Also...Weedeater is in line with some of the other stuff mentioned here...Colour Haze...these agree with you quickly too...

JC23by5 wrote:

Skronk wrote:Buy an Earth record. Or a Boris record. Or, if you like, the Boris/Sunn O))) collaboration, Altar. It's excellent. Or try Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music. That one gets quite the mileage at my house.

I like putting Metal Machine Music on and just going about my business...like how some folks just turn on the TV for background noise.
I like it that way....a soundtrack to my boring day-to-day life.

Agreed.

Best MMM Story:

My Dad had it on 8-track. (He saw I had a copy, and didn't waste a second to tell me it was one of the best jokes that's ever been played on him.) He said he put it on and spent a few minutes trying to figure out what the fuck was wrong with his stereo. He turned it off, and called a friend. His friend came over and couldn't figure it out either. He was positive it wasn't the music. His friend told him he had some speakers at his sister's house, so they drove half an hour to pick them up, then were in traffic and it took them hours to get back to the Bronx. He put in the new speakers, same problem. Swapped 8-track decks with his brother, same thing. Finally, thought it may be the tape, because his other tapes played fine. He took MMM back to the store the next day and the guy just took it from his hands and said, "I'll exchange it." He went to get another copy, and the guy said "oh...it's defective?" My dad goes "yeah, all I heard was noise and static." The guy says, "no, that's the record." My dad goes, "Nah man, I like Lou Reed."

My dad was so fucking cool.

Steve V. wrote:Agreed.

Best MMM Story:

My Dad had it on 8-track. (He saw I had a copy, and didn't waste a second to tell me it was one of the best jokes that's ever been played on him.) He said he put it on and spent a few minutes trying to figure out what the fuck was wrong with his stereo. He turned it off, and called a friend. His friend came over and couldn't figure it out either. He was positive it wasn't the music. His friend told him he had some speakers at his sister's house, so they drove half an hour to pick them up, then were in traffic and it took them hours to get back to the Bronx. He put in the new speakers, same problem. Swapped 8-track decks with his brother, same thing. Finally, thought it may be the tape, because his other tapes played fine. He took MMM back to the store the next day and the guy just took it from his hands and said, "I'll exchange it." He went to get another copy, and the guy said "oh...it's defective?" My dad goes "yeah, all I heard was noise and static." The guy says, "no, that's the record." My dad goes, "Nah man, I like Lou Reed."

My dad was so fucking cool.

That's one of the best stories EVER. On a different note, Kickerofelves, get some Khanate.

Good story.

It reminds me of when I was in high school and this bimbo girl's car wouldn't start.

She was a real moron, and it was way too easy to fool her into doing stuff. We claimed to be able to fix the car...we just needed her "help" (note--we were hilarious pricks):

"OKAY! OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR...SLAM IT HARD! That didn't work? Okay...HONK THE HORN!...hmmm {fumbling under the car like we're doing something} OKAY, HONK IT AGAIN! {more fumbling}...TRY POPPING THE TRUNK! etc..."

I couldn't believe how long this went on for.

Steve V. wrote:

JC23by5 wrote:

Skronk wrote:Buy an Earth record. Or a Boris record. Or, if you like, the Boris/Sunn O))) collaboration, Altar. It's excellent. Or try Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music. That one gets quite the mileage at my house.

I like putting Metal Machine Music on and just going about my business...like how some folks just turn on the TV for background noise.
I like it that way....a soundtrack to my boring day-to-day life.

Agreed.

Best MMM Story:

My Dad had it on 8-track. (He saw I had a copy, and didn't waste a second to tell me it was one of the best jokes that's ever been played on him.) He said he put it on and spent a few minutes trying to figure out what the fuck was wrong with his stereo. He turned it off, and called a friend. His friend came over and couldn't figure it out either. He was positive it wasn't the music. His friend told him he had some speakers at his sister's house, so they drove half an hour to pick them up, then were in traffic and it took them hours to get back to the Bronx. He put in the new speakers, same problem. Swapped 8-track decks with his brother, same thing. Finally, thought it may be the tape, because his other tapes played fine. He took MMM back to the store the next day and the guy just took it from his hands and said, "I'll exchange it." He went to get another copy, and the guy said "oh...it's defective?" My dad goes "yeah, all I heard was noise and static." The guy says, "no, that's the record." My dad goes, "Nah man, I like Lou Reed."

My dad was so fucking cool.

Yeah....you're Dad is definitely fucking cool. Metal Machine Music on an 8-track? Cool motherfucker.

JC23by5 wrote:

Steve V. wrote:

JC23by5 wrote:

Skronk wrote:Buy an Earth record. Or a Boris record. Or, if you like, the Boris/Sunn O))) collaboration, Altar. It's excellent. Or try Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music. That one gets quite the mileage at my house.

I like putting Metal Machine Music on and just going about my business...like how some folks just turn on the TV for background noise.
I like it that way....a soundtrack to my boring day-to-day life.

Agreed.

