Tuesday, May 6, 2008

One Man Running - Stress

OMR stressWell I haven't done a Humboldt post in a while, so here goes.  (I should note here, because there are so many places with Humboldt in the name, there's even a Humboldt Kansas, that we are taking about Humboldt, California, USA.  It is a large sparsely populated county on the northcoast.)  I have done several posts on these guys with some info and thoughts, so do yourself a favor and check those out.  This is not my favorite recording by these guys but it is definitely the cleanest.  I personally think Chuck's voice is too clean and even though they were a poppy punk kind of band, this just steps over the edge a little too much (just my feeble opinion).  I saw these guys play so many times and maybe it's just my preference for live music, but these guys had an edginess that isn't really developed here.  After saying all that, I still love this 7" and these guys never got the recognition they deserved.  The reality is where they were from made it difficult but not impossible and I don't think they were really capable of taking it any further.  Speed and weed can really suck the life out of most people unless they are taken in moderation.  Having used up my pounds of these substances, I know that these are for recreation only and only a few out there can be productive when they make these things a major part of their lives.  Once again, just my opinion.  I can't find much of anything about these guys out on the web so it's up to people like me who were there to pass this on.  Give it a listen.

Here By The Shore

Algebra

Windfall

Johnny Come Lately

Trustfund Junky

Termaline

I may at some point put this up on YT, but what I think a person should do is get one of their own, it's worth it, shit $3 at Discogs...

Friday, May 2, 2008

Go! - There Is No Man 7"

1go 2go 3go 4go 5go We have lots of cool stuff going on this weekend so I thought I would get this out for you too.  I've pretty much said everything about this band here, http://mustard-relics.com/2008/04/20/go-root-canal-flexi/ .  I don't like this one as much as the flexi but I still think it's really good later hardcore stuff.  The last song is a good silly rap commentary on Public Enemy.  Anyway give these a listen and you better comment on this one or the previous post. EDIT: Links deleted for fear of copyright police…go give your money to iTunes or something…

Armed Citizens - Make Sense 7"

I got this pretty much when it first came out.  I was working after school cleaning cages at a pet store so I was making a little cash, $2.25 an hour to be exact.  Less than minimum wage at that time.  There was this killer record store and head shop in Glendale called the Turning Point and another in North Hollywood called Auditory Odyssey.  Both had the usual stoner rock of the time but also had great metal and punk (hardcore) sections.  They were both easy bus rides but I really liked skating to the Turning Point.  I got this one and many others on one of those excursions.  I didn't know much about this band back then and still don't, but probably got it for the killer artwork.

EDIT: Links deleted for fear of copyright police…go give your money to iTunes or something…

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