JohnnyMachine

...who thinks that their debut s/t album was better than You're Living All Over Me??? That shit was dope.

"Smash Your Head on the Punk Rock" is their best (although technically it is a compilation rather than an album proper). Why this record doesn't get the props it deserves really does boggle the mind – the amazing schizophrenic, genre-bending nature of this record is unparalleled. Sheer brilliance.

1. "City of Caterpillar" City of Caterpillar
2. "Spiderland" Slint
3a."In on the Kill Taker" Fugazi
3b. "End Hits" Fugazi
3c. "Red Medicine" Fugazi
4. "False Cathedrals" Elliott
5. "Believe it Mammals" Bats & Mice
6. "Memory-Minus" Sleepytime Trio
7a. "Smash Your Head on the Punk Rock" Sebadoh
7b. "Bakesale" Sebadoh
8. "Further" Guilt
9. "Dinosaur" Dinosaur Jr
10. "Superwolf" Matt Sweeney & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
11. "Save Everything" Shipping News
12. "The Biz" The Sea and Cake
13. "3" Rex
14a. "Lost Blues and Other Songs" Palace Music
14b. "Viva Last Blues" Palace Music
15. "Rehearsals for Departure" Damien Jurado

Thanks for the run through, but what the fuck??? Superwolf is fucking amazing foolio!!! And it's not one of those albums that requires repeated listens to appreciate – it was a clear cut masterpiece right from the get go on the first play.

As for The Brave and the Bold – well, that is indeed the sort of record that's easy to dismiss from the first couple of listens, but is rewarding if you give it a chance. The seemingly universal panning of the album was undeserved.

Napster? What is this, 1999???