Picked this up at an unexpectedly good used record shop. Cover is a “C” but the vinyl is super clean. Such a great underrated album, I will never walk past either the first two Scorpions or first two UFO albums.

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That first Psychedelic Furs album is spectacular.

Have you guys checked out an Italian band called Lee Van Cleef? Totally got a great stoner groove, and I'm not a big fan of instrumental bands, but they do it well.

Born Again is a great, underrated album. A couple of throwaway songs, but Zero the Hero and Disturbing the Priest are standouts. Still got my vinyl I bought when it came out. I saw that tour at the Toledo Sports Arena, possibly with Night Ranger opening. They even had the Stonehenge stage set. And Bev Bevan drumming!

One of my wife's best friends is a huge Flickerstick fan. I think she went to one of their shows a month or two back. Some kind of reunion, maybe it was a fan reunion. Don't know, they never interested me.

All those Australian bands and no mention of The Birthday Party?

This just came in today's mail.

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Yeah, they're gaining some traction after several albums. I like 'em a lot.

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A couple years ago I caught Eternal Champion at a metal fest. I was there for Cirith Ungol, but enjoyed almost every band that played. Anyways, I like to see bands "cold", in that I don't go out of my way to familiarize myself with their catalogs. Eternal Champion was way better than expected. Kinda cartoonish, as their singer is a big muscle bound guy, kinda fits the image, but he had a great voice. Pretty sure he was wielding a sword on-stage at some point. I always wonder what that guy does for a living.

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One of my favorite frontmen died at age 55 a few days ago.
RIP Dave Sherman.

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Saw these guys open last night for The Obsessed. If you haven't checked them out, you should.

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I had no idea Mikkey Dee was drumming with the Scorpions.

Been listening to this in my car a lot lately-sadly not available on vinyl
Which naturally led me to these-both OG vinyl on Silent Explosion.
I vastly prefer this era White Zombie to the "stripper club soundtrack" later in their career.

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Got this a few days ago. It's the band Midnight(from Cleveland) doing a Motörhead homage. Recorded back in 2014 but just released. And it's really good.

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Weird how suddenly it seems Big Mama Thornton is finally getting acclaim for "Hound Dog". Seems I can't turn around without seeing her name.

Just got this in the mail today.

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We went to Third Man Records in Detroit last weekend. Picked up a couple of things.
The last ep and lp from the Laughing Hyenas. This band was as intense as any in their heyday. John Brannon is still scary as hell today.
Also picked up the L7 lp. Larissa Strickland's band prior to the Hyenas. RIP Larissa.
And a live Jesus and Mary Chain 7". Recorded at the Fox Theater 2018. Loud and distorted.
Say what you want about Jack White: his label puts out some cool stuff.

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This ep perfectly captures everything I like about Pussy Galore.
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I love that album. Their 70's output makes up for all the sins of the embarrassing latter 80's albums.

All you that like King Gizzard et al, how do you feel about Tropical Fuck Storm? I know they're mates and all, but neither band has clicked for me. I've got a friend who loves TFS and gave me a couple of their records, I've run through Braindrops about 10 times and Meh. I know King Gizzard is very prolific, and I own nothing, so obviously I haven't heard all that much from them, but what I have didn't move me either. Anyone care to compare and contrast the 2 bands?

We've got tickets for Nebula and The Atomic Bitchwax in March. Not sure which Nebula is gonna show up, hope it's the good one.

I'll have to check out that documentary. Sabotage is my favorite of the Ozzy era.
Just a great album start to finish. I was in college the first time I heard Megalomania. Already a Sabbath fan, but that one was new to me.
Good stuff.

Dio's lyrics on his Rainbow albums were at their peak, IMO. That band was strong and underrated.
When he joined Sabbath, he revitalized a dying band, and essentially created a whole new genre of metal.
What a spectacular 10 year run, despite how cheesy his solo career became.

Nice to see some Solace posted on here. That band was mighty when Jason was their singer.
I saw them several times back in the day and they were terrific.

I think Blackmore just shines on Burn. Coverdale and Hughes trading vocals? Good stuff, easily my favorite Deep Purple album.

My wife and I went and saw The Atomic Bitchwax and Nebula last night.
Picked up an album from each band.
She went record store shopping prior to the show, bought a couple of bootlegs(probably)

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Sometimes I get a fair amount of "rumble" between tracks, I've got an isolation mat, a record clamp, it didn't seem to have this noise for the first couple of years I had this turntable, but it's a thing now for the past 5-7 years. Weird thing is it doesn't seem to do it on all my records, but certainly on most. Any ideas?
Pro-ject Debut III with a late 80's JVC RX-550V.

