This whole "Friday mix tape" plan is working out well...for me at least. Ripping demos is totally fun, but sitting down and checking out mix tapes that folks took the time to put together years back (when mix tapes were more than just "playlists") is truly a joy. Take this week, for example...after a few days of pure 80s UK punk glory, I decided to check out the imaginatively titled
Various Thrash Metal, and enjoyed every minute of it, as I'm sure you will. Maybe starting off with ABATTOIR's "Ace Of Spades" cover is a little cheeky, but the song rips, so the tape maker is forgiven. And perhaps following that up with classic tracks from SLAYER and METALLICA is just a little typical, but the sweet JAGUAR track that sits in the clean up spot is brilliant, and PHANTOM LORD comes up next, so this tape maker clearly knows their shit. After EXODUS, Side 1 wraps up with a few punk tunes: BAD RELIGION (DIRECT CONTROL totally lifted the guitar lick from "Only Gonna Die," good work!), FUs, and a 0:07 ripper from SICK PLEASURE. Nice! Side 2 kicks of in a questionable manner...a Nancy Sinatra cover by MEGADETH? Ouch. But in rapid succession, VOIVOD, ANTHRAX and VENOM wipe that bad idea out of my memory, while FEAR, RAZOR, and ONSLAUGHT make for a raging mix. NUCLEAR SOCKETS (who the fuck is this? song rules!) and another track from PHANTOM LORD close out the mix...just download the whole thing, listen and THRASH!!
5 comments:
Great blog! Just in case you haven't seen it, I've left some info about Door Marked Summer in the relevent post.
Keep up the good work...
got the tape today many thanks
Balbulus---thanks loads for the link. the CROW stuff is way out there, but I am certainly a fan. updating the post today. cheers!
gabe---sorry it took so long.
Did you get the email I sent you last night?
that wa exactly the link I was referring to, balbulus. I haven't had the time to really dive into everything, but CROW are going to get a lit of airtime at Casa de Escape. cheers!
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