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Re: Speak up for the great 'bastard child' albums.
Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2021 5:40 pm
by Krev
On the subject of Dinosaur Jr, I've never liked Green Mind beyond "The Wagon". It's almost Smashing Pumpkins tedious for me.
Re: Speak up for the great 'bastard child' albums.
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2021 2:17 am
by Vibracobra
90's Dino is solid Rawk. Not memorable but good, with some gems here and there. Hand it over is the best I think from that era .
But how can you top YLAOM and Bug?
Re: Speak up for the great 'bastard child' albums.
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2021 7:33 am
by kicker_of_elves
sparky wrote: Thu Aug 19, 2021 5:02 pm
I’ve a lot of time for Dinosaur Jr’s “Where You Been”. “Out There” is one of their finest, “Start Choppin’” too, after which the record fades a little, but how could it not? It came up around the time my brother and I started getting seriously into American underground rock bands, and their Manchester stop while touring this album was our first gig as grunge kids, without our dad as company.
(Though I thought the support, Come, were even better.)
The point made above about You're Living...and Bug are salient, but I'm with you on Where You Been. I saw Dino at Lollapalooza that year (along with RATM, Mercury Rev, Fishbone, AIC, Primus, Babes In Toyland...damn), and it really solidified my love for that album. I like it more than Green Mind. I saw them in Minneapolis touring behind Without A Sound, and I agree with you on Come. I think Brand New Vein made me fall in love with Thalia.
Re: Speak up for the great 'bastard child' albums.
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2021 7:43 am
by losthighway
Velvet Underground- Loaded
Sure it doesn't really feel like a Velvets record but there's something cool about it.
Re: Speak up for the great 'bastard child' albums.
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2021 7:49 am
by Vibracobra
Toiling Midget's Son. Lots of people only talk about their 80's output, but Son is otherwordly.
Terror twilight is different from previous Pavements efforts, and probably not as inspired, but most of the songs are great and the recording is top notch. Pavement never put a foot wrong IMHO.
Loaded is awesome.
Re: Speak up for the great 'bastard child' albums.
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2021 10:38 am
by hexanol
Don't hurt me, but I really like TJL's SHOT
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Re: Speak up for the great 'bastard child' albums.
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2021 10:53 am
by losthighway
I almost think all of Tom Waits albums after Closing Time and before Swordfishtrombones are often passed over these days, but maybe that's just me needing to go back to reevaluate.
Re: Speak up for the great 'bastard child' albums.
Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2021 5:43 pm
by motorbike guy
Soul Asylum - Hang Time
can't get the image tag to work.
i cant quit this record. i'm a sap. great major label debut. if Randall can like Air Supply, this is fucking genius.
Yes I am drunk, why do you ask?
Re: Speak up for the great 'bastard child' albums.
Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2021 5:16 am
by pigeonkill
failure's "comfort" debut. honestly, definitely not albini's finest hour mixing-wise, but it's some very cool riffy, sloppy, messy noise-grunge. my favourite album from them.
Re: Speak up for the great 'bastard child' albums.
Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2021 2:45 pm
by PASTA
I mean, I get it,in between Andy and Tom. But, Bastard Child? Hardly, It's ESSENTIAL to the catalogue. and I have many friends who consider it their best, which, though I disagree, I can't argue with.