Music Log

9 is more or less a continuation of what Public Image Ltd. was doing on Happy? If anything, I think I like... more

This is the point in the Public Image Ltd. timeline where John Lydon decided either a) to completely forgo... more

Sometime between The Flowers of Romance and this record P.I.L. imploded. P.I.L. had finally shed the noise and experimentation and took... more

As if annoying music couldn’t possibly get more annoying (and by annoying I mean awesome) P.I.L. followed up Metal Box (a.k.a. Second Edition) with The Flowers... more

I always liked P.I.L. much, much more than The Sex Pistols. I’ll concede that most of this record is... more

I think it’s quite fitting that, in my CD shelf, this disc sits right night to its brother in... more

Conceptually, Primus is a great band. Weird humorous lyrics, bizarre singing, complicated song structures and expert playing all around.... more

It’s kismet, I tell you. Yesterday, driving around town, I was listening to this CD all day. Lo and... more

Another great two movie compilation from The King. Everyone knows how great “Viva Las Vegas” is, but track two,... more

Spinout remains my favorite Elvis record. You could pair it with thirty minutes modem noises and this CD would still... more

Unlike his debut album, this one feels much more complete and less like a singles collection. The production is... more

This is so much better than the overrated Clash album that stole its cover design. I think people forget... more

This CD has a bit of a branding problem. Is it a Potato 5 record? Laurel Aitken? Floyd Lloyd?... more

Poster Children finally return to form after their less-than-stellar New World Record CD. I guess they decided to forget about all... more

Well, the Poster Children’s run of awesome albums ends here at about track 3. I like the inclusion of... more

This record starts out with a bang and is almost as good as Junior Citizen. A couple of the songs... more

This is Poster Children at their very best. After pretty much defining the drone-tastic Champaign-Urbana style of the early... more

Just Like You is a really solid EP. The band is slowly moving away from their drone-laden “Champaign ’92” sound... more

This is a 4-song CD single that includes two tracks from Tool of the Man and two new songs. “Everything Burns”... more

After the Poster Children moved to a major label they began to sound tighter, punchier, less-droney and they started... more

This is the first Poster Children CD that I bought at the time of its release. This was back... more

Just about every Poster Children album has one weird, out-of-place song that either very poppy (“If You See Kay”)... more

Mac McCaughan’s solo project sounds more or less like Superchunk with lower fidelity and lower fun. When I listen... more

Twelve Winds is much like their As Above, So Below EP but with more songs! (They must have learned from the tragic... more

The capitalization challenged tHE POLES are one of the few bands that Nonagon has played with that I actually really like.... more

And so begins the steady demise of Pixies. This is where the band completely lost hold of any punk... more

Like most non-hipsters in the late eighties, this was my introduction to the Pixies. I think majority of people... more

The Pixies finest recording. Great raw, live-sounding production by Abini. Many people like Dolittle better than this, but I prefer this... more

The Pixies debut sets the stage for the better work to come. Raw and punky but not quite there... more

If you weren’t born before 1980 you may not remember this, but there was a time, early on in... more

Before Gregg Turkington was creating anti-comedy as Neil Hamburger, he was, along with guitarist John Singer, creating anti-music in... more

The first full-length record from Martin Atkins all-star review. Very drum centric as one would expect—on many of the... more

After years of releasing full-length surf records sprinkled with a few jokes and some schtick, The Phantom Surfers finally... more

This is a surprisingly straightforward Phantom Surfers record. The premise behind this record is that it is with Dick Dale.... more

This is probably only the second record ever made of instrumental surf music devoted to the hobby of slot... more

Cutesy ukulele pop from Japan. Half the songs are just the two girls, their ukes and some sweet vocal... more

Peter Thomas’ arrangements live somewhere between the wacky space-age pop of Esquivel and the brassy action movie scores of... more

This is an absolutely perfect compilation of Ennio Morricone songs all of which feature the theremin-esque vocals of Edda... more

oor Carl Perkins. You know most of these songs, but mostly you will know version performed by other artists... more

The Pebbles are a fun, all-girl garage band from Japan. They are no where near as frantic as The... more

Lester Peabody is an excellent finger-picking guitarist from Finland. His technical ability is absolutely amazing. At times he sounds... more

A nice little collection of Les Paul & Mary Ford. As one might expect, Lots of fast harpsichord sounding guitars... more

Ministry with Ian MacKaye on vocals. Pretty much sounds like all of the Ministry side projects of that era.... more

This is one of the first CDs I ever bought. I really have no idea what I was thinking at... more

This CD compiles all the Oblivians’ Sympathy for the Record Industry records on one CD. There are quite a few... more

This is a great Rhino Records compilation of Ken Nordine’s “word jazz”—basically, spoken word stories told over free form... more

Any Nomeansno record is going to get compared with their masterpiece, Wrong. No, they’ll never match the perfection of that... more

The importance of this record cannot be understated, however, I do think the quality of the music might be slightly... more

This is quite possibly the most retarded band ever. They are like a friendlier version of GG Allin or,... more

