk operas."

melissa scott said:

Nice blast from the past -- Hazel O'Connor! WOW!!!! OK, at the risk of being booted off this thread, I'd have to add American Idiot as a punk concept album. Fine, I know I know, commercial twaddle and power poppy whatevers, but to many, it defined 'punk' concept albums for the 'noughties. I won't post a piccie as pretty much everyone knows what this one looked like.

Feel free to send private hate mail to me. *grin*

It's not a whole album, just a group of songs; but's it's sub-divided into named and numbered sections so, to my mind, it counts.... Down in the Sewer by the Stranglers (off of Rattus).

It's rather good, too.

D.

This is the best Adult Swim comp since Chocolate Swim or Definitive Swim. Thanks so much for sending this link! I have really regained faith in Adult Swim after they posted this and Dexter's Rude Removal.

Cheers for the heads up dooood! Crackin stuff!

Yeah really awesome stuff!

Funny, I was gonna post about this compilation this evenin' after work, but congrats ya beat me to the chase...as a long time Adult Swim fan I was hopin' they'd venture out into the trashy r'n'r world, wish granted with this release...now if they would start usin' this style of music fer their bumps I would be super stoked (and probably watch their programmin' even more).

Hi Axel,

I'd go with a basic but decent quality vocal mic, like a Shure SM58 or equivalent.  But instead of distorting the vocals while recording, I'd record clean, setting my levels so I don't go in the red, and shoot for capturing the best raw vocal performance I could.  

Then I'd route that pristine vocal track thru any of the cool dirtying contraptions mentioned, and record that separately.  Then I could experiment at will, comparing apples to apples, to find what works best. 

When THEE DIRTYBEATS recorded its ep, we did something similar, in that we handled the processing of the vocals as an entirely separate step.  We first recorded all the instruments live as a band, straight through, using a scratch track for the vocals, and later replaced the scratch track with more focused, better-recorded vocal performances.  Vocal effects like overdrive, compression, and reverb were added after the fact, during mixing.  

Hope this helps,

Andras

THEE DIRTYBEATS - 100% maximum vintage garage

http://www.theedirtybeats.com

I´m pretty happy about the trend here! Fine! :)

It is. Don't think my friend does'nt like the sound of that word , either ! It's great when two people are on the same path , and , if you want to say music is'nt a BIG part of that , you may fool yourself, but you don't fool me.
 
Glenn Barton said:

The music of the Cramps is ageless. Why not the fans? Ex-wife, indeed!

 
John Battles said:

That's just it , we physically age , yes , though Lux and Ivy hardly seemed to (For the record , people that have seen Ivy in the last few years have told me she's doing great and looking great , though a return to music does'nt seem to be in the cards.), it does'nt mean we have to let go of our passions. I'd rather see someone turn their back on all this Junk Culture (I say that lovingly) because they found other interests of their own accord , not because so many people told them it's high time they stopped having fun. A friend's ex-wife told him to "Grow up" just because he wanted to see The Cramps in his mid - 30's , when by that time , this put him in the younger portion of the audience. Me , too , as I'm a couple of  years older. you'll note the use of the word "ex".  

Stick with what you like, new or old. Lots of us hear will find they can't help but do it. Not a matter of choice! Nuggets till I'm dead!

 
Mike said:

Lux & Ivy did set a template of sorts for defying age. Yes others are still out there playing at older ages, but the Cramps never became any type of oldies show. Lux could be just as outrageous at 60 and Ivy could still make the young boys drool. There were a few people I met in my youth that showed me you didn't have to conform when you got older, most were products of teenage hippiedom to give proper credit. I remember when I was about 17/18 and a girl I used to hang out with had her mom pick me up to go to a 4th of July function. So mom was probably only 38 or so, but that seemed so much older to me at the time, but when I get in the car "Helium Bar" by the Weirdos is playing and it is mom's cassette, not my friend's. I get to the house and there's a Rezillos photo on the kitchen wall and a collection of Ed Roth related models in the living room as well as damn near every episode of the Munsters on VHS, oh and a Robert Williams painting or two! I was in awe. Her parents worked and had their home and were raisng two daughters, yet were hep on the past and the present. Really opened my eyes to the idea of not having to "grow up" to be a grown up.