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Several records came in the mail this week.
2022 effort from Candlemass. They brought the OG singer back for the last few.
He sounds a bit "throatier", leaning in the direction of Dio. And music is consistently Candlemass.
Good stuff. Nice double vinyl but only 3 sides of music. Side 4 is etched or something.
Napalm Records.

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Well, I use it, not fastidiously, but it would get 2-10 hours a week maybe, I dunno. Certainly not all the time, as often my wife doesn't want to hear what I like. But yeah, never really thought about a bearing.
Our local audio snob dealer turned his nose up at working on it.

I replaced the needle once or twice, most recently after trying several other things to make the noise go away. Neve messed with the cartridge.
I'm a bit out of my element with that stuff, and see above for our local help.
Now that I look at it, it does look like there's some adjustment available, but it appears to be tight. Play with it a bit tomorrow.

I read a book a couple years ago(I can't remember the title, it might have been written by Martin Popov) and the takeaway for me was that Iommi was just trying to keep the band going. Like he didn't have anything else to do, it was almost sad. Dark times for metal in the 80s for the most part.
I'm glad that Sabbath has gotten their due respect by now. They certainly deserve it.

Love this album. Dio and Blackmore were at the height of their power.

My favorite UFO album

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And while we're on the subject of favorite albums that are at the beginning of an artist's career:

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2022 Peaceville pressing. Sounds pretty good. Seminal album, IMO.

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I love this album. Still got my OG copy from way back.

Speaking of Man's Ruin, does anyone remember the show that was on 20+ years ago that featured surfing, skating, snowboarding, etc. mostly to a soundtrack of Man's Ruin bands? It might have been called Blue Note TV or something like that? It was on some sports channel I think. I got turned on to a lot of good stuff back then. I tried to find it several years ago but came up with nothing.

I love Judas Priest, but that album is not a favorite of mine.
And then they did the Johnny B Goode cover. Simply awful.
It's a good thing they had put out Sad Wings..., Sin After Sin, Unleashed in the East, etc. prior to that mistake.

What a completely awesome picture.

This has been getting a lot of play in my house lately. Acid Mothers Temple is not quite my thing, but Lee Van Cleef just slays. If you like heavy psych, you gotta check these guys from Italy out. Guitar tone is fantastic, drenched in reverb, would love to see them play in a small club.
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Look at my Avatar....

The guitar solo on Master of the Pit is perfection.
We actually saw them live a few years ago in Chicago at a big TNWHM fest at Reggies. They were a bucket list band for me. I never thought I'd get to see them live. Tim(singer) still sounded great. Probably because they never played out much in the 45 years they've existed as a band. Their bassist is a younger guy, he's also their manager and is credited for getting those guys back together and finally getting the accolades that are so deserved. He's also the leader of the band Night Demon, which is another retro-sounding band.
And yes, I first heard of Cirith Ungol way back on that first Metal Massacre album.

I wish I could walk into a local record store and find a few Hawkwind albums.

This album is a huge guilty pleasure of mine.

I've bought a couple of the Spacemen 3 repressings, it seems that they sound a little "thin".
Good stuff nevertheless.

I almost didn't recognize Lemmy. Because he's smiling.

I love this album. Gypsy is such a great song.

RIP Rachel Nagy.

I remember half-speed mastering by Mobile Fidelity(I think) was the rage in the late 70's-early 80's. I've still got copies of Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here on that label. Honestly, I don't have a very fine ear, and I doubt I could tell the difference then or now.

I saw the Freeze Frame tour as well. Interestingly, Aldo Nova may have been the opening band.

Weird. John 5 was Rob Zombie’s guitarist? And an early guitarist for White Zombie was Tom 5.

I'm digging that Early Moods. I think they just played in Hamtramck, but I don't get out to see many bands any more.

That is such a great album. His tone is perfect.

I ❤️ Stiv Bators.

Just got this yesterday in the mail. Nice to see the evolution of this band over the years as they move away from the Electric Wizard worship into a more black metal vibe. Good stuff.

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I can't believe that album is 20 years old.

I'm not a big fan of RSD, it seems like it's usually just a bunch of repressings and leftovers, overpriced and over hyped.
But it's cool to see Witchfinder General, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, Come, Voivod, and The Sisters of Mercy have stuff offered up. I doubt I'll make an effort to track anything down though.

I don't mind supporting record stores, but I tend to do it all year round. I do appreciate that some of the shops have live music or other events during the day. I wish there were more unique or new recordings available, instead of repressings/picture discs or leftovers/live recordings.

We actually went to a record store Saturday(Rotten Princess Records in Grayling, MI) and I looked at a few things. That GBI 7" caught my eye, but I didn't get it. We did pick up a used copy of Goat's Head Soup for our nieces. Slight regret on not buying that single, but whatever.