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Blame Nirvana: The 40 Weirdest Post-'Nevermind' Major-Label Albums

theShipment [Edit] [Delete] 73 replies 17:22 January 15th, 2013

Anyone check this list out? Seems like a load of stuff to check out. I've only heard a couple, any of these have fans out there? Which should I listen to first?

http://www.spin.com/articles/blame-nirvana-40-weirdest-post-nevermind-major-label-albums

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40 CELL - SLO*BLO (DGC, 1993)
39 ROLLERSKATE SKINNY - HORSEDRAWN WISHES (WARNER BROS., 1996)
38 GORKY'S ZYGOTIC MYNCI - INTRODUCING… (POLYGRAM, 1996)
37 HIS NAME IS ALIVE - MOUTH BY MOUTH (4AD/WARNER BROS., 1993)
36 BABES IN TOYLAND – FONTANELLE (REPRISE, 1992)
35 SAMMY - TALES OF GREAT NECK GLORY (DGC, 1996)
34 MERCURY REV - BOCES (COLUMBIA, 1993)
33 MEDICINE - SHOT FORTH SELF LIVING (DEF AMERICAN, 1992)
32 V-3 - PHOTOGRAPH BURNS (ONION/AMERICAN RECORDINGS, 1996)
31 CANCER - BLACK FAITH (EAST/WEST, 1995)
30 TRENCHMOUTH - VS. THE LIGHT OF THE SUN (SKENE!/EAST/WEST, 1994)
29 NAPALM DEATH - FEAR EMPTINESS DESPAIR (EARACHE/COLUMBIA, 1994)
28 STEEL POLE BATH TUB – SCARS FROM FALLING DOWN (LONDON/SLASH RECORDS, 1994)
27 DRIVE LIKE JEHU – YANK CRIME (CARGO/INTERSCOPE/ATLANTIC, 1994)
26 FLAMING LIPS - HIT TO DEATH IN THE FUTURE HEAD (WARNER BROS., 1992)
25 ENTOMBED - WOLVERINE BLUES (EARACHE/COLUMBIA)
24 GALLON DRUNK - FROM THE HEART OF TOWN (SIRE, 1993)
23 BAKAMONO - CRY OF THE TURKISH PIG FIDDLER (PRIORITY, 1995)
22 BUTT TRUMPET - PRIMITIVE ENEMA (CHRYSALIS, 1994)
21 FUDGE TUNNEL - CREEP DIETS (EARACHE/COLUMBIA, 1993)
20 ETHYL MEATPLOW - HAPPY DAYS, SWEETHEART (CHAMELEON/ELEKTRA, 1993)
19 CLAW HAMMER – THANK THE HOLDER UPPERS (INTERSCOPE, 1995)
18 FOETUS - GASH (COLUMBIA, 1995)
17 ROYAL TRUX - SWEET SIXTEEN (VIRGIN, 1995)
16 UNSANE - TOTAL DESTRUCTION (MATADOR/ATLANTIC, 1993)
15 COP SHOOT COP – ASK QUESTIONS LATER (INTERSCOPE/ATLANTIC, 1993)
14 MR. BUNGLE - DISCO VOLANTE (WARNER BROS., 1995)
13 PELL MELL - INTERSTATE (DGC, 1995)
12 FLIPPER - AMERICAN GRAFISHY (DEF AMERICAN, 1993)
11 MELVINS - STAG (ATLANTIC, 1996)
10 GOD - POSSESSION (VIRGIN, 1992)
9 TAD - INFARED RIDING HOOD (EAST/WEST, 1995)
8 MORBID ANGEL - DOMINATION (GIANT, 1995)
7 WEEN - PURE GUAVA (ELEKTRA, 1992)
6 THE TOO PURE/AMERICAN RECORDINGS ALLIANCE
5 JESUS LIZARD - SHOW (COLLISION ARTS/WARNER BROS, 1994)
4 THOMAS JEFFERSON SLAVE APARTMENTS - BAIT & SWITCH (AMERICAN, 1995)
3 BUTTHOLE SURFERS - PIOUHGD (CAPITOL, 1992)
2 DANIEL JOHNSTON - FUN (ATLANTIC, 1994)
1 BOREDOMS – POP TATARI (REPRISE, 1993)

theShipment | 15 Jan '13, 17:22 | X | ^ This | Reply
- there are some amazing albums in this list
  
  soapy @theShipment | 15 Jan '13, 17:49 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  DeadJames, pentargo, ThisTemporaryLife, chasingabee, thewarn, poptimusgrime, incandenza_, Cementimental, anal_schwarzenegger, pip_, funkycow, georgiabeth, and Comaboy this'd this
  - like?
    
