I'm just assuming this is out of print, but I'd have to say one of the best is Basehead - Plays with Toys. One of the most underrated albums of the 90s, in my opinion. I still listen to it all the time.
from 1992 to 1999 it was Bob Marley's Songs of Freedom Box Set. I bought the original as a 4 cassette set back in the day, and slowly but surely over time, I would lose a tape here, break a tape there, and so on. then Island/Tuff Gong listened to the masses and re-released the classic collection of Marley tunes. "From Judge Not to Redemption Song." from Amazon.com- Never mind that he made Island Records' first fortune, he also created a body of work so lasting that a four-CD set heavy on alternate versions can stand out in any contemporary music collection. For the 1999 reissue of the original 1992 box set, no new music has been added. The format has changed, though, from a long-box presentation to a cube containing individual slipcased CDs. It's still a remarkable gem.
Sprawl's "The King of Parking".....which I still have... and Ten Hands "The Big One Is Coming", which my ex-girlfriend stole cause she loved "You Are My Fix" so much. b****.
I second this opinion. They released three CD's during their career. Basehead - Rolling Stone bio I haven't listened to them in a while, I think I will rip this CD and add it to my MP3 playlists...
You can actually download all of Ten Hands stuff here: http://www.doomsday.com/john/10hands/music/index.html The band even knows it is there. That not only has Big One is Coming but Jazz for Jerks (a great CD), the original cassette demo Kung Fu, That's What I Like and The Big One That Got Away, a second disc full of stuff from the same show when they recorded the Big One is Coming.
Jeff, thats fantastic.....thanks. Listening to "Old Eyes" right now for the first time since 1990 or something....crazy.
Hoo, boy. Don't get me started on Ten Hands again... Jeff and mateo, they are having a reunion show in Dallas on October 18th per Paul's website: http://www.texclectic.com/ I missed the first 2 reunion shows, but I won't miss this one. I noticed this particular part under the announcement: "There is talk of Ten Hands starting to play a bit more regularly. Everybody is pretty busy doing other things, but with some creative swapping and mix'n'matching we may be able to do some more regular shows. Any thoughts? Knock Knock...anybody there?" I'm thinking if his mailbox gets flooded with requests to come back to Fitz's, they'll consider it. We should start an email campaign!
A friend of mine has it on record and therefore I only have it on tape. hmm. I also have to check out "the dirt". I heard that someone bought to rights to make a film about it.
Yeah, MTV I think. Btw....is this the album you're talking about? If you wanted a history of power pop in one lesson, you could do worse than put on Awakening. The album starts out with two classics — the Byrds-like blast of "No Love" and the punk-pop gem of "Assembly Line" — and moves through nine more tracks of upbeat melodic brilliance. Joe Nolte was on an incredible songwriting streak here, and of those first 11 songs only the discordant thrasher "Tired" is disposable. The band rips through these tunes with remarkable precision, creating a hook-fest of chiming guitars, urgent keyboard fills, and thundering rhythms. The title song shows that when they want to, this group can create a beautiful, delicate soundscape based on a keyboard lead, which is hardly what the Last is best-known for. The last two songs are throwaway covers of '60s hits which are energetic but otherwise uninspired. It's rather mysterious that they're included at all. When you have a songwriter like Joe Nolte right there, why would you need to play the likes of "She Loves You" or "Baby, It's You"? Regardless, this album is a classic of L.A. punk-pop and is indispensable for any Last fan. — Richard Foss
Glad you asked. He just heard me typing, so I can't type for long. He will be 13 weeks old tomorrow and my dad has already taught him "sit". For the most part, he doesn't have any "accidents" in the house; however, he does not let us know that he has to go out by going to the door, etc. He also still has NO fear of anything and that is something that worries me. My parents feel that he is not getting enough sleep, but I tried to explain to them that Jake doesn't know that he is supposed to sleep 75% of the time.
