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Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus, Max Roach & Charlie Parker
Jazz at Massey Hall Volume 3
1958 • EP
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I could pretty much guarantee that I was not going to like this given that I am quite the Sprain hater but I was given this as part of an album exchange and figured I would state my piece. The reasons I dislike this are more extensive than my distaste for Sprain. My biggest issues with Sprain are with just how over-exerted and self-indulgent Alex's persona is and how derivative they are as a band. They do have direction though and the band has competent musicality, however that matters ... read more
I saw DJ Catman at a grocery store in Scunthorpe yesterday. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything.
He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?”
I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “huh? huh? huh?” and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him ... read more
Rope - Definitely feels much more evolved than the serene intro to The Beggar that I had seen live in 2023. It feels much more realised as its own track rather than being a boiling pot of water to introduce the audience to the absurd loudness and intensity of the band. It has a lot of merit with its build up and I really like how it meanders a lot more before bridging into The Beggar, it's crazy how clean the instrumentation sounds on this as well.
The Beggar - Completely unhinged, while ... read more
More of Peggy's obnoxious persona, plenty of instances of him being decisively outclassed by his features, far sparser instances of his actually good production unlike his other records, lame rap rock gimmick. Exmilitary may be amongst the most hilariously shit tracks I've heard this year.
Still better than that new IDLES album though I guess.
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Winner of the Coolest Musical Rater Award 2021.
Winner of the Coolest Musical Rater Award 2021.
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Consistently covers 1940 to now but will be patchier beforehand (going by RYM's dates since I can't trust that everything on here is correct).
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