John Battles said:

People are living longer , these days. Each year sees at least a few people checking out at age 114. I just saw an interview with Lux Interior where he maintained that while Rock'n'Roll IS teenage music , it's scope is'nt limited to any specific age group . Anyone who wants to play it , can , and he sure lived to prove THAT. BUT "ROCK" music , he added , is for older people who no longer feel the Teenage Rage. A good friend of mine lost his Mother at the age of 93. A few years earlier , she bought us each a Johnny Thunders T- shirt. She even requested they let her wear a Ramones T-shirt under her hospital gown , when she was nearing the end. It's not so much that she was a fan , as that's how she wanted to keep her Son close by when he could'nt be there . So , you see , despite our best combined efforts , Rock'n'Roll has bridged the generation gap. 

The music of the Cramps is ageless. Why not the fans? Ex-wife, indeed!

 
John Battles said:

That's just it , we physically age , yes , though Lux and Ivy hardly seemed to (For the record , people that have seen Ivy in the last few years have told me she's doing great and looking great , though a return to music does'nt seem to be in the cards.), it does'nt mean we have to let go of our passions. I'd rather see someone turn their back on all this Junk Culture (I say that lovingly) because they found other interests of their own accord , not because so many people told them it's high time they stopped having fun. A friend's ex-wife told him to "Grow up" just because he wanted to see The Cramps in his mid - 30's , when by that time , this put him in the younger portion of the audience. Me , too , as I'm a couple of  years older. you'll note the use of the word "ex".  

Yeah! He´s coming to Europe!! 
Looking forward to see him in Berlin! :)

Thanx Mike for this killer song! This Tami-show from´64 is simply great. 
Yep, the best to me, as a dance-freak, has been to dance with him and his fellows! The were all sooooo fucking good! I will never forget the laugh, the good mood and the dancing that night, never! (by the way, we were on all sides pretty drunk and stoned too;)

Mike said:

Teriscore, that is a story for the ages, pool party with Soul Brother #1!! I'll have to come clean, I only saw him once in the mid 80's at a large street fair in LA. Free none the less he was great, but we were pretty drunk and fairly far back from the stage. Shortly before his death I know he played a few club dates in NYC which I heard were really great. Here's another youtube video I love, him doing "Outta Sight" at the TAMI show at the Santa Monica Civic in Los Angeles back in '64. His whole set is great here and the DVD of this is really high quality.

Some from the UK; I stumbled across The Neasden Bees today as another band that we're in touch with (Nervous Twitch, female bassist/singer) are playing with them soon. The Franceens; another with a female bassist. There's another band - whose name escapes me - garnering a fair amount of attention at the moment. I'll try to remember!

And there's us, too.....

Hay Egg MAn Check out thr dRIVIN bEATS on Reverbnation or facebook. Let us know what you think.

Drew Starr

Shameless self promotion is frowned upon. Let others plug your band please (it's cooler like that anyway, right?) If your band doesn't make the discussion just suck it up. These threads get shut down eventually because of these small infractions. Please try to be modest (I know, it's hard for all of us).

Drew Starr said:

Axel got just the thing for ya check out the dRIVIN bEATS on Reverbnation or face book.

Garentied to get your garage Kicks YA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Axel got just the thing for ya check out the dRIVIN bEATS on Reverbnation or face book.

Garentied to get your garage Kicks YA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hey guys, nice vid! i had a band called the dirtbags a couple years back, now i have Dirtbag radio broadcasting on NZ's bFM, Spooky. send me some tracks if ya got em

Them Dirtbags said:

Them Dirtbags original sounds just starting to network around the UK 

http://youtu.be/PsBaZXj-ezo

Them Dirtbags original sounds just starting to network around the UK 

http://youtu.be/PsBaZXj-ezo

The Raw Nerves and Gaytime! both from Auckland NZ. You wont regret it!

TRAUMAHELIKOPTER

HANGEE V

SHADY & THE VAMP

THE SKEPTICS

Hay Black Cat 69, check out the dRIVIN bEATS on Reverbnation or facebook. I'll send ya some tunes if you are interested. Everything recorded in 2013.

Drew Starr 

I have to say that Slayer made me discover old californian punk bands like TSOL, Verbal Abuse or Minor Threat. I was 15 when they released their punk's covers album and it was a big kick in my ass !

Actually he died cause of liver problems... Alcool maybe, one of his sponsor was Heinecken !

Still quite rock'n'roll, no ?

John Battles said:

How did he die , actually? Seriously , I have'nt heard. I did hear he was once bitten by a rare venomous spider that made his hand blow up far more than it's normal size. My friend called it "The ultimate Heavy Metal injury". There are certainly many contenders for that title , but , I heard nothing about his death being related to the spider bite.   Slayer , I was never a fan. I liked a few of their songs in the 80's when I was briefly listening to some of the then - new Speed Metal bands , but , that does'nt mean I don't feel for his fans , friends and family.