Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats - Blood Lust (One of the best rock albums this year)

This is actually a thing. The local publicity for their show in my town next month started out by saying the full name but then changed to the short version for some reason.

― anthony braxton diamond geezer (anagram), Friday, September 4, 2015 10:59 AM (2 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

The Deadbeats are based in New Paltz, NY, and have been one of the hardest working bands in the NorthEast
since their inception in 1993. Their Grateful Dead/Phish inspired shows are a celebration of improvisational,
jamming rock & roll and they can be found on the road, performing consistently 5-6 nights a week up and down
the East Coast. As a result, they have amassed a large - and loyal following of fans who appreciate the open
ended, participatory nature of their performances. Working without a net, their set lists, arrangements, and
jams are all left open to the inspiration of the particular moment, drawing in the crowd as active participants in
the creative process rather than just spectators. It is a unique experience and it has been this commitment to
these musical and philosophical ideals that has set The Deadbeats apart. And now with the release of their
first cd of original material, The Deadbeats continue to develope their own style and identity. Their songs have
been reviewed as some of the strongest to emerge from the ãjam bandä community and have received radio
airplay all over the country, as well as on the web. Along with a virtually inexhaustible repertoire of cover
tunes, The Deadbeats are actually able to please most of the people most of the time. Their mailing list now
numbers close to 10,000 fans and a very close relationship is maintained with mailings, a hotline #, and web
page, all of which can be accessed as follows: -

http://www.deadbeats.com/wdenises.jpg

I presume that has something to do with it. I dunno. Probably a FEW other bands named Deadbeats.

"Waiting for Blood" sounds great to me, excellent riffage and soloing.

In my review I said it's most similar to Vol 1, which I like better than Mind Control for sure. They really need to reissue that.

i cooled a lot on this band after hearing mind control. such a shame. a very tepid album. blood lust is their best by far, but not heard this new one yet.

I like Mind Control more than Blood Lust or this new one. I kind of want to hear them turn into a doom metal ELO.

like dog latin I too have cooled a lot re this band, so have held off buying the new one.
I will try bloody lust/mind control again over the weekend to see if I feel the need again.
the problem is, that my sonic needs are very different at the moment.
that said, maybe I should just buy this for when the mood changes

question : does anyone else buy stuff that they know they wont totally appreciate at the time of release, but realise at some point they probably will, or, is that just me ?

(thread idea - perhaps ?)

Not a bad thread idea. I do that all the time, especially if an album's $1 or something.

(What are your sonic needs at the moment? I don't want to derail or anything, just curious.)

it depends on the time of day for him in a couple of hours it will be ELO then Tangerine Dream

(What are your sonic needs at the moment? I don't want to derail or anything, just curious.)
― We Boo... The Cross (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 10 September 2015 19:02 (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
it depends on the time of day for him in a couple of hours it will be ELO then Tangerine Dream
― Cosmic Slop, Thursday, 10 September 2015 20:34 (45 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

the loveable cosmic sloppy f*cker is correct.

that said, I am in a KOMPAKT/On-U mood at the moment and have been for a few weeks, hence why ghost/uncle acid are not hitting the playlist.

that said, after some pressure from the loveable sloppy cosmic f*cker, I have hit the 'buy now' button and so have no option now but to succumb ..

this album is a bit of a grower innit? Not instant like Blood Lust , a better Mind Control I think

https://i.imgur.com/JpCq35y.jpg

loving the menace.

Yay, Vol 1 finally reissued! Still lo-fi, but the remaster sounds just fine to my ears, no worse than Blood Lust!

So, what were the equivalent picks of subsequent years in the spirit of this thread? Perhaps:

2012
Goat - World Music: A mix of Afrobeat, psych and Kosmische/space rock via Sweden that sounded fresh at the time and had people transfixed with their masked mysteriousness.
Troubled Horse - Step Inside: Not a popular pick, but nearly everyone I turned on to this loved it. Another Swedish band with members crossing over from Witchcraft/Graveyard, but with a little country twang in there too.

