always knew he was cool
― walid foster dulles (man alive), Tuesday, 20 January 2015 16:46 (nine years ago) link
todd's former band rifle sport doing an xmas standard
https://soundcloud.com/g-rard-boissy/ldbmix
― kurt kobaïan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 30 January 2015 16:51 (nine years ago) link
This looks like it'll be a good read
http://thequietus.com/articles/22952-shellac-steve-albini-interview
― nate woolls, Thursday, 3 August 2017 10:28 (six years ago) link
Glad Steve's not aware of Frank Turner. If only the rest of us weren't. Pity the Quietus can't afford an editor.
― Colonel Poo, Thursday, 3 August 2017 22:18 (six years ago) link
Shellac shows up and really works well in the soundtrack to this weeks episode of the comedy AP Bio.
― earlnash, Sunday, 13 May 2018 03:30 (six years ago) link
Shellac are one of the greatest live rock bands ever.
They were so good in Eugene last night, just fantastic. I spent a lot of time just zoning out on Todd's drumming, damn that dude can play.
― sleeve, Tuesday, 9 October 2018 22:12 (five years ago) link
also sometimes Steve would hit this crazy squeal/feedback effect on his guitar and the thing would just go insane, anyone know what I'm referring to?
― sleeve, Tuesday, 9 October 2018 22:13 (five years ago) link
That's the Interfax Harmonic Percolator pedal all turned up to 10.
― ringworm, Thursday, 11 October 2018 08:25 (five years ago) link
My guess would have been harmonic percolator too.
― Bimlo Horsewagon became Wheelbarrow Horseflesh (aldo), Thursday, 11 October 2018 08:43 (five years ago) link
cool, thanks!
― sleeve, Thursday, 11 October 2018 13:55 (five years ago) link
Listening to all their albums again. It will surprise none of you to learn that Terraform and Excellent Italian Greyhound are the two that are really holding up for me
― imago, Wednesday, 31 October 2018 18:55 (five years ago) link
Inspired to do so by the new Daughters album being #1 on the 2018 RYM chart and it making me want to listen to Shellac instead
― imago, Wednesday, 31 October 2018 18:56 (five years ago) link
Terraform>1000 Hurts>At Action Park>various singles (Rude Gesture/Uranus/Bird is most Popular Finger etc)>Dude Incredible>Excellent Italian Greyhound
but they are all good and the gap between best and "worst" is not very much
― Greta Van Fleek (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 31 October 2018 19:14 (five years ago) link
search: 2004 Peel Session version of "The End Of Radio"
― sleeve, Wednesday, 31 October 2018 19:17 (five years ago) link
yeah that's amazing, I know it
Terraform is clearly the best one for me - the shorter songs are sharp and the long songs utterly gripping. House Full Of Garbage might have usurped Didn't We Deserve... as my favourite Shellac song
― imago, Wednesday, 31 October 2018 19:24 (five years ago) link
but fully agreed that they're all good
― imago, Wednesday, 31 October 2018 19:25 (five years ago) link
Terraform>1000 Hurts>At Action Park
Agreed. Terraform indeed clearly the best one, the tension of the longer ones and the short bursts works so well. I'll admit I've not heard Excellent Italian Greyhound, will correct that shortly.
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 1 November 2018 09:47 (five years ago) link
I would reverse that order. Here's my list:
At Action Park > early singles > Terraform > 1000 Hurts > Excellent Italian Greyhound > Dude Incredible
― Neil S, Thursday, 1 November 2018 10:06 (five years ago) link
oh and this live album from 1993 is really good too, not least for the awkward interactions with the largely silent Japanese crowd: https://www.discogs.com/%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF-%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E6%9D%B1%E4%BA%AC/release/1041522
― Neil S, Thursday, 1 November 2018 10:33 (five years ago) link
both peel sessions rereleased today in super high quality. a joy to listen to!
― imago, Friday, 14 June 2019 07:46 (four years ago) link
The 1994 session is particularly welcome cuz I've only ever heard that in the terrible bootleg that's floated around for yrs, and man it really put me back to how they were when I first saw them in 96, so snarly and raw.
― chr1sb3singer, Friday, 14 June 2019 14:29 (four years ago) link
Always loved that 2004 version of “The End of Radio.”
