Skyline Fucker

I have been promising rock music for a while. I am now delivering. You have no idea what you're in for.



Coliseum is a punk band from Louisville, Kentucky. Basically, imagine if Lemmy of Motörhead joined a crusty hardcore band. And that band rode motorcycles everywhere. And hated the police. And hated fuel-inefficient vehicles, or whatever "Skyline Fucker" is about. I can never figure the lyrics to that song out because I'm too busy ROCKING THE FUCK OUT.

Perhaps user "RedArmada" on Last.fm said it best, really:

"FUCK EVERYBODY, WHO GIVES A SHIT ABOUT DISCHARGE-MOTORHEAD VIBES, JUST PUT GODDAMAGE INTO THE CAR STEREO AND GET RIPPING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, RAM A FUCKING PIG AND HEADBANG UNTIL YOUR SKULL FALLS OFF"

Wisdom, kids.

Goddamage

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No Salvation

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If you listen to this and don't want to join a biker gang and fuck shit up, you're probably emotionally dead and you should kill yourself.

NEED SLEEP

I'm sleepy so this one's quick and dirty. I know I said I'd be delivering on the ROCK MUSIC, but this was a request, so whatever. I'll get around to it eventually.

Wilco-Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
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Wilco-Sky Blue Sky
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Here is a handy guide for all you Black Flag fans. It is very useful and will help you solve many problems, such as feeling the need to add a picture to your horrible posts on your horrible blog.


EDIT: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is back up.

More Music To Make You Appear Cultured And Sophisticated

This post *may* be dedicated to someone I know who is a fan of Mr. Matthew Robert Cooper and his work.


Cooper is better known as the man behind Eluvium, his ambient/classical project. His work ranges from the more "traditional" Brian Eno-style ambient of Lambent Material to the one-take piano piece that is An Accidental Memory in the Case of Death. It's great music to study to, I'm told.




Lambent Materials
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An Accidental Memory in the Case of Death--this is my favorite, although it's rather different from the rest of his stuff.
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Talk Amongst the Trees
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When I Live by the Garden and the Sea
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Copia
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Bonus!
Travel in Constants, Volume 20

I promise my next post will involve at least one distorted electric guitar and some rock.

I Hope You Can Feel My Smug Superiority

Because I'm about to post some classical music, and it is classy as fuck, and that makes me so cool you have no idea. And being cool brings the ladiezz. So if you want the ladiezz (or dudezz) to be all over your junk, just be all, "I'm a huge fan of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, famed for his minimalistic style, as evidenced in both his instrumental pieces, i.e., Tabula Rasa, and his choral works, such as Te Deum." Except you would never be able to say that entire thing due to the ravonous hordes of the opposite sex tearing at your clothes, overwhelmed by their lust.

Anyways, Arvo Pärt's music is some of the most beautiful and relaxing I've ever heard. Some quotes from the man:

"I could compare my music to white light which contains all colours. Only a prism can divide the colours and make them appear; this prism could be the spirit of the listener. "

"Silence is the pause in me when I am near to God. "

"The human voice is the most perfect instrument of all. "

"Tintinnabulation (the ringing of bells) is an area I sometimes wander into when I am searching for answers - in my life, my music, my work. In my dark hours, I have the certain feeling that everything outside this one thing has no meaning."

Enjoy.


Tabula Rasa--this includes some of Pärt's most famous pieces of music, such as "Fratres" and "Tabula Rasa."
Te Deum--easily my favorite religious music ever. Beautiful choral music.

Heavy As A Really Heavy Thing

Seeing as the name of this blog came from a badly mislabeled copy of Given To The Rising, I figured it's only appropriate that I pay homage to my not-actually namesakes by putting up some Neurosis. For those of you unfamiliar, Neurosis began life as a hardcore punk band that began taking influence from doom metal, resulting in a blend that became known as "sludge" metal. I think "sludge metal" sounds really stupid, though, so I refuse to use that term. Yes, I am arbitrary.

Anyway, Neurosis songs tend to follow a pattern of gradual crescendo, rather than traditional verse-chorus structure, driven by the immense guitar riffs of Scott Kelly and Steve Von Till, who also both provide the roaring, raging vocals for the band. Since their early days as a punk band, Neurosis has continued to grow, adding more ambient and tribal elements with time (which eventually led to the side project Tribes of Neurot, but that's for another post). Not to say they've gone soft; rest assured, the band is still capable of crushing skulls and leaving a trail of sonic devastation. According to our trusty friends at the Encyclopedia Metallum, their lyrical themes include "Devastation, Evolution Through Pain, Fire & Chaos." Awesome.

Also, if anyone happens to know where "West of Orion" is actually from, could you please tell me? Unless it's really lame or something.