    theShipment @soapy | 15 Jan '13, 17:51 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - YANK CRIME
      
      guntrip @theShipment | 15 Jan '13, 18:10 | X | ^ This | Reply
      
      proleartthreat, SarahIsPi, 8stepstoperfection, inside-outside, thewarn, waterwings, shucks, poptimusgrime, incandenza_, Oissin_, Gashwrecker, SCROTUM, DaddyorChips, styrofoamboots, and Icarus-Smicarus this'd this
      - That made the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die list in 2006
        
        But, then again, so did Haircut 100 and Britney Spears.
        
        MajorCriiimes @guntrip | 16 Jan '13, 14:11 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - WOLVERINE BLUES
      
      codpieceface @theShipment | 15 Jan '13, 22:02 | X | ^ This | Reply
      
      colossalhorse, pieces_of_reece, thewarn, Ichor, and GoffBoy this'd this
    - ASK QUESTIONS LATER
      
      Dual bass industrial swing, but more fun than that. Drummer now plays with Swans.
      
      aazerbeezee @theShipment | 15 Jan '13, 22:06 | X | ^ This | Reply
      
      DaddyorChips this'd this
      - Is that the drummer Thor?
        
        theShipment @aazerbeezee | 15 Jan '13, 22:08 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        Ween - Pure Guava and the Butthole Surfers album are amazing albums
        
        quite a lot i've not heard but will probably check them out
        
        ryanwilson @theShipment | 15 Jan '13, 22:20 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        Phil Puleo
        
        aazerbeezee @theShipment | 15 Jan '13, 22:53 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - FUDGE TUNNEL
      
      To be honest, I've heard most of those records.
      
      Ichor @theShipment | 16 Jan '13, 13:50 | X | ^ This | Reply
      
      amyblue this'd this
      - good of you to be honest
        
        alcxxk @Ichor | 16 Jan '13, 22:03 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        haha
        
        sounds like we've got a self-confessed music obsessive on our hands
        
        darts_players_wives @alcxxk | 17 Jan '13, 16:49 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        It was in reference to the OP.
        
        Ichor @darts_players_wives | 17 Jan '13, 17:14 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - I smell the sweet scent of a freshly-baked liveblog
    
    MajorCriiimes @soapy | 16 Jan '13, 12:51 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments
  
  I think I'll believe there's a band like that as much as I'll believe there's a record label called Jamie Theakston's Urethra.
  
  MajorCriiimes @theShipment | 16 Jan '13, 12:50 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments rule
    
    Ohio rocks
    
    poptimusgrime @MajorCriiimes | 16 Jan '13, 13:32 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - Just Googled them
      
      Haven't heard a note of their music, but they seem like everything I'd like in an American underground band image-wise - proper plaid shirts, proper disturbing cover art and proper cranky attitude. (Sorry, I am genuinely taking the mick.)
      
      But seriously. I'll have a listen. I guess this is the kind of stuff you'd find in Cobain's top 50, and I loved 95% of that.
      
      MajorCriiimes @poptimusgrime | 16 Jan '13, 14:10 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - that album is brilliant
      
      one of me favs
      
      mug_mug_mug @poptimusgrime | 16 Jan '13, 18:28 | X | ^ This | Reply
      
      Dan_S this'd this
    - 30 seconds into my first listen record and I know this is true love already
      
      lemonbrickcombo @poptimusgrime | 19 Jan '13, 18:51 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - the opening lines :D
        
        I was born in a ghetto slum
        my daddy died while he was having fun
        and i'm trying to be like him
        yes i'm trying to be like him
        
        actually there are loads of brilliant lyrics on it
        
        mug_mug_mug @lemonbrickcombo | 19 Jan '13, 19:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
Butt Trumpet?

