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<p>I think this thread serves two purposes: to showcase new/lesser known stuff; or just to spur a few memories in people.</p>
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<p>This post is geared towards the second. Have started listening to Shihad again. Man do i love me some Shihad. I've seen them live, like, a lot, and they have never disappointed. They're a fucking great guitar band, not just for NZ, but in general. </p>
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<p>My favourite Shihad album is Killjoy, and this is my favourite track on that album (just, Bitter and Gimme Gimme are both rippers as well). </p>
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Shihad...wow. One of my all time favs as well. Saw them a lot in my teens and often paid $5 for 5 bands at the power station on a Friday night and it shihad would be the main act. Sometimes you had the likes of head like a hole too, the dead flowers or pumpkin head and gad to pay $8 or 12 to get in. Good times.<br><br>
Fav shihad song would be It off Devolve ep. <br><br>
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The other main music of my youth were the bands from the blue tile lounge up on k road. Being a shore boy, Nothing At All had a cult like following. These guys ripped shit up and a couple of years in a row clocked up 100gigs in the year. Even our own band did Nothing at all covers. Shit, nothing at all even played at my and tins school ball! Was a shame that Tony the lead singer passed away from cancer at a very young age.<br><br>
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A couple of their classics<br><br>
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Awesome. I had devolve on tape. Haven't heard that song in probably 20 years
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<p>so, with my "i'm not really in to Pearl Jam" stance (a mix of everyone else my age considering them the greatest thing ever, and being more in to the Tool/Soundgarden/Faith No More side of things) i may have overlooked what a really excellent album "Vs" is. I randomly whacked it on over the weekend, and started thinking "shit, good song. shit good song. shit, another really good song" even "Daughter" doesn't suck as hard as i have always thought. I would consider it their best work (although that's only really out of two albums, and while "Ten" is good, it's pretty overrated). </p>
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<p>Anyway, i must have listened to "Dissident" about 20 times in the last couple of days. Eddie Vedder's vocal track on this song kicks ass. Here's a live version</p>
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<p>so, with my "i'm not really in to Pearl Jam" stance (<strong>a mix of everyone else my age considering them the greatest thing ever</strong>, and being more in to the Tool/Soundgarden/Faith No More side of things) i may have overlooked what a really excellent album "Vs" is. I randomly whacked it on over the weekend, and started thinking "shit, good song. shit good song. shit, another really good song" even "Daughter" doesn't suck as hard as i have always thought. I would consider it their best work (although that's only really out of two albums, and while "Ten" is good, it's pretty overrated). </p>
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<p>Anyway, i must have listened to "Dissident" about 20 times in the last couple of days. Eddie Vedder's vocal track on this song kicks ass. Here's a live version</p>
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<p>I was into Pearl jam because everyone my age was waaaaaaaaaaaay into Nirvana and Nirvana didn't stand out from the pack to me, and still don't. Plus, I saw Pearl Jam at Mt Smart and I tend to think you appreciate bands more if you see them live.</p>
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<p>was that the PJ concert in '95? i went to that one just because all my friends did. it was pretty good, but still didn't convert me. </p>
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<p>was that the PJ concert in '95? i went to that one just because all my friends did. it was pretty good, but still didn't convert me. </p>
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<p>I'd assume so ... those years are all a bit fuzzy to me on the specifics, in my head I thought it was 94, but that might have been REM.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Nepia" data-cid="421642" data-time="1396396932"><p>I was into Pearl jam because everyone my age was waaaaaaaaaaaay into Nirvana and Nirvana didn't stand out from the pack to me, and still don't. Plus, I saw Pearl Jam at Mt Smart and I tend to think you appreciate bands more if you see them live.<br>
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I was a huge Faith No More fan, a Soundgarden fan (although their shit live performance at Big Day Out put a dent in my love for them) but never really got any value out of Tool.</p></blockquote>
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Was that the first BDO and Chris cornells mic just didn't want to work?<br><br>
I remember smashing pumpkins kickin ass at that gig. <br><br>
I was in to all the grunge bands back then, it was a pretty good time really.<br><br>
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<p>Was that the first BDO and Chris cornells mic just didn't want to work?<br><br>
I remember smashing pumpkins kickin ass at that gig.<br><br>
I was in to all the grunge bands back then, it was a pretty good time really.<br><br>
Saw faith no more play the Logan Campbell centre. Very classy band.</p>
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<p>I'm not sure if it was the first, I think it might have been the 3rd? TISM played as well as I remember. Those early ones blend into one for me these days.</p> -
<p>My nephew is a struggling muso - just about to bring out an EP.</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://soundcloud.com/ciaranmcmeeken/the-valley'>http://soundcloud.com/ciaranmcmeeken/the-valley</a></p>
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<p>Feel free to share this around if you like it.</p>
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<p>Going to see Future Islands next month. Really like some of their old singles (<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='
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<p>Loving the singer's 30 yo Phil Collins style on Letterman! ;)</p>
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<p>Chris cornells mic just didn't want to work</p>
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<p>I was backstage at a Soundgarden show in '91 or 92 and saw the most beautiful woman I'd ever laid eyes on -- dunno who she was, she was exotic, great looking with style and class, and plainly obvious she was Chris Cornell's date, so the comment above makes me chuckle.</p> -
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<p>I was into Pearl jam because everyone my age was waaaaaaaaaaaay into Nirvana and Nirvana didn't stand out from the pack to me, and still don't. Plus, I saw Pearl Jam at Mt Smart and I tend to think you appreciate bands more if you see them live.</p>
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<p>I was never a big grunge fan, and can't compare records because I was never a big enough fan, but I saw most of the grunge bands multiple times between 1991-'93, and in a live performance imho Nirvana were <em>clearly</em> superior to all of them. It also seemed to me in performance and recordings that where most of the Seattle grunge scene leaned metal, Nirvana leaned more to Husker Du and Killing Joke, being more propulsive with higher energy and better songs.</p>
