PopTodd

A bump of this thread, for its relevance to the new "Best American Bands Poll" thread. I knew we had this in here, somewhere.

These two things are true. (Despite my defense of RHCP, Los Lobos deserve to be on there. Top 5, even.) I would also find space for Yo La Tengo.

How old were you in the mid-80's when they first hit the scene? I am no fan of what the Chilis have become, but going back and listening to the debut, or Freaky Styley, all the way through Mother's Milk, NOBODY sounded like those guys did. Certainly nobody on the radio. That was a goddamn good band, regardless of what they've become or what they've helped wrought. Again, I am no fan of these guys, currently. But in the mid-to-late 80's they were one of my favorite bands. Period. And looking back, I can still see why.

This just came out and I've been reading really great reviews for it. I am already a huge J.C. fan but, let's face it, the guy is getting old. The fact that he is working with Tim Armstrong and that this new one is gaining comparisons to Johnny Cash's American Recordings in terms of a return to form.... well, that is putting this near the top of my trigger list. Anyone picked this up yet? Planning on getting it? Any thoughts? Here's the AllMusic writeup: That's damn high praise.

I heard a piece on Public Radio last night about Pussy Riot. (Of course it was Public Radio!) And it was pretty damn interesting. "Pussy Riot" isn't just the name of the band, but it's the name of an entire female/feminist protest movement in Russia that is opposed to the Putin regime; it's more than just those three women who are in jail. It's a whole grassroots thing. Here is a link to an interview with another couple of members of the movement. http://www.npr.org/2012/02/08/146581790/in-russia-punk-rock-riot-girls-rage-against-putin Great stuff, as always.

Sounds awesome. Anyone heard it yet?

Time to lighten the mood...

Cash Cow - rBGH My old punk band (from 1994). Yeah, a little musical masturbation for me this afternoon!

My favorite 2 minutes in all the history of cinema. Hell, my favorite 20 seconds or so is the final portion of this clip: "Hey, Boo!"

Aah, but are you listening to Copyright? Now, THAT would be a coincidence! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5QGrfoKCdk

I am blanking on who those other bands are at this moment, but I get a definite 90's vibe from you guys and it just FEELS to me like some of those bands that I saw around town; bands who I liked but who never really made much of a splash beyond Chicago. Hopefully you will make a bigger one. I like it!

Very nice work! Echoes of Camper van Beethoven in the vocals... sounds little like some local (Chicago) bands that I am a fan of, as well. I like the horns and it's just good summertime music. So, just how much $US is 20 PLN?