The last Album You Listened to.

Cheval Sombre -'Days Go By' (2021)

Indie-folk artist from the states, I picked up the LP on spec in one of the summer sales

It's v. good, only thing is it's album #2 of a two-album set and I ain't heard the first (and the vinyl for that one is very pricey)

Frank Zappa's 1974 era was particularly good. I was looking out for this and Overnite Sensation and both popped up in a UK record fair. Hours of cleaning both - this one got the ultrasonic treatment from Cloney as a free bonus

Megadeth: Peace sells...but who's buying?

Probably shades it over Rust in Peace for their best imo.

The Ironsides - debut album from this year but very late 1960's movie soundtrack orchestral collective.

Eat Static - Implant. An electro arc of Ozric Tentacles.

Tír na nÓg - A Tear and a Smile. 1972 Irish folk rock album. I don't have the cover.

Today it's all about these

Seems appropriate

My not metal but extremely heavy alt rock band cover what happens to the heart

I departed with my copy of So Far...So Good...So What! somewhere along the way. First band I went to see live aged 13 and they opened with Set The World Afire. I haven't been the same since.

I actually listened to it entirely recently, on 2023 ears it sounded absolutely amazing, and I wondered if a musicologist unfamiliar with both bands listened to kill em all and business back to back might pick megadeth

Kill em all is a landmark in music history and Is one of my favourite albums ever but business is musically brilliant

Had a conversation last night about how generous Mustaine was in his song writing - personality is a different story. What a regular band would make five songs out with riffs he'd squeeze in to one. I must give business another shot.

I ordered this new - don't like doing that. It's not really a thrash metal album.

Picked up a few of their mid-70's albums this year. 3 for £10 in the UK markets.

It's all about the different phases with the Quo.

The Pye era covering the first four albums is savage, probably my favourite. Then the classic Vertigo records you mention.

1977+ sees a drop in quality but IMHO not as much as people say. An almost poppier sound, especially the singles.

The 1980s albums have their moments especially Never Too Late (1981), Ain't Complaining (1988) and Perfect Remedy (1989). Love the 12" versions of the Ain't... singles. Also enjoyed 1991's Rock Till You Drop and 2002's Heavy Traffic. The bonus material on the so-called rubbish albums is actually pretty decent. On Thirsty Work you get them covering Leonard Cohen's Democracy.

All of this might depend on what age you started listening to them. I first became aware of the Quo when they released Dear John so the 1980s was my era.

This arrived today.

Got it on cd when it came out and stumbled upon this vinyl while browsing the other day.

Big fan of Ren here. Was very surprised to not see Sick Boi on Guardians top 50 albums of the year. Apparently they're just not into him.

But it's so refreshing to hear a man talking about weaknesses, mental health etc. And it is an absolute cracker of an album.

My 6 year old quite like his stuff with The Big Push, far more poppier.

I hope he carries on his upward trajectory, because I really hope him and Billie Eilish could work on something together.

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Having a pint of Vietnow in a pub earlier and a tune from this came on. One of the overlooked albums from last year. The Guardian at least picked up on it and had it in their top 50 of the year. Grian Chatten from Fontaines DC solo LP.

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Bondage Fairies - What You Didn't Know When You Hired Me

That's really good. Friend of mine has an album copy of the Dirty Harry soundtrack Schifrin did which is one of the best atmospheric soundtracks in film but I'll have to get a copy of that.

It's a name completely unfamiliar - I'll definitely be checking out more. I got this marked "Autografiado" in Bilbao a few years ago for a tenner. It's okay, nothing brilliant.

Seeing as I'm stuck at home for weekend, a chance to play some old favourites

Wax Poetics said "Winds, Sky and Diamonds opens with a cover of Eric Burdon and the Animals’ San Franciscan Nights. In the intro, Szabo invites his old friends from Budapest to San Francisco, after he had to leave his home country in 1956 in the aftermath of the Hungarian Revolution: “The following song is dedicated to the city and the people of San Francisco, who may not know it, but they are beautiful. And so is their city…. Save up all your bread and fly Trans-Love Airways to San Francisco, USA. Then maybe you’ll understand this song. It will be worth it; if not for the sake of this song, but for the sake of your own peace of mind.” It’s as if Szabo recorded the album for those who couldn’t make the transatlantic trip, to feel 1967’s winds of change."

The Beatles - Calico Skies

Flows really well