This CD is a nice mix of electronics, processed guitars and throbbing dub-reggae style bass lines. There’s nothing particularly... more

This CD compiles two solo albums from Colin Newman. Singing Fish  is mostly just Newman noodling around with keyboards. The... more

After creating three of the greatest records of the early punk years, Wire fractured into various solo projects. As... more

New Order always has at least one great track on each of their records (“Regret” in this case). They... more

Thanks to some free mp3 credits from Amazon, this is the first album that I ever purchased as a... more

The first full length release from this band is just more of the same. Impotent Killing Joke with a... more

Murder Inc. is basically early 90’s Killing Joke with Chris Connelly singing instead of Jaz Coleman. Without the nervous... more

An all-girl Japanese punk band that I saw at Japan Nite 2000 at the Fireside Bowl. Music varies from catchy,... more

This is a bootleg CD release of The Mummies’ shelved debut record. The recordings are uncharacteristically clean and professional.... more

The final gasp from the kings of Budget Rock, The Mummies! This is their only legimately released CD and... more

I bought this CD after a talk from one of the members of Negativeland who recommended the band. This is... more

The Monarchs were a 90s garage band from Michigan for which I have always had a big soft spot. Their ... more

What a supreme disappointment this CD is. Mould would eventually redeem himself in the band Sugar, but man, these... more

Another collection of “EZ Listening” synth arrangements by Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh. There’s not much to differentiate this from volume... more

This is a collection of digital synthesizer compositions by Devo’s frontman, Mark Motherbaugh. The songs a very similar to... more

One of the better bands in the slew of Estrus record’s straightforward garage rock outfits. They are always better... more

Another great 2 CD collection of skits to memorize with your nerd friends. You know how they always say that... more

Straight forward rock with a slight 60s garage vibe. By its very nature this is derivative music and can... more

This is another solid release in Digitmovies series of giallo soundtracks. The record is comprised, for the most part,... more

A pair of arty, ambient soundscapes featuring a nice blend of electronics and natural instrumentation.

This is a compilation CD of some of Monty Python’s most memorable skits. Many of the tracks are live... more

They may have been a fake band and all, but they had Neil Diamond writing songs for them and... more

Ever since the release of the movie Drum Line, percussion ensemble music has been all the rage. 50% of Marassa... more

The band’s second Touch ‘n’ Go release is one of their best. For the most part, they have abandoned... more

et another cool Italian movie soundtrack from Cinevox! The title track features Demis Roussos of Aphrodite’s Child(!) on vocals.... more

Another hit-or-miss hodgepodge of redos and covers. Production quality is better than most of the band’s previous releases.

I think this record has been remastered since I got this CD. In any event, a business-as-usual release for... more

MorA? had a tendency to re-release songs over-and-over during their early years. This live album is yet another collection... more

Another great soundtrack re-release from Cinevox. The pieces start mellow and gradually build in tension without quite reaching the... more

Another good release with slightly better production quality than their previous Estrus recordings.

Another early MorA? release with a new version of “Destination Venus” and several other good songs.

Man or Astroman? at their surf-iest. This is pretty much the blueprint for all of their pre Touch and... more

The first of many singles compilations from MorA? These early singles were some of the best racks the band... more

Part of a Cabaret Voltaire three-pack I bought. Natural sounds take dominance over the usual electronic noise. If you... more

Not as ska-rific as their first record, yet lacking the pop brilliance of their later records. But still, it’s... more

A one-off single featuring drummer extraordinaire Martin Atkins, Jesus Lizard’s David Simms, Bowie clone Chirs Connelly and someone named... more

A hit-or-miss collection of covers and home-recording style noodling from ex-PIL guitarist Levene. Not as grating as Metal Box... more

Raw grrrl rock backed with a cheesy Alesis 16-B drum machine.

Paul Barker’s solo project is a slowed-down version of early ninties Ministry. Thankfully he avoids the metal-tinged side of... more

More Jello plus Ministry. Although it started to sound dated even within a few years of its release, this... more

Jello Biafra and Ministry. The first song is great but the rest of the record is an endurance test.

Some of the best 90s surf revival music you can find. On par with The Shadowy Men on a... more

This is a CD (actually a CD-R) that I grabbed for free when I went to the Game Developers... more

The last great Kraftwerk record and probably their funkiest release. Yet they maintain most of their analog minimalism throughout.

This is a great record, from the futurist (actually Russian constructivist) art direction to the sci-fi themes, pure perfection.... more

Trans-Europe Express is a classic record which laid the groundwork for virtually all the electronic dance music that proceeded it.... more

I am glad I never got in to Yo La Tengo whilst they were coming into prominence. I probably... more

A great follow up to their first Christian garage-rock album. The one is even scuzzier and louder and ends... more

The title does a good job in describing this release. Kirk seems to have shifted away from sequenced sounds... more

Cabaret Voltaire’s final album ended with a dazzling, CD filling track that drifted between various sonic themes and styles,... more

After the end of Cabaret Voltaire, Kirk went on to record a zillion solo records under different names. This... more