Is that the made up one to make sure we're all paying attention?

JohnM | 15 Jan '13, 17:25 | X | ^ This | Reply
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXNYXGWV0-4
  
  theShipment @JohnM | 15 Jan '13, 17:29 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Bit harsh
    
    I was only asking
    
    JohnM @theShipment | 15 Jan '13, 17:32 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - :')
      
      theShipment @JohnM | 15 Jan '13, 17:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
      
      joeymahone, JaguarPirate, incandenza_, MajorCriiimes, and andyvine this'd this
Can recommend the Medicine and Flaming Lips albums

Nice list to delve into, cheers. Fudge Tunnel sounded most interesting out of the ones I hadn't heard, got it on now, not bad I guess.

orangejuice | 15 Jan '13, 17:38 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Never heard the album listed up there
  
  but Hate Songs In E Minor by Fudge Tunnel is great.
  
  hairystavros @orangejuice | 15 Jan '13, 17:45 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  pentargo, badgertastic, thewarn, and incandenza_ this'd this
  - Creep Diets is very good too, though not as pleasingly grimey and misanthropic sounding.
    
    DaddyorChips @hairystavros | 17 Jan '13, 17:10 | X | ^ This | Reply
Yank Crime is one of my favourite ever albums.

Plenty of stuff on there I should have heard by now.

keith | 15 Jan '13, 17:48 | X | ^ This | Reply
- I'm not over-keen on Stag by Melvins though.
  
  Of the three Melvins major-label adventures, I like Stoner Witch best.
  
  keith @keith | 15 Jan '13, 22:39 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Not Houdini?
    
    Have always loved that Melvins album the best out of all their stuff.
    
    Out of that list, I brought Pop Tatari at the weekend as it happens. It's pretty fucking mental.
    
    lovelessrapture @keith | 16 Jan '13, 12:16 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Stag has 'The Bit' on it
    
    That's all I'm going to say.
    
    lemonbrickcombo @keith | 19 Jan '13, 18:43 | X | ^ This | Reply
not directly to do with this

but still can't believe Gallows got such a big deal, seems so ridiculous.

Also that Flaming Lips album is top quality, this si one of my favourite happy-go-lucky, summer tunes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPSK7q_OLPc

''I got a pocket full of capsules and some strawberry ice cream
Both make me cool but one makes me dream''

JaguarPirate | 15 Jan '13, 21:55 | X | ^ This | Reply

theShipment this'd this
- That Flaming Lips one is one of the few Ive heard.
  
  theShipment @JaguarPirate | 15 Jan '13, 22:06 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  ThisTemporaryLife, JaguarPirate, and Icarus-Smicarus this'd this
Good grief, I've heard one record on that list.

Lots of familiar faces, but no familiar records. Weird.

What about Death Grips - The Money Store (Epic)?

ThisTemporaryLife | 15 Jan '13, 22:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
- These are all 90s
  
  theShipment @ThisTemporaryLife | 15 Jan '13, 22:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - AH
    
    ThisTemporaryLife @theShipment | 15 Jan '13, 22:48 | X | ^ This | Reply
how do you like this song off that gorky's album, shipment?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoXewrW9JcY

introducing isn't the best introduction to gzm, but what a great band they were.

furryfan | 15 Jan '13, 23:14 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Sounds awesome to me.
  
  I'll check them out, which album do you suggest?
  
  theShipment @furryfan | 15 Jan '13, 23:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - glad you like that, i wasn't sure :)
    
    for me, barafundle and spanish dance troupe are their two classic albums with no filler. don't know if there's any other band with two albums i'd rate as highly.
    plenty of rich pickings to be had amongst their other stuff too.
    
    furryfan @theShipment | 15 Jan '13, 23:31 | X | ^ This | Reply
    
    chasingabee this'd this
    - Gorky 5
      
      Is also great.
      
      chasingabee @furryfan | 16 Jan '13, 00:21 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - Boces
        
        Is one of the greatest records ever made.
        Still listen to lots on that list.was listening to rollerskate skinny just yesterday.really underrated band
        
        chasingabee @chasingabee | 16 Jan '13, 00:27 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        hospital_food and funkycow this'd this
        
        Horsedrawn Wishes is a marvellous
        
        Noisy beast of a record. Great lost Irish band...
        
        funkycow @chasingabee | 19 Jan '13, 20:28 | X | ^ This | Reply
Cop Shoot Cop are great

but I only ever had the Suck City EP and the White Noise album. White Noise was on an independent, but the Suck City EP was their first Interscope release.