2013
Savages - Silence Yourself: Does this UK post-punk band count? I dunno, but it jumps out as the new thing that people dug. I haven't listened to it in a while but the songs held up live.
Hidden Masters – Of This & Other Worlds: I am obsessed with this band beyond reason. Not everyone seems to get it, but man, if XTC's Dukes of Stratosphear project were as nimble as Cream plus some on-the-dime time changes worthy of King Crimson? Worship worthy, but unfortunately they broke up soon after.

2014
Pallbearer – Foundations Of Burden: I can't really think of one that was as widely liked as the previous years, but people not normally into doom seemed to get into Pallbearer.
Truckfighters – Universe: Swedish road warriors are known to cross the North American continent as much as twice a year when many European bands have never set foot here. It's starting to pay off as their shows gradually get more and more fans coming via word of mouth, and their solid recordings documenting their fuzzy evolution.

2015
Elder – Lore: Seemed to win over a lot of new fans to the doom side. Technically their mix of heavy stoner psych and prog has very little elements of doom left, but people seem to like that term. And sludge, neither of which fit Elder, but babysteps.
Magic Circle – Journey Blind: I thought this would have been huge but it was kind of ignored. Glorious, beautiful rock 'n' doom. A perfect album. I was at Three Floyds brewery last year and was excited to hear them play the entire first album in the restaurant. I don't think anyone other than the staff knew what it was, but I saw some head noddin'.

2016
Khemmis – Hunted: Got the attention I thought labelmates Magic Circle should have gotten. A great progression from their debut just a year before, they deserve the attention.
Syd Arthur – Apricity: While their second album, Sound Mirror (2014) drew some attention, I thought this album, which was even more accessible, a gorgeously produced mix of Canterbury prog and psych with some beautiful tunes, would be much bigger.

2011
Graveyard - Hisingen Blues: I didn't see a ton of hype online, but their shows were always at capacity, so word of mouth was working.

2010
Tame Impala - Innerspeaker. Even more impressive than Ghost's and Uncle Acid's cult ascension was Tame Impala. I don't think there was any big business push, it was pretty organic -- I saw them go from a 400 capacity club that year to headlining huge festivals the next.

It would be really awful if you were able to put together a playlist of some of this stuff :) It was my bread and butter for a while there (Trouble, Obsessed, St. Vitus) but sort of fallen away from - would love a primer, if such a thing were possible.

savages don't really fit in with the others imo

I have a couple playlists I made a few years back:

21st Century Doom
https://open.spotify.com/user/1212496385/playlist/0DJlyMgARb9BDMQ5XQjx8W

Best of '10s
https://open.spotify.com/user/1212496385/playlist/2dW3Y0UWLWc6PXuzPtx5Hc

Other options for bubbling under cult fave rock/metal release from 2013: SubRosa, Avatarium, Fuzz, Windhand, Anciients, Blood Ceremony, Purson, Chris Forsyth, Jex Thoth, Goatess. I also very much liked Spirits of the Dead and Wolf People, but their type of nocturnal psych prog doesn't seem to have wide appeal.

http://loudwire.com/uncle-acid-and-the-deadbeats-new-song-stranger-tonight/

new song. new album.

less metal more psych+glam rock. yessss.

New album's good. More rock and less doom suits this band very nicely.

another tune from the new album.i like it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz9aqHp6mXQ&feature=youtu.be

liking the new one a lot

I think this new one is my favorite by them. Fantastic cover art too!

I think it's their best since Blood Lust & Vol 1 for sure.

I heard the band line up changed massively.
THought i was hearing a lotof glam in the sound early on so more of that would be welcome. Or is that a return to the earlier sound after them having become more metally, think I've not heard a couple.

it's pretty solid

I've been getting more mileage out of this one than...maybe any of their other albums, actually

It took a while, but side two has grown on me in an enormous way. What a terrific album.