Red Mosquito

bodysnatcher wrote:Ran into Mike again this past Saturday. He was at a record show with a little table for his record label. Had several copies of all his releases (3 or 4?) Super cool dude, once again. The place was packed (it was a heavily advertised event with our local radio station and several record stores), but I bet 95-98% of the people there had no idea who he was. Bunch of younger hipsters. He was happy to sign autographs and take pics with people. He also showed me that he had just bought the old original silkscreen (the actual screen and wood frame) used to make this graphic for shirts and posters... I think around '93?

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/or ... c8f82a.jpg

He had it on hand, it was pretty cool. I think he must have gotten it at the show.

bodysnatcher wrote:Ran into Mike again this past Saturday. He was at a record show with a little table for his record label. Had several copies of all his releases (3 or 4?) Super cool dude, once again. The place was packed (it was a heavily advertised event with our local radio station and several record stores), but I bet 95-98% of the people there had no idea who he was. Bunch of younger hipsters. He was happy to sign autographs and take pics with people. He also showed me that he had just bought the old original silkscreen (the actual screen and wood frame) used to make this graphic for shirts and posters... I think around '93?

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/or ... c8f82a.jpg

He had it on hand, it was pretty cool. I think he must have gotten it at the show.

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durdencommatyler wrote:Listening to Ten in honor of the 26 year anniversary of the band's first ever live show. This is such a monster record. It's so goddamn good, I can't even stand it. Also, listening to the live version of Alive on the European version of Ten... fuck.

I might like Alive more right now in this moment than I ever have in the past.

evenslow wrote:Was driving around yesterday and Alive came on the radio. Normally, I would immediately turn the channel, only b/c I've heard it a billion times by now.

But something in me decided to turn it the fuck up instead. I was struck by how heavy everything sounds, in a good way. One of the tracks on Ten where the production really does it a favor. The guitars sound like they're falling down on you from above.

And that outro - hoo boy. Absolutely what got me hooked on the band in the first place. Krusen is murdering it and McCready's solo is a perfectly sequenced hurricane .

Listening to it with fresh ears made me realize it's a tough song to pin down, genre-wise. It's got a classic rock sound to it, mostly because of the giant riff and soaring chorus. But the energy in the playing makes it sound so vital and current, even 25 years later. I guess the only band I could relate it to would be The Who, but they never really did riff-rock like this.

To this day, it's one of the classics that I don't tire of in concert b/c of that energy. Betterman and Daughter and Even Flow could all be retired, and I'd be fine with that. But Alive is still... alive after all these years. *sad trombone*

William Bloke wrote:Count me in as a big Even Flow fan too.

stip wrote:but not the rest of it?

stip wrote:but not the rest of it?

tragabigzanda wrote:Don't Fear the Reaper was a rare treat.