Cop Shoot Cop "were frequently classified as industrial rock, but were often quite different from many bands so dubbed, with a distinctive instrumental lineup that encompassed twin bass guitars, found metal percussion, and no lead guitar". TWIN BASS! FOUND PERCUSSION! What more could you want?!

robluvsnic | 16 Jan '13, 00:59 | X | ^ This | Reply
- but, yeah, there are a lot of bands on that list that I remember
  
  but from other releases.
  
  robluvsnic @robluvsnic | 16 Jan '13, 01:00 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - I once saw Cop Shoot Cop...
    
    ...on the main stage at The reading Festival back in the 90s. Great band, but I'm not sure that daytime on the main stage was their natural stomping ground.
    
    pentargo @robluvsnic | 16 Jan '13, 12:06 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - I saw that too.
      
      I went with a couple of friends just for the day. They were big fans and that was one of the main reasons we went.
      
      Also as mentioned, the Medicine and Drive Like Jehu albums are both brilliant.
      
      fellover @pentargo | 16 Jan '13, 12:41 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - Saw Cop Shoot Cop
        
        in the Bull and Gate Kentish Town, of all places. Tremendous. Very loud.
        
        Silentcommand @fellover | 22 Jan '13, 15:38 | X | ^ This | Reply
V-3 PHOTOGRAPH BURNS

this is the first song on the album: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRtrFVtAgRo

incredible record, but then i think everything jim shepard has ever done is gold. i'd also recommend negotiate nothing from 1992.

all his stuff goes from 90s alt-rock to droney metal to really depressing verge-of-suicide stuff. the last song on his last album before he killed himself is called 'cruel universe'.
a record of unreleased stuff was put out recently and there's a song with the line 'i sent my brother 200 dollars and he put it in his arm, all has been forgiven, i understand why, he just had his own way to deal with those long boring nights'. FUCK.

wishpig | 16 Jan '13, 12:58 | X | ^ This | Reply

poptimusgrime and incandenza_ this'd this
- photograph burns isn't really that weird though
  
  i'd say it's actually a good introduction to jim shepard/v-3/vertical slit stuff.
  
  vertical slit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL4-G7LWQWQ
  jim shepard dehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOoZBA_Ujz4
  
  wishpig @wishpig | 16 Jan '13, 13:05 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  poptimusgrime this'd this
- I love that record
  
  Is it just me or did Jim Shepard pick up the torch from Greg Sage (Wipers)? Feels like a natural descendent.
  
  lemonbrickcombo @wishpig | 19 Jan '13, 18:47 | X | ^ This | Reply
Weird they didn't list Inhaler by Tad

As that was their first major label release (and was loads better than Infrared Riding Hood)

Great shout for God. Such a great album.

CSC were and still are amazing. Saw them twice at Reading fest and supporting Therapy? in bristol (really good gig). I wish I still had my Peace Man t shirt - where did it go?

Last, obviously Mr Bungle got signed because Mike Patton was in them and FNM. Nothing to do with Nirvana I'm afraid (realising I shouldn't take this too literally)

Stuzza | 16 Jan '13, 13:32 | X | ^ This | Reply
Kevin Martin was in God, y'know

I'm all over that list, thanks Shipz.

incandenza_ | 16 Jan '13, 14:01 | X | ^ This | Reply
oh, and yeah, I recommend that Trenchmouth record

ace noisey avant post-hardcore. in the lineage of Pere Ubu and Captain Beefheart as well as Fugazi et al.

incandenza_ | 16 Jan '13, 18:26 | X | ^ This | Reply
was scrolling through like where's the boredoms?

glad they came no. 1

anal_schwarzenegger | 16 Jan '13, 21:29 | X | ^ This | Reply
disappointingly few of these are on Spotify :(

guntrip | 17 Jan '13, 12:43 | X | ^ This | Reply

JaguarPirate this'd this
Great idea for a list, that

I remember the scramble for bands by clueless execs post-Nirvana and I recall all the terrible bands that were superficially interesting but just deeply conservative, but I had never really given much thought to the out-there bands that were never going to sell who went major.

