didnt say it was. i just meant that non-metal fans who enjoyed the ghost as their one-off might like this album
― (Algerian Goalkeeper) Vs (Armand Schaubroeck Ratfucker), Saturday, 5 November 2011 18:03 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&v=OmVl9Mp5XOo
― (Algerian Goalkeeper) Vs (Armand Schaubroeck Ratfucker), Sunday, 6 November 2011 07:01 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmVl9Mp5XOo
― (Algerian Goalkeeper) Vs (Armand Schaubroeck Ratfucker), Sunday, 6 November 2011 07:02 (twelve years ago) link
Thanks for the tip on this. This is wonderful. And I love it in spite of the way it subconsciously makes me think I'm listening to some weird John Lennon album I've never heard before.
― Conan The Asshander (Doran), Tuesday, 8 November 2011 00:23 (twelve years ago) link
Noel & Liam could only dream of writing an album this good
― (Algerian Goalkeeper) Vs (Armand Schaubroeck Ratfucker), Tuesday, 8 November 2011 00:25 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah I keep thinking "damn this is like if the Beatles had 'gone there'"
― andrew m., Tuesday, 8 November 2011 01:58 (twelve years ago) link
if only the beatles had been inspired by hendrix and sabbath?
― (Algerian Goalkeeper) Vs (Armand Schaubroeck Ratfucker), Tuesday, 8 November 2011 02:00 (twelve years ago) link
yeah that
― andrew m., Tuesday, 8 November 2011 02:05 (twelve years ago) link
this thing is great. we've been playing it in the car non-stop
― Mordy, Tuesday, 8 November 2011 02:10 (twelve years ago) link
Xpost, cable was out forever so I couldn't respond..
well the first one that immediately comes to mind is the self-titled Witch album.. sounds like the exact same band actually.. Also in my opinion The Sword's "Age Of Winters" sounds more exciting than this.
I apologize but I wouldn't be able to name ten of these records, because the majority of them don't really stand out for me as anything noteworthy, but I feel like I've heard this Uncle Acid record 100 times.. It's possible that I need to listen to it more.
"I'm Here To Kill You" is pretty fucking great though..
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 9 November 2011 01:55 (twelve years ago) link
"Ritual Knife" too.
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 9 November 2011 01:57 (twelve years ago) link
yeah bsj otm about strong similarities with the Witch album, though that album is missing those all-too-crucial John Lennon harmonies
― stay tuned for more BLAHBLAHBLAH I'M A PEDANT (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 9 November 2011 14:51 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah the vocals on the Witch album were sorta the weak link I thought
― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Wednesday, 9 November 2011 15:03 (twelve years ago) link
awesome album! one of my faves of the year.
― charlie h, Tuesday, 15 November 2011 01:48 (twelve years ago) link
Their self-released debut, Vol. 1 (2010) is nearly as great as the latest one! The haunted harmonies are already in full force, check out "Witches Garden." Apparently only 20 copies of the first run, ha ha. I imagine it will be re-released by next year, but 'til then, treat yerselves now. Linked from my site, or epicdoommetal.blogspot.com.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_NVzxmkFaig
― Fastnbulbous, Wednesday, 16 November 2011 23:52 (twelve years ago) link
hopefully this will do well in the big ilm poll
― (Algerian Goalkeeper) Vs (Armand Schaubroeck Ratfucker), Monday, 2 January 2012 03:37 (twelve years ago) link
Do they ever play shows? Why is this band so mysterious?
Is it possible that they're another band on the same label playing under a different name?
― billstevejim, Monday, 9 January 2012 06:55 (twelve years ago) link
no
― Jimmy Riddle Orchestra (Armand Schaubroeck Ratfucker), Monday, 9 January 2012 11:26 (twelve years ago) link
found a copy of this at home. it's rubbish
― Crackle Box, Monday, 9 January 2012 11:41 (twelve years ago) link
maybe that's a bit harsh, was super excited to hear it. especially after reading this thread a few months ago. just found it flacid. no juju. contrived. like, imagine this is to be a gomez side project or something.
― Crackle Box, Monday, 9 January 2012 12:04 (twelve years ago) link
gomez? i think you heard something other than uncle acid
― Jimmy Riddle Orchestra (Armand Schaubroeck Ratfucker), Monday, 9 January 2012 12:15 (twelve years ago) link
Maybe there's another Gomez
― Tom D (Tom D.), Monday, 9 January 2012 12:33 (twelve years ago) link
One was enough
― Jimmy Riddle Orchestra (Armand Schaubroeck Ratfucker), Monday, 9 January 2012 12:37 (twelve years ago) link
they're my go-to band to describe anything lacking in balls. i probably just need to listen with a different head on. or with different people in the room.
have heard this band purson practicing recently, think rise above are putting their record out, they're sounding amazing
― Crackle Box, Monday, 9 January 2012 13:01 (twelve years ago) link
Purson's singer was in Ipso Facto if anyone remembers them
lol indie from the Midlands if that helps
― Buster Mottrhymes (DJ Mencap), Monday, 9 January 2012 13:52 (twelve years ago) link
"I'm Here To Kill You" kinda sounds like an improvement on "Take Me Away" by Ween.
found a copy of this at home. it's rubbishI didn't like it immediately, but Side B is the jam. or track 5-8
xp Yeah someone last night said something similar.. "I bet it's The Shins lmao"
― billstevejim, Monday, 9 January 2012 17:46 (twelve years ago) link
Has anyone seen them live yet? Thinking of possibly booking them...
― Doran, Monday, 9 January 2012 23:58 (twelve years ago) link
XXXXXP: Are you sure you weren't listening to Wu Lyf? They sound like Gomez.
