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[The Gays From LA]

My favourite song from the new Marilyn Manson album:

Meet Me In Purgatory​

 

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Faber - Don't (Official Music Video)

 

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Evil by Interpol

 

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The Cure - I Can Never Say Goodbye

The Cure - Alone

 

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[Frosty Fetus]

 

[The Gays From LA]

A female singer-songwriter I discovered recently, very chill music, her voice sounds a little like Suzanne Vega:

Laura Marling - Caroline

Laura Marling - Looking Back

Laura Marling - Patterns in Repeat

 

[The Gays From LA]

Following the come-back of The Pixies, which was very underwhelming IMO, I decided to look up former Pixies bass-player Kim Deal to see what she's doing lately. Turns out she's put out a new album as well.

This ballad is very subdued, very understated compared to her earlier stuff, but I really like the strings:

Kim Deal - Summerland (Official Audio)

This track is more upbeat:

Kim Deal - Crystal Breath (Official Visualizer)

 

[Nektar Geist]

FYI: The album is called Sabotage!, not because of the pun, but because... deep breath...

The tapes that the ORIGINAL album was recorded on, were of a batch that were dodgy, and when it came down to mixing the album, well, it couldn't be done, I won't bore you (anymore than I've done so far) of the tech details, but the ENTIRE album had to be rerecorded in less than a day. Sabbath blamed the company, and I don't know how accurate this is. I've read stories, implying that the record company* should have known the tapes were crap, and hence the name.

It's a testament to Sabbath's greatness, this album is seen as the last great Sabbath album (by cunts who don't like Jazz). Prolly the most diverse in songage, as it features The London Philharmonic Choir on Supertzar. Fun fact: Ozzy wasn't aware that Tony had booked a choir AT ALL, and when he walked into the recording studio, he did a double take and said "Sorry, I'm in the wrong room".

Finally, this album is famous for having "The Worst Front Cover", it was done last minute, and if you look close enough (on vinyl you can see it quite well) you can see Ward's very 70s underpants, under his very 70s red tights.



*NEMS, not Vertigo, due to "contractual problems", Sab signed to the label started by Brian Epstein for this album, and the "contractual obligation" album Live At Last (disowned by the band, in fact, on Live Evil, Dio makes the point of saying "FOr the first time, there will be a live album from Black Sabbath", and LE is a better live album, imo)

 

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[The Gays From LA]

"Disposability has to happen on a regular basis, like forest fires keeping nature in balance." - Hot Allostatic Load

Lloyd Cole and the Commotions - Forest Fire

She crossed herself
As she put on her things
She has promised once before
Not to live this way
If she don't calm down
She will burn herself out
Like a forest fire
Well doesn't that make you smile
If you don't slow down
I swear that I'll come round
And mess up your place
Let's go for a spin
They say we shouldn't even know each other
And that we'll be undone
Don't it make you smile like a forest fire
I'll believe in love
I'll believe in anything
That's gonna get me what I want
Get me off my knees
Then we'll burn your house down
Don't it feel so good
There's a forest fire
Every time we get together

 

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