the best description of his guitar work i've heard is comparing it to scrambled eggs.

"scrambled egg guitar".
it just sizzles. right between your ears.

I always thought of it as shrapnel guitar, but scrambled egg guitar works too...or scrambled brain guitar...

I could talk for hours about my love for Flipper. Collecting their records is hard work but kinda makes it feel like a proud achievement when you find their stuff! Generic and Gone Fishin' are just as great as each other. I couldn't decide which I prefer. (has no one mentioned Talk Is Cheap yet? One of the funniest things I've heard them do.)
Getting to see them live was amazing too seeing as I was still in nappies when Will Shatter died. One of the things I was most interested to see was how Ted Falconi actually gets those crazy sounds and if there was any method to his madness. I left as confused as I was when I first heard it (I did notice he played all up strokes - like an inverted Johnny Ramone).
I've really gotta get my grubby mits on a copy of Public Flipper Ltd then my (original line up) collection will be completed!

Has anyone here heard American Grafishy? Is it worth getting?

I wouldn't want to imagine punk / alternative music without Flipper.

Not crap.

ubercat wrote:

SecondEdition wrote:I thought Swans - especially around '84 - were one of the loudest live bands to have ever played.

Loudest band I ever saw. Saw them in the Seventh Street Entry - I think about 1984-1985. If anyone could be louder then that, Flipper is probably that band.

I envy you.

I wasn't alive at that point, so I never had a chance to see Swans when they were making people puke from their volume.

ubercat wrote:

SecondEdition wrote:I thought Swans - especially around '84 - were one of the loudest live bands to have ever played.

Loudest band I ever saw. Saw them in the Seventh Street Entry - I think about 1984-1985. If anyone could be louder then that, Flipper is probably that band.

Ha, yeah that was me behind the board. I still swear it was the loudest thing I have ever heard as well.

It had to have been 1984, as the Entry stage was in the "old" location.

zom-zom wrote:Ha, yeah that was me behind the board. I still swear it was the loudest thing I have ever heard as well.

It had to have been 1984, as the Entry stage was in the "old" location.

Sounded fucking fantastic. Did you get any tape? Lemme ask while we're on the topic. Did you do any of the Residents or Moterhead shows in 84/85? I remember the sound being flawless. That main stage Einstruzende show in early 85 was great too.

My ears were so fucked after that Swans show.

Edd Tastyhead wrote:
Has anyone here heard American Grafishy? Is it worth getting?

Yes.

Steve V. wrote:

Edd Tastyhead wrote:
Has anyone here heard American Grafishy? Is it worth getting?

Yes.

Really? Ive heard otherwise...and just never bothered...

ubercat wrote:

zom-zom wrote:Ha, yeah that was me behind the board. I still swear it was the loudest thing I have ever heard as well.

It had to have been 1984, as the Entry stage was in the "old" location.

Sounded fucking fantastic. Did you get any tape? Lemme ask while we're on the topic. Did you do any of the Residents or Moterhead shows in 84/85? I remember the sound being flawless. That main stage Einstruzende show in early 85 was great too.

My ears were so fucked after that Swans show.

No, I don't think the tape deck was functional at that time. I didn't do any of Residents or Motorhead sound, I think they had their own soundpeople.

That Swans show. Ugh. Worst people I ever had to work with, and that's saying a lot.

chet wrote:

Steve V. wrote:

Edd Tastyhead wrote:
Has anyone here heard American Grafishy? Is it worth getting?

Yes.

Really? Ive heard otherwise...and just never bothered...

I've got it, I think it's good, although I haven't listened to it in a long time.