Full transparency – I have a handful of records by some, shall we say, questionable human beings. And if I’m being totally honest, some of them aren’t questionable so much as awful. Sometimes the music is good and I suffer from a bit of cognitive dissonance in finding the artist abhorrent but the art itself […]
Tag: 1987
Nikki Sudden & Rowland S. Howard – “Wedding Hotel” (1987)
I have to confess that there plenty of bands that I like, but despite liking them I still can’t name most (if any) if their members. This means sometimes I miss making connections between bands, as well as overlook interesting solo material. Wedding Hotel is one such case. Nikki Sudden was a founding member of […]
Flames of Hell – “Fire And Steel” (1987)
Normally I try to avoid unofficial releases of actual albums. I’m fine with picking up a live Led Zep record from a show in the in 1970s, but I wouldn’t buy some bootleg copy of Houses of the Holy. The former gives me access to something that the band themselves never put out. The latter […]
Spanner Thru Ma Beatbox – “RPM 33 BPM 111/113” (1987)
“This is dance music that you’d have great difficulty dancing to,” is how one reviewer described RPM 33 BPM 111/113 back in 1998, about a decade after its release. “If you tried dancing to this,” the writer continued, “you’d probably break your legs, although that’s not a criticism.” Hell, that sounds like a ringing endorsement […]
“Speed Metal” Compilation (1987)
“Speed Metal” is the term used to describe a new form of heavy metal that has changed the course of this music. Herein lie the masters of this genre. So, strap yourself down and listen to some classic speed!(From the back cover of Speed Metal) Does speed metal even exist as a concept any more? […]