Pain Of Mind

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Aberration

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The Word As Law

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Souls At Zero

This is the album where the band really begins to take off. More atmospheric and ambient elements begin to show, and the band seems to really find its direction.
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Enemy Of The Sun

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Through Silver In Blood

Man, I don't know what through silver in blood means, but it sounds fucking cool as hell. Also, some people consider this Neurosis' peak; they had the perfect mix of anger and atmospherics. I'm not sure about that, but it's a great album no matter what.
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Times Of Grace

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A Sun That Never Sets

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Neurosis And Jarboe

Former Swans vocalist Jarboe collaborated on this album, which actually leans more towards electronic experimentation than a traditional Neurosis album. Unless you're too meat-headed to apreciate vocals that aren't roared by angry, bearded men, you'll probably like this.
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The Eye Of Every Storm


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Given To The Rising

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It's All Downhill From Here

I figured I'd start by posting the objectively greatest band in the history of the world. That band is Ted Leo & the Pharmacists. This is a fact. Disagree if you like, but you'll be wrong. I won't try to describe their sound too much, because I can't do it justice. No one can. The only way to know what Ted Leo & the Pharmacists sounds like is to listen.

However, as a service to anyone who doesn't automatically trust me and my (impeccable) taste, I'll try. Imagine if the Clash listened to Dexy's Midnight Runners, Thin Lizzy, and a bunch of dub music. That's actually a terrible description, but it's the best I've got. Just listen.

Tej Leo(?), Rx/Pharmacists

This is probably the worst place to start, if you're just getting into Ted Leo, but it's still interesting. Tej Leo(?) has lots of dub-y sonic experimentation, and soundscape type stuff. If you're only going to get one album (you moron), don't get this one; get The Tyranny Of Distance.
http://www.mediafire.com/?1kn1tjzzgou

Guitar For Jodi

Uh, it's an EP. It has 3 songs. Recording quality is pretty gnarly compared to later stuff, but it's still very cool, plus it has an early version of "The Great Communicator," and that's a good song.
http://www.mediafire.com/?myjlotgj2fz

Ted Leo/One A.M. Radio Split

Again, it's got 2 songs, one of which is called "To Whom You Were Born (Lungfish)." Just get it, you know you want to.
http://www.mediafire.com/?mymydj5jmmj

Treble in Trouble

This has a cover of a Thin Lizzy song ("Little Girl In Bloom"), so you know it rules. "Come Baby Come" and "Treble in Trouble" are awesome, too.
http://www.mediafire.com/?0imzn11t6wn

The Tyranny Of Distance


This is a perfect album. If I could listen to only one album for the rest of my life, this would be it. If you don't like every song on this album, fuck you. Also, fuck Pitchfork for saying "Timorous Me" is cheesy. That is possibly the best song in the world. If you only get one thing out of this post, get this, please. And then tell all your friends about it. It is the best.
http://www.mediafire.com/?eat3zidilj2

Hearts Of Oak

The first 6 songs on this album are so goddam good you have no idea. Unless you have heard them. In which case, you do know how good they are, and you love them. The same thing applies to the last 7 tracks, too actually.
http://www.mediafire.com/?x19mb4fytey

Tell Balgeary, Balgury Is Dead

Dude covers the Ewan MacColl song "Dirty Old Town," the Jam's "Ghosts," Split Enz' "Six Months In A Leaky Boat," and some stuff from Hearts Of Oak, mostly solo.
http://www.mediafire.com/?4bz0zl14caz

Shake The Sheets

This is the first Ted Leo album I ever got, mainly because it had good cover art and Ted Leo & the Pharmacists is an interesting name for a band. Here, his songs are at their most concise--they're almost all around the 3-3 1/2 minute mark, his lyrics aren't as tongue-twistingly loquacious, and the songs are some of his most bitingly angry. "Me And Mia" is everything a 3 minute pop song should be.
http://www.mediafire.com/?xfywnzhnj0a

Sharkbite Sessions

I don't like this version of "Loyal To My Sorrowful Country" as much as the one on Tell Balgeary, Balgury Is Dead, but you need it for the cover of Stiff Little Finger's "Suspect Device."
http://www.mediafire.com/?mzwmti1txdy

Ted Leo/Blueline Medic Split

Another split; this one has "Angel's Share," "Loyal To My Sorrowful Country," and "Six Months In A Leaky Boat."
http://www.mediafire.com/?nyml1yhkhwj

Living With The Living

Some people don't like this album that much. Those people are fucking retarded. "Sons Of Cain," "Army Bound," "Who Do You Love," "Bottle Of Buckie," "La Costa Brava," "The Toro And The Toreador," and "C.I.A." all rule hard.
http://www.mediafire.com/?9tm3wwzimyt

Mo' Living
Just listen to "Rappaport's Testament" over and over again. Then go fight fascism.
http://www.mediafire.com/?xmmxjztjomd

Another Stupid Music Blog

Because really, that's what the world needs. another self-important person blessing the internet with his wisdom and knowledge of music. No, this is completely unnecessary. I'm not looking to provide the most obscure albums ever recorded or anything--just some of my favorites. Anyways, if you love something, leave me a comment; if you hate it, leave me a comment. Without feedback, this is all just a shot in the dark, and it's nice to if I'm appreciated (or not).

If you have a request, send it to Westoforion at gmail dot com. I'll do my best to help you out, unless I don't have it and can't find it, don't like it, or feel it somehow doesn't fit in with what's being posted.