New Year, New Music
Utilizing one of my gift certificates I stopped by Amoeba Music in Berkeley and
got myself into more trouble with new to me music:
- Crimpshrine - Duct Tape Soup: one of the influential East Bay punk
bands from the late 80’s/early 90’s. These guys are the sound that defines
the Gilman scene of that period. No longer around this is a good thing to add
to my music collection. - Pennywise - From the Ashes: These SoCal hardcore rockers have had
a good long career and with From the Ashes they return to the sound
that I first started listening to them for. Ferocious and timely songs fill
this album. The lyrics are good and exactly what I expect from Pennywise.
The album also comes with a bonus DVD that has some live footage, lots of
antics backstage and on the road, and a little about each person in the band.
Good stuff all around. - Primus - Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People: A new EP from
the band that is a category all it’s own. This iteration of the band is back
to the lineup that made them famous: Les, Ler, and Tim. The 5 songs on the
music disc are all classic Primus. They amaze me with the sounds they can make.
The best part of the whole thing is there is a DVD that has most of the bands
videos. A lot of high quality stuff is on the DVD making this a must have for
anyone that likes Primus. - The Clash - The Essential Clash: I found myself wanting one single
group of Clash songs that I could haul around without taking every single album
with me. This is it. Remastered and well worth it. I’ll admit a few songs
swapped out here or there would be better, but I’m not complaining.
