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well, i took the thread title at face value...'debut albums' so i didn't worry about counting EPs.

first one to pop in my head.

'gary's got a boner' has filler written all over it. the rest is ace, however. imo, there are very few flawless records.

this is the weak bit, for me: The Card Cheat Lover's Rock Four Horsemen

Modern Lovers - S/T REM - Murmur Black Sabbath - S/T Blue Oyster Cult - S/T The Verlaines - Hallelujah All The Way Home Sun City Girls - S/T Spacemen 3 - Sound of Confusion The Chameleons - The Script of the Bridge Sad Lovers and Giants - Feeding The Flame Wipers - Is This Real? The Saints - (I'm) Stranded The Stooges - S/T X - Los Angeles Echo and the Bunnymen - Crocodiles The Clash - S/T (US version w/ the 7"s) Pink Floyd - Piper at the Gates of Dawn Soft Boys - Can of Bees Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band - Safe As Milk Devo - Are We Not Men? Espers - S/T

even w/ 'fitter happier'?

from what i've heard they can't move the damn poles as they are load-bearing. i think the plan is to shift the stage a few feet in the Comm Ave direciton so the pole isn't directly in teh center. they are gonna rework the back stage area too, and move the ticket office. not sure if any of the balconies are gonna be reworked but i would imagine the answer is yes.

HoB isn't bad, but it depends on how tall you are and when you get there. i personally like to stand up on the right side, at the rail (lansdowne st side). if you get there early enough you can get a great vantage from up front, but then getting a beer or going to the restrooms can be a pain w/ a sold out show. the 2nd level is useless unless you are right at the rail, or are very tall. the 3rd is good (esp the seats in the center) but i think those are VIP (actually not sure how they work). The old Roxy (now called Royale) is booking more shows, since Bowery Present took over booking of t

now playing: Kurt Vile - Losing Momentum (for Jim Jarmusch)

thanks! it was a bit of a drag that they wouldn't let us shoot from outside the barricade...trying to get a shot of all 8 band members in one image is a bit daunting when you are 2 feet away from them. i can't understand why they wouldn't let us just run up to the 3rd balcony and take 10 seconds to get a shot... at least it wasn't a lockdown like last night's Danzig show. i'd been told that Glenn was not issuing any photo passes for the entire tour so i didn't go, but a friend said he got hassled and almost kicked out by security for taking a photo from ~70' away w/ his phone...apparently Gl

pretty good show. always nice to catch the full lineup, as Dan and Neko bring a considerable amount w/ them. review/photos: http://www.prefixmag.com/photos/the-new-pornographers-the-dodos-the-dutchess-and-t/

ha, that shirt is gold.

also: Mildred Pierce Karen Koltrane Marilyn Moore Mariah Carey and the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream

robyn hitchcock - i saw nick drake

A muddy, grubby weekend never hurt anyone.

This Kind of Punishmnet - From the Diary of Hermann Doubt

alice cooper - ballad of dwight frye

it's not called a Nudie Suit for nothing!

Sonic Youth - Sean Penn, Madonna, and Me Butthole Surfers - Gary Floyd + Julio Iglesias The Fall - Terry Waite Sez + No Xmas for John Quays Mogwai - I'm Jim Morrison, I'm Dead + Punk Rock/Puff Daddy/ANTICHRIST + Stanley Kubrick

John Cale - Soul of Patrick Lee Ash - Jackie Chan

only one that matters....Skullflower's "Bo Diddley's Shitpump" also: r hitchcock - the wreck of the arthur lee spoon - jonathan fisk belle & sebastian - seymour stein super furry animals - hangin' w/ howard marks + the very best of neil diamond guided by voices - johnny appleseed + the best of jill hives sun kil moon - duk koo kim warren zevon - boom boom mancini reminds me about the SF Seals' single: 1. Joltin' Joe Dimaggio 2. Ballad of Denny McLain 3. Dock Ellis

neil young - roll another number

for a fair number of the shows, you can only shoot the first 3 songs anyway, so it doesn't really take away from it. for shows where you don't have song restrictions, i try to get the safe shots early, then watch for unusual/exciting moments later. depending on the band, i might not take many other shots for the rest of the night, just grab a beer and watch the show. the other side of the coin is watching the show from songs 4 and onward and thinking about that great shot that went untaken.

great show, and always a consistent performer. photos/review HERE

Butthole Surfers - I Saw An X-Ray of a Girl Passing Gas