Girls and Guitars

Look at this picture. Just look at it. Isn’t it beautiful?

Everything about this picture is perfect. Joan Jett and Lita Ford are 19 and playing rock stars, a sort of self-fulfilling prophecy in this case. They are determined. They are gorgeous. They are badass. 

Look at their faces, they mean it, they feel it. Look at their fingers, they can play it. Look at the Rock Goddess poses and the catsuits. Oh my, the catsuits.

They say that youth is wasted on the young, but you can only pull this sort of shit off when you’re a fearless 19-year old. No waste here, I could look at this picture all day long.

When I was 19, all I ever thought about was girls and guitars.

Attention Deficit Disorder Record Reviews – May 2014

ADMIRAL SIR CLOUDESLEY SHOVELL – Check ‘Em Before You Wreck ‘Em

Uglier in a catsuit than the rest of Rise Above’s roster, not metal but definitely heavy, downright nasty sounding. Fun! (8)

BRODY DALLE – Diploid Love

A welcome return for our favorite punk rock mom, but the occasional drum machine and mariachi brass take some of the bite off. “Don’t Mess With Me” sounds just like her hubby jamming with NIN. (7)

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN – American Beauty EP

He’s The Boss. Even when not in top form he gets an easy seven. (7)

CARLENE CARTER – Carter Girl

Just like Rosanne Cash, Carlene made a fantastic country album in 2014 so there’s definitely something to be said for growing up in the Johnny Cash/June Carter household. BE WARNED: On a couple of tracks she sounds exactly like Nashville’s answer to Vicky Leandros. (8)

CHUCK E. WEISS – Red Beans & Weiss

You’ve got to like Chuck E. I mean, how can you not like him, he’s like Tom Waits’ wisecracking surrealist older brother. If he was a movie he’d be “The Big Lebowski” as done by the Marx Brothers. (7)

CIRCLE – Leviatan

Listening to this makes me want to smash an acoustic guitar on someone’s head and then shove a dozen drum brushes up his ass while screaming obscenities at him in a strange Scandinavian language. (5)

FU MANCHU – Gigantoid

Last time I played anything like this I was in a 90’s dorm room rolling a blunt, I accidentally spilled the dimebag contents and then spent the next two years on my knees trying to pick the damn stuff out of the carpet. (7)

FUTURE – Honest

Hyped-up hip-hop guy with plenty of skills, famous guests, and that really annoying Kanye auto-tune voice thing. (7)

GARBAGE & BRODY DALLE – Girls Talk

Not only is Shirley Manson beginning to look worryingly like Marilyn Manson, but the A side of this 7-inch is dark and hard and grungy and almost industrial and kicks some serious ass too. (8)

JACK BRUCE – Silver Rails

Claims he was influenced by Earth on this album, his voice suggests he just crawled out of it. He can still come up with a decent blues tune though. (6)

PARKER MILLSAP – Parker Millsap

Sometimes sounds like a trailer-park redneck Jeff Buckley. This is a good thing. Great, in fact. Fantastic. (9)

PLANET OF ZEUS – Vigilante

Last time I played anything like this I was in a 90’s dorm room rolling a blunt… Oh wait, you’ve heard this one before? (7)

RODNEY CROWELL – Tarpaper Sky
What I love about great country music: No gimmicks, just songs. Real ones. And no god-awful band names. I’ll take Rodney Crowell over indie rock hipster charlatans anyday. (8)

SWANS – To Be Kind

Definitely not for people with Attention Deficit Disorder. Give me a couple of months to digest and I’ll get back to you. (∞)

THE EXPLOSION – Red Tape EP

What else is there to say, this 3-song EP is 8 minutes of punk rock perfection. (10)

WOVENHAND – Refractory Obdurate

Maybe he’s a fun guy, I don’t know. But he still sounds like he hasn’t had a laugh in the last thousand years. (7)

Απρίλιος 2014: Δίσκοι Με 10 Λέξεις

AFGHAN WHIGS – Do To The Beast

Full-on 90s nostalgia trip και μ’ αρέσει. Μπράβο Greg. (8)

ANIMALS AS LEADERS – The Joy Of Motion

Πάντως εμένα η «χαρά της κίνησης» μου προκαλεί έντονη ναυτία. (6)

ARCHITECTS – Lost Forever Lost Together

Forever δεν έχω αντίρρηση, together ευχαριστώ αλλά δεν θα πάρω. (4)

BEN FROST – A U R O R A

Οι χίπστερ θα το λατρέψουν και ας μην καταλάβουν τίποτα. (7)

CHUCK RAGAN – Till Midnight

O τύπος από τους Hot Water Music παίζει americana. Ωραίος. (7)

ELENI MANDELL – Let’s Fly A Kite

Eleni, σοβαρά τώρα; Τραγούδια για τις χαρές της μητρότητας; (5)

FUCKED UP – Year Of The Dragon EP

Επικό έπος. Να το ονομάσουμε progressive punk (pronk); Viva Canada! (9)

GRIDLINK – Longhena

Τρελή τσίτα αλλά ακούγεται χαλαρά: Είσαι στο μάτι του κυκλώνα. (8)

HORSEBACK – Piedmont Apocrypha

Άλλος ψυχάκιας από ‘δω. Don’t say we didn’t warn you. (7)

JOHN HAMMOND – Timeless

Έλα ρε γέρο, δείξτους πώς γίνεται. Κιθάρα, φυσαρμόνικα και blues. (7)

KATATONIA – Kocytean EP

Ως βλαμμένοι fans θα πάρουμε το βινύλιo, όμως μπορείτε καλύτερα. (7)

MARTINA McBRIDE – Everlasting

Ωραιότατες soul classics διασκευές από μια καλή, έντιμη country τραγουδίστρια. (7)

NICKEL CREEK – A Dotted Line

Είναι λέει bluegrass, εμένα μου ακούγεται σαν τέλειος ποπ δίσκος. (9)

NINE INCH NAILS & COIL – Recoiled EP

That’s more like it! Αυτοί είναι οι ΝΙΝ που αγαπήσαμε. (8)

SQUAREPUSHER X Z-MACHINES – Music For Robots

Αν ήμουν ρομπότ μπορεί και να το βαθμολογούσα με 9. (4)

STEVEN WILSON – Cover Version

Σούπερ επιλογή αναπάντεχου υλικού, φανταστικές διασκευές. Πάρτε το σε βινύλιο. (8)

THE BOTH – The Both

Ted Leo + Aimee Mann = Power pop ονείρωξη. Πολύ όμορφο δισκάκι. (8)

THE HOLD STEADY – Teeth Dreams

Είμαι φάνμποης οπότε εκτός συναγωνισμού. Αντικειμενικά, καλύτερο από το προηγούμενο. (11)

THE OATH – The Oath

ΟΚ, ωραία catsuits. Θα παίξετε και κάνα τραγούδι της προκοπής; (5)

TIGER LILLIES – Lulu A Murder Ballad

Συγκριτικά με το άλλο “Lulu”, αυτό είναι “Master Of Puppets”. (7)

VARIOUS ARTISTS – This Is Your Life (Dio Tribute)

Έξαλλος ο Ronnie, αντικαθιστά τα devilhorns με υψωμένο μεσαίο δάχτυλο. (4)

WILKO JOHNSON & ROGER DALTREY – Going Back Home

Ανάμεσα στους δυο τους, ένας αιώνας κορυφαίου rock ‘n’ roll. (8)