Best MMM Story:

My Dad had it on 8-track. (He saw I had a copy, and didn't waste a second to tell me it was one of the best jokes that's ever been played on him.) He said he put it on and spent a few minutes trying to figure out what the fuck was wrong with his stereo. He turned it off, and called a friend. His friend came over and couldn't figure it out either. He was positive it wasn't the music. His friend told him he had some speakers at his sister's house, so they drove half an hour to pick them up, then were in traffic and it took them hours to get back to the Bronx. He put in the new speakers, same problem. Swapped 8-track decks with his brother, same thing. Finally, thought it may be the tape, because his other tapes played fine. He took MMM back to the store the next day and the guy just took it from his hands and said, "I'll exchange it." He went to get another copy, and the guy said "oh...it's defective?" My dad goes "yeah, all I heard was noise and static." The guy says, "no, that's the record." My dad goes, "Nah man, I like Lou Reed."

My dad was so fucking cool.

Yeah....you're Dad is definitely fucking cool. Metal Machine Music on an 8-track? Cool motherfucker.

Yeah. He's so fucking weak (musically) now though. Like, all that energy he had when he was younger fucking died. Now it's Cream, Clapton, Deep Purple...all that shit. He loves Jethro Tull, which I can get behind if only for the fact he robbed Metallica and doesn't totally suck ass.

Worst thing besides my grandfather selling all the equipment from his old studio in NY to some guy in England (without saving a single thing I could use besides a few patch cords, a cassette duplicator, a no-name cassette recorder with radio shack condenser, and a very Nakamishi line drivers), was when my family moved from Pennsylvania to North Carolina when I was a wee tot, and my dad got rid of all his old tapes and records pretty much. Velvets records, Sabbath records, Ramones and Pistols records, etc. etc. All gone. Who would've known I would've blown a load over old tape machines and eight tracks when I was 19 at that time (about 1992)?

Whatever. My mom gave me her records, which I have for some reason. Anybody want some old Genesis, Journey, or Presley albums. Price: free, negotiable.

The above post made me sad. I think I'll retire to bed.

Steve V., are any of those weird recordings that you have available yet?

Derek Bailey and the Shaking Ray Levis "Live at Lamar's"

Steve V. wrote:

JC23by5 wrote:

Steve V. wrote:

JC23by5 wrote:

Skronk wrote:Buy an Earth record. Or a Boris record. Or, if you like, the Boris/Sunn O))) collaboration, Altar. It's excellent. Or try Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music. That one gets quite the mileage at my house.

I like putting Metal Machine Music on and just going about my business...like how some folks just turn on the TV for background noise.
I like it that way....a soundtrack to my boring day-to-day life.

Agreed.

Best MMM Story:

My Dad had it on 8-track. (He saw I had a copy, and didn't waste a second to tell me it was one of the best jokes that's ever been played on him.) He said he put it on and spent a few minutes trying to figure out what the fuck was wrong with his stereo. He turned it off, and called a friend. His friend came over and couldn't figure it out either. He was positive it wasn't the music. His friend told him he had some speakers at his sister's house, so they drove half an hour to pick them up, then were in traffic and it took them hours to get back to the Bronx. He put in the new speakers, same problem. Swapped 8-track decks with his brother, same thing. Finally, thought it may be the tape, because his other tapes played fine. He took MMM back to the store the next day and the guy just took it from his hands and said, "I'll exchange it." He went to get another copy, and the guy said "oh...it's defective?" My dad goes "yeah, all I heard was noise and static." The guy says, "no, that's the record." My dad goes, "Nah man, I like Lou Reed."

My dad was so fucking cool.

Yeah....you're Dad is definitely fucking cool. Metal Machine Music on an 8-track? Cool motherfucker.

Yeah. He's so fucking weak (musically) now though. Like, all that energy he had when he was younger fucking died. Now it's Cream, Clapton, Deep Purple...all that shit. He loves Jethro Tull, which I can get behind if only for the fact he robbed Metallica and doesn't totally suck ass.

Worst thing besides my grandfather selling all the equipment from his old studio in NY to some guy in England (without saving a single thing I could use besides a few patch cords, a cassette duplicator, a no-name cassette recorder with radio shack condenser, and a very Nakamishi line drivers), was when my family moved from Pennsylvania to North Carolina when I was a wee tot, and my dad got rid of all his old tapes and records pretty much. Velvets records, Sabbath records, Ramones and Pistols records, etc. etc. All gone. Who would've known I would've blown a load over old tape machines and eight tracks when I was 19 at that time (about 1992)?

Whatever. My mom gave me her records, which I have for some reason. Anybody want some old Genesis, Journey, or Pres

ley albums. Price: free, negotiable.

Wow..that's quite a loss about the recording studio...what you gonna do though? At least your Dad has better taste than mine. My Pa never really got punk-rock. However, I can sympathize with you about the Clapton agony ...my Dad is a Clapton fanatic. The only redeeming thing about the old man's musical taste right now is the sudden fondness he's acquired in really old and authentic bluegrass music...he's gotten quite a few albums from WVU Press, which has recently started preserving alot of these old recordings. Its not something that I could listen to everyday but I do find it intersting. I was listening to some it at the house the other day ago and it struck me that much of the Appalachian folk-music that I'd heard reminded me of Irish folk-music....except for the difference in accents. Anyhow........

Minotaur029 wrote:The above post made me sad. I think I'll retire to bed.

Steve V., are any of those weird recordings that you have available yet?

I'll get to working on it ASAP. I don't have the means myself of converting them to a "sharable" format, but once I do, they're on the way.

I procured a digital camera, so I'll post pics over the weekend and resuscitate the old thread with them attached.

Your patience will be rewarded!