― Doran, Monday, 9 January 2012 23:59 (twelve years ago) link
do you mean has anyone seen Uncle Acid live? p sure they've not played outside the studio, or they did really really early and it sucked so they wanted to get it completely right or something - there's an interview online somewhere that addresses this
― Buster Mottrhymes (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 10 January 2012 08:42 (twelve years ago) link
I wanted to buy this with my HMV Christmas voucher, but it was £21!! WTF?
― I want your nose, your shoes and your unicycle (dog latin), Tuesday, 10 January 2012 09:54 (twelve years ago) link
This is all I can listen to this week. I love it. It's the effects they use on the guy's voice; like if John Lennon had decided to make a whole album of She's So Heavy and recorded it in a shed in the middle of the woods.
― I want your nose, your shoes and your unicycle (dog latin), Thursday, 19 January 2012 14:07 (twelve years ago) link
PS - emailed them about playing a show - they said they're putting a line-up together or something.
― I want your nose, your shoes and your unicycle (dog latin), Thursday, 19 January 2012 14:08 (twelve years ago) link
haha, just noticed at least two people made the john lennon comparison upthread.
― I want your nose, your shoes and your unicycle (dog latin), Thursday, 19 January 2012 14:19 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah it's totally great! I hope it does really well in the polls.
― uncle acid and the absquatulators (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, 19 January 2012 15:34 (twelve years ago) link
dog latin informed me they're from Cambridge - I really hope they play one of their first gigs in the back room of the Portland Arms.
― Angrrau Birds (seandalai), Thursday, 19 January 2012 15:38 (twelve years ago) link
billstevejim, if you can name just 10 of those 9000 albums that sound as good as this, I'll be really happy.
Big Elf - Money MachineDead Meadow - Shivering KingsDanava - s/t
I like the Uncle Acid a lot, but I'm not sure it's something I want to listen to over and over. I feel like it's awesome, but there's some unquantifiable element missing for me. Probably the sort of thing that will be easily cured by having a real performing lineup...
― Nate Carson, Friday, 20 January 2012 11:16 (twelve years ago) link
Dead Meadow? lol
― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Friday, 20 January 2012 15:52 (twelve years ago) link
haha not in the same league as uncle acid. Neither are the other 2.
― Your Host For The Top 25 Countdown for Metal Poll (Armand Schaubroeck Ratfucker), Friday, 20 January 2012 15:55 (twelve years ago) link
you're right. They're all better.
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 20 January 2012 15:56 (twelve years ago) link
dead meadow was pretty cool
― call all destroyer, Friday, 20 January 2012 15:57 (twelve years ago) link
maybe uncle acid need a new booking agent
― Your Host For The Top 25 Countdown for Metal Poll (Armand Schaubroeck Ratfucker), Friday, 20 January 2012 15:58 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah as much as I love the Uncle Acid album, the s/t Danava is definitely better and I'd argue that half of Dead Meadow's discography is better too.
I mean, I enjoy Uncle Acid and I really want to see them succeed, but I don't think they are quite there yet.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Friday, 20 January 2012 16:00 (twelve years ago) link
I think this is a question of legitimacy, or the illusion of legitimacy. Uncle Acid sounds like a real metal album, one that might have been made in 76 (or even 84). Those others do not. Whether the whole thing's just a ruse, and Uncle Acid is just bald nerdy guys from Aquarius Records jamming with bald nerdy guys from some long forgotten Cathedral lineup (I'm not entirely convinced it isn't something like this), it's at least convincing. The Uncle Acid album sounds like the kind of album that would have, like, backward messages and shit. Dead Meadow sounds like guys who own Bluetip and Rain Like The Sound Of Trains albums.
― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Friday, 20 January 2012 16:50 (twelve years ago) link
okay, this is pretty damn great. big, thick stoner rock sound, catchy songs, sabbath vocals. reminds me strongly of the witch debut from '06. similar reference points, stoner-patented circular riffing, reedy singing, paranoid fantasy lyrics. and yeah, dead meadow, maybe witchcraft at a substantially more reverentially revivalist remove. something makes me wanna say that it would appeal to fans of the black angels.
since the comparison was made, to my mind, this is nowhere near as catchy, surprising, endearing or memorable as ghost's opus eponymous (my hands-down favorite album of 2011), and when it comes to this particular sound, i think i still prefer the witch record (one of the best rock records of the last decade, so hardly a damning second place). downsides: the solos often bore me, and there's a pall of familiarity that sets in quickly after "i'll cut you down". upsides: SIDE 2! "i am here to kill you", "13 candles" and "ritual knife" are fucking great.
"authenticity" is for squares
― Little GTFO (contenderizer), Friday, 20 January 2012 16:51 (twelve years ago) link
basically, i like four songs here, the other four and kind of tedious and, yeah, might as well be dead meadow or something.
― Little GTFO (contenderizer), Friday, 20 January 2012 16:54 (twelve years ago) link
and = are
"rock records"
like = love
― Little GTFO (contenderizer), Friday, 20 January 2012 16:57 (twelve years ago) link
13 Candles is my jam
― I want your nose, your shoes and your unicycle (dog latin), Friday, 20 January 2012 17:49 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, best song on the album
― Little GTFO (contenderizer), Friday, 20 January 2012 18:08 (twelve years ago) link
xp to contenderizer: I wonder if that's the secret behind the huge amount of buzz this album's getting round these parts: just about the time the novelty of the whole Sabbath Ono Band shtick wears off, BAM! Kill You/13 Candles/Ritual Knife (ie the best part of the album)...
― uncle acid and the absquatulators (Drugs A. Money), Saturday, 21 January 2012 01:26 (twelve years ago) link