Si_Badvibes | 17 Jan '13, 14:26 | X | ^ This | Reply
Introducing Gorky's... was released in the US only if I remember correctly.

As said above, not the best of there work, just an compilation really. Not long after that Seagram/Fontana fucked them in the ass big style dropping them on the eve of Gorky 5 being released. Amazing band.

Ricky_Ronco | 17 Jan '13, 15:17 | X | ^ This | Reply
His Name Is Alive

One of my absolute favourite bands ever and they never seem to get much love anywhere. Mouth by Mouth is probably the most conventionally structured but I'd recommend checking out any of their first three 4AD albums.

They were probably initially lumped in with the gothy, "ethereal" 4AD sound but one of the best things about them is the way they quite happily flit between genres and sounds as they like.

Couple of my favourites:
How Ghosts Affect Relationships:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfqktBTuHxM

Drink, Dress and Ink: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPARTi2pvdA

The_Cosh | 17 Jan '13, 15:18 | X | ^ This | Reply
- of course, I'm not too sure about calling 4AD a major label and HNIA had been there since 1989...
  
  The_Cosh @The_Cosh | 17 Jan '13, 15:20 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - site says it was released by Warner Bros
    
    I think 4AD used to have some deal where WB put out most of their catalogue in North America
    
    guntrip @The_Cosh | 17 Jan '13, 15:28 | X | ^ This | Reply
quite impressed that Unsane's second album was released on a major

particularly since I'd consider it a considerably less forgiving listen than their debut.

wewerewerewolvesonce | 17 Jan '13, 15:39 | X | ^ This | Reply

DaddyorChips this'd this
- It doesn't have a photo of a decapitated corpse on the cover though tbf.
  
  DaddyorChips @wewerewerewolvesonce | 17 Jan '13, 17:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  anal_schwarzenegger this'd this
i didnt buy any of these sellouts records

skippingkate | 17 Jan '13, 15:59 | X | ^ This | Reply
Basically what chasingabee said up there^

Boces is a really outstanding album. It depresses me that such a mediocre album as Deserter's Songs gets so much acclaim and the full Don't Look Back treatment whilst an outstanding work of unhinged genius as Boces is largely ignored.

prob500 | 19 Jan '13, 16:55 | X | ^ This | Reply

Loui_Tacceh and littleredrabbit this'd this
- I marginally prefer YIS but yeah, totally on the mark
  
  Loui_Tacceh @prob500 | 19 Jan '13, 17:16 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  fellover this'd this
fucking Disco Volante owns that list

owns it like an assassin

boces, possession and pop tatari can play too

Loui_Tacceh | 19 Jan '13, 17:18 | X | ^ This | Reply
- It's still not as good as California though
  
  lemonbrickcombo @Loui_Tacceh | 19 Jan '13, 18:44 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - all 3 bungle albums are incredible
    
    like, all 9.5/10 or higher
    
    Loui_Tacceh @lemonbrickcombo | 19 Jan '13, 20:10 | X | ^ This | Reply
I only have Boces and Hit To Death...

But would heartily recommend acquiring both. Pre-Deserter's Songs Mercury Rev is a joy to listen to.

mil_c | 19 Jan '13, 19:18 | X | ^ This | Reply
- agreed
  
  so much better than everything after David Baker left, and it wasn't so much to do with him necessarily, just the make-up of the band at that point. Yerself and Boces are both great (and very odd) records.
  
  littleredrabbit @mil_c | 22 Jan '13, 14:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
that sammy album that gets namechecked

just listened to it, pavement-lite but enjoyable. worth a listen if you're into that kinda thing

8stepstoperfection | 19 Jan '13, 19:46 | X | ^ This | Reply
That's a damn good list.

Silentcommand | 22 Jan '13, 15:39 | X | ^ This | Reply

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