― ... (Eazy), Friday, 14 June 2019 14:39 (four years ago) link
^^^ my single favorite thing they've done, just above Doris/Wingwalker
― Ambient Police (sleeve), Friday, 14 June 2019 14:45 (four years ago) link
'94 Crow an absolute monster
― imago, Friday, 14 June 2019 15:06 (four years ago) link
oh I bet, that's my other favorite Shellac track
― Ambient Police (sleeve), Friday, 14 June 2019 15:08 (four years ago) link
btw are these on Bandcamp or???
s*****y for me, sorry
― imago, Friday, 14 June 2019 15:09 (four years ago) link
nah that's cool just wondering how to listen
― Ambient Police (sleeve), Friday, 14 June 2019 15:12 (four years ago) link
Is this the one "John Peel was a hellava guy..."
― kraudive, Friday, 14 June 2019 15:26 (four years ago) link
yes
― imago, Friday, 14 June 2019 15:29 (four years ago) link
Awesome. It's the best version. I'm buying that.
― kraudive, Friday, 14 June 2019 15:31 (four years ago) link
If buy the lp vers (which is a thing of beauty) in classic Shellac fashion no dl code but you do get an unmarked cd vers stuck in there
The vers of "Billiard Player Song" on their is all time as well
― chr1sb3singer, Friday, 14 June 2019 15:54 (four years ago) link
Oof £30. But yeah, done.
― kraudive, Friday, 14 June 2019 15:58 (four years ago) link
― circa1916, Friday, 14 June 2019 19:54 (four years ago) link
I have a totally horseshit sounding 45 I think? of the 94 session
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 14 June 2019 20:08 (four years ago) link
I forgot (or more likely didn't know) that the '94 Peel Session predates the release of "At Action Park" by a few months, if Wikipedia is right which has it coming out in Oct of that yr which seems like it could be right
― chr1sb3singer, Monday, 17 June 2019 17:45 (four years ago) link
they sure kept Spoke in the barrel a while
― imago, Monday, 17 June 2019 17:50 (four years ago) link
Esp cuz they played on the reg until about '98 or so, I sort of assumed they had forgotten abt it until EIG
On the 2004 set "Billiard Player Song">"Dog & Pony Show">"Il Porno Star" is absolute peak Shellac
― chr1sb3singer, Monday, 17 June 2019 18:03 (four years ago) link
I'd rank them At Action Park > the singles > Terraform > 1000 Hurts > Dude Incredible > Excellent Italian Greyhound, but I'd put Two Nuns & a Pack Mule above all of them
― nate woolls, Monday, 17 June 2019 20:12 (four years ago) link
Terraform >>>>>>>>>>>>>> At Action Park > 1000 Hurts > Dude Incredible > Greyhound.
I'm aware I'm probably alone in this assessment.
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 17 June 2019 20:22 (four years ago) link
oh fuck it someone start a poll already
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 17 June 2019 20:25 (four years ago) link
Nah that is the correct order
― chr1sb3singer, Monday, 17 June 2019 20:38 (four years ago) link
Oh and I saw someone point out this new set is Shellac #16 but Dude Incredible is Shellac #14...so whatever #15 is maybe that is coming "soon"? I realize in Shellac terms "soon" is 1-5 years.
― chr1sb3singer, Monday, 17 June 2019 20:40 (four years ago) link
http://thatrecordgotmehigh.com/2019/06/13/s2e64-shellac-at-action-park-with-jay-reeve/#comment-20
― Stevolende, Monday, 17 June 2019 20:56 (four years ago) link
Yeah, Terraform is my favourite too. I also really like Greyhound, somewhat controversially, but Terraform stands slightly above the rest
― imago, Monday, 17 June 2019 22:06 (four years ago) link
FOR DECADES
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 17 June 2019 22:07 (four years ago) link
BUILD A MONUMENT TO HIMSELF
― imago, Monday, 17 June 2019 22:13 (four years ago) link
Terraform>At Action Park>90s singles>1000 Hurts>Dude Incredible>Excellent Italian Greyhound
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 17 June 2019 22:17 (four years ago) link
^^ I'd swap the singles and Action Park but yeah pretty much
― Ambient Police (sleeve), Monday, 17 June 2019 22:24 (four years ago) link
It's never quite gotten better than At Action Park but I'm always willing to hang in there to see what happens.
― Lactose Shaolin Wanker (Raymond Cummings), Monday, 17 June 2019 22:59 (four years ago) link