tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963041442206141631.post6872982357242890373..comments2023-04-12T01:50:23.401-07:00Comments on Dirty Sheets: Parasites- Punch Lines (Shredder, 1993)Rutledgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382107844935918403noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963041442206141631.post-35596849516521714532012-05-02T13:52:34.232-07:002012-05-02T13:52:34.232-07:00"But as the years passed and I came to value ..."But as the years passed and I came to value musical substance over musical style, I completely fell in love with Punch Lines."<br /><br />I love seeing that! 'Punch Lines' was a hard record to produce. (I produced it.) Dave didn't have a band at that point, and was doing three times the normal amount of work -- while I was basically fighting with Dave around the clock to make up for his indifference to audio quality and details in general. <br /><br />I think a lot of the songs ended up at about 80% of potential. That's not bad, but there's a certain ideal that you want to reach, etc. Dave never wrote just one great song at a time -- he'd have bursts of like four or six. Many never really got finished before he moved on to the next burst. I think that's more visible here than in other Parasites records.<br /><br />Anyway, I've been interested in this album again for the past couple of weeks, and I'm kind of dumbfounded that we were able to record most of 'Punch Lines,' plus the standout tracks on 'Pair,' in one low-budget semi-marathon at a local studio. <br /><br />The standard major-label studio budget at the time was $75,000. I think the grand total of this session plus the earlier Crazy/When I'm Here With You/Die Trying/Whatever-that-other-song-is session was about $4,000. <br /><br />And it was over budget. Damn.Sadly, No! Research Labshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06537404664181461849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963041442206141631.post-7832439199895965232011-06-07T14:01:10.911-07:002011-06-07T14:01:10.911-07:00Bracketize makes sense now!!!!!!!!!
or soon...Bracketize makes sense now!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />or soon...SHAWΠ ABΠOXIOUShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07804393183845804559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963041442206141631.post-68784704293514032011-06-07T06:47:36.467-07:002011-06-07T06:47:36.467-07:00Need a blog name? Bracketize. It'll make sen...Need a blog name? Bracketize. It'll make sense later.guntherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799319857224541146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963041442206141631.post-34599743783548608082011-06-06T15:24:22.815-07:002011-06-06T15:24:22.815-07:00Sounds good Josh. FASTER LOUDER is an awesome name...Sounds good Josh. FASTER LOUDER is an awesome name. Be sure to tell me when its up and running OK? I will cruise there as you may imagine...<br /><br />Also, Back-In-The-Day™ I had no idea where you got NOW WAVE from... Maybe I knew and just forgot, but I thought you made it up... But its all good. Cant wait to see FASTER LOUDER... Really digging that name the more I realize it...SHAWΠ ABΠOXIOUShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07804393183845804559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963041442206141631.post-84069024356328084182011-06-06T11:12:27.329-07:002011-06-06T11:12:27.329-07:00I like it, of course. Don't think there's...I like it, of course. Don't think there's a Crystal Method tune by that name.guntherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799319857224541146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963041442206141631.post-6554061502636432512011-06-06T10:20:07.417-07:002011-06-06T10:20:07.417-07:00Decided to go with Faster and Louder. Needed somet...Decided to go with Faster and Louder. Needed something that both described my mission and referenced the "taste profile" I'm targeting.Rutledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382107844935918403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963041442206141631.post-88429518476450612862011-06-06T09:48:43.402-07:002011-06-06T09:48:43.402-07:00Take your time with the name. It will come to you...Take your time with the name. It will come to you.guntherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799319857224541146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963041442206141631.post-85909731450530963412011-06-06T08:05:03.759-07:002011-06-06T08:05:03.759-07:00Cancel that- seems "Legion of Boom" is a...Cancel that- seems "Legion of Boom" is a Crystal Method album title. Don't want to get confused with that bullshit!Rutledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382107844935918403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963041442206141631.post-90539933769355053882011-06-06T08:01:32.380-07:002011-06-06T08:01:32.380-07:00Thinking of calling the new blog Legion of Boom. S...Thinking of calling the new blog Legion of Boom. Surely someone will refer to it as "Legion of Doom" at some point. Then again, I'll be happy if it's referred to at all.Rutledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382107844935918403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963041442206141631.post-4505894902097482742011-06-06T06:58:21.607-07:002011-06-06T06:58:21.607-07:00How many times did I see a quote from you attribut...How many times did I see a quote from you attributed to "No Wave Magazine"? Sometimes I think literacy is a thing of the past.guntherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799319857224541146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963041442206141631.post-77446510086111353032011-06-05T14:38:15.483-07:002011-06-05T14:38:15.483-07:00Can't seem to recall what I called that web si...Can't seem to recall what I called that web site...I did it from November 2004 to April 2005 while NWM was briefly "retired". The new thing would theoretically be like the old, pre-Now Wave Pee Pee, where I was doing non-music essays and record reviews under the same umbrella. I loved it how people thought I stole the Now Wave name from some shit-ass no wave compilation, when in fact I stole it from a major label promo EP that had the Paul Collins Beat on it!Rutledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382107844935918403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963041442206141631.post-12790645861155867172011-06-05T08:28:49.055-07:002011-06-05T08:28:49.055-07:00NOW WAVE was the shit! Highy insirational stuff. L...NOW WAVE was the shit! Highy insirational stuff. Love the name tooSHAWΠ ABΠOXIOUShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07804393183845804559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963041442206141631.post-63602818917603771202011-06-05T08:15:28.327-07:002011-06-05T08:15:28.327-07:00In the words of the Pink Fairies: "DO IT!&qu...In the words of the Pink Fairies: "DO IT!" Josh, what was the name of your blog/journal that existed for about five minutes? You did it at the back end of NWM.guntherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799319857224541146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963041442206141631.post-15282893932606515012011-06-04T17:26:56.703-07:002011-06-04T17:26:56.703-07:00On and on til' the break of dawn...
(I love s...On and on til' the break of dawn...<br /><br />(I love saying that)<br /><br />I have been contemplating a blog for quite sometime... Something that would resemble a mix of DS and RUNG except more pictures from my flickr account... i have a couple good names i like... but i dunno. Im not sure if the world needs me blogging.SHAWΠ ABΠOXIOUShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07804393183845804559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963041442206141631.post-16765874420527109722011-06-04T09:48:27.595-07:002011-06-04T09:48:27.595-07:00If I do another blog (which I might since you migh...If I do another blog (which I might since you might as well manage five blogs if you're going to manage four), I would probably name if after a song - or I could get all literary and name it after some element of a dystopian novel. Ever notice all the punk/new wave references to "Brave New World"? The Feelies, the Vapors' "Lenina", Buzzcocks' "Everybody's Happy Nowadays"...You could go on and on.Rutledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382107844935918403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963041442206141631.post-50009083719308112042011-06-04T08:52:41.144-07:002011-06-04T08:52:41.144-07:00Dirty Sheets is named after a song.Dirty Sheets is named after a song.guntherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799319857224541146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963041442206141631.post-87518413196599908922011-06-04T06:29:54.264-07:002011-06-04T06:29:54.264-07:00Wow Ruts, didnt know they held such a spot with yo...Wow Ruts, didnt know they held such a spot with you. Thats really cool. I was personally really inspired by zines MASS REVOLT, SLUG & LETTUCE as well as a local zine by a great guy named HOPE & DESPERATION to do a zine... The first zine I done with Jules was called MOVEMENT which was named from a song bt PENETRATION (because I thought all music zines were named from songs ala SNIFFIN'GLUE, SEARCH & DESTROY)SHAWΠ ABΠOXIOUShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07804393183845804559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963041442206141631.post-47332300261852367002011-06-04T05:31:33.672-07:002011-06-04T05:31:33.672-07:00I too was a huge Screeching Weasel fan. This was c...I too was a huge Screeching Weasel fan. This was circa late '94 into early '95....probably the band and scene that propelled me into doing a zine in the first place. Then when SW broke up (the first time), I ended up gravitating to the Parasites. Those were the days!Rutledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382107844935918403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963041442206141631.post-33298267028869806472011-06-03T19:14:19.013-07:002011-06-03T19:14:19.013-07:00I played SW's Kill The Musicians last night. ...I played SW's Kill The Musicians last night. Pretty damn solid, save for the Patsy cover. Johnny Nash fared way better.guntherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799319857224541146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963041442206141631.post-31109720692993087622011-06-03T17:37:43.134-07:002011-06-03T17:37:43.134-07:00For some reason while reading this all i thought o...For some reason while reading this all i thought of was the crucifucks and where i put their cd...<br /><br />Never really was a Parasites fan, but really at some time or other i bellieve EVERYONE was a Screeching Weasel fan...SHAWΠ ABΠOXIOUShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07804393183845804559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963041442206141631.post-83376851792737875822011-06-03T12:58:24.410-07:002011-06-03T12:58:24.410-07:00Heard "Crazy" for the first time this mo...Heard "Crazy" for the first time this morning. Ace.guntherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799319857224541146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963041442206141631.post-91309290407904740852011-06-03T08:41:50.284-07:002011-06-03T08:41:50.284-07:00Definitely not. Punch Lines and Pair (both out of ...Definitely not. Punch Lines and Pair (both out of print) are the essentials, and Compost is for the diehard fan only. It's got some ace tracks like "Top Secret" and "Something to Hold Onto", but way too many filler-type cover songs, which was never the band's strong suit.Rutledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382107844935918403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963041442206141631.post-67813761619909941552011-06-03T06:47:31.209-07:002011-06-03T06:47:31.209-07:00I owned Compost at one time. Played it once or tw...I owned Compost at one time. Played it once or twice before giving it away. Probably not their best starting point, huh?guntherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799319857224541146noreply@blogger.com