Roky Erickson - Night Of The Vampire

The Creature With The Atom Brain And The Three Stages Of Roky Erickson

Warren Zevon - Preludes: Rare And Unreleased Recordings

Disc 2 of this great release. The material consists mainly of interviews, but there are a couple of great tunes on here too.
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Ween - The Friends EP

"The Friends EP" features 5 brand new songs, none of which will appear on the new full length Ween album scheduled to be released this fall on a "real" record label, not Chocodog. We have recorded a lot of new material the past year and we wanted to give you an appetizer for the summer. It is the ultimate party record, filled with good beats and good times. Perfect for your barbecue or doing bong hits or whatever it is that you guys do.

- Chocodog website

This is not a record I would recommend to anybody trying to grasp exactly what Ween's sound is, but regardless, it is one of the funniest things I've ever heard. The expected genre hopping is definitely present on this cd, but I really don't want to spoil the fun for anybody. If you like it, go buy a goddamn Ween cd. Even if you don't, go buy a goddamn ween cd.

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sHEAVY - Celestial Hi-Fi

Oh boy, this record right here is a personal favorite. sHEAVY's Celestial Hi-Fi, released in 2000, is perfect rock & roll. There have been plenty of comparisons to Black Sabbath, which are no doubt understandable (one reviewer called previous album The Electric Sleep "the best Black Sabbath album in 25 years), but I think sHEAVY finally found their own sound on this. Crunchy riffs, lots of distortion, and some of my favorite vocals ever. Check this one out if you like rock & roll. You're a pussy if you don't.

P.S: interesting story about the name. They originally wanted to be named heavy, but alas, the name was taken, so they slapped an s on there. The rest... is history.

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Warren Zevon - Preludes: Rare And Unreleased Recordings

Description coming soon...

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Warren Zevon - Warren Zevon

If it weren't for the amazing collection of rare Zevon recordings (Preludes) posted above, This self titled cd may take the cake as my favorite record of his. But, since we simply cannot deny the existence of that wonderfully crafted compilation, this record goes 2nd (out of 22). Recorded in '75, released in '76, this is classic Zevon, unmarred by the 80's sound he embraced (all too well in my opinion) on records like The Envoy and Transverse City. If you are just learning about Mr. Zevon now, which is definitely something to be ashamed of, you really can't go wrong with this album. Every song is beautifully composed, often with string sections written by The Man himself. One of my all time favorites, get this record.

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Jad Fair and Daniel Johnston - It's Spooky

"Daddy, who is the God of rock 'n' roll?"
"SATAN! SATAN! SATAN!"
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Nirvana - Bleach

I highly recommend this to Nirvana fans who have only listened to Nevermind or In Utero.
"It was like I'm pissed off. Don't know what about. Let's just scream negative lyrics, and as long as they're not sexist and don't get too embarrassing it'll be okay. I don't hold any of those lyrics dear to me." -Kurt Cobain
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Ween - Craters of the Sac

"Craters of the Sac is a semi-official MP3-only album by Ween. Because Elektra Records released Paintin' the Town Brown, which was to be Ween's first online independent release, Dean Ween leaked the "album" to the Internet in 1999 to succor their fans and show them how much Ween appreciated them. Consisting entirely of almost colossally bizarre studio cuts that may never have even been intended for album release, it's less an actual album and almost more along the lines of a bootleg compilation. Although it appears in Ween's chronology as being released after Paintin' the Town Brown (1999) and before White Pepper (2000), at least one song ("Put the Coke on My Dick") came out of the Mollusk sessions of 1997.

The band, to this day, while knowing fans have this album, and acknowledge it in passing, still do not take responsibility for it's appearance on the Internet. However, it has been rumored by the band that one day fans may see the appearance of Craters II: Back to the Sac.

The tracks "Big Fat Fuck", "How High Can You Fly?" and "Monique the Freak" also appear in remixed form on Ween's 2005 album of unreleased tracks, Shinola, Vol. 1."

- From Wikipedia

I got this cd in a Ween demos and b-sides download off of www.browntracker.net. If you're a ween fan and haven't checked this site out, i highly recommend it. they have tons of live shows, rare recordings, demos, etcetera. This album rules. Just look at the cover. My favorite tracks are probably All Thats Gold Will Turn To Black, Makin' Love in the Gravy, Put The Coke On My Dick, and The Stallion Part 5. Check em out.

Track listing:
1. All That's Gold Will Turn to Black
2. Big Fat Fuck
3. Suckin' on the Blood from the Devil's Dick
4. How High Can You Fly?
5. Makin' Love in the Gravy
6. Monique The Freak
7. The Pawns of War
8. Put The Coke On My Dick
9. The Stallion Part 5

Get it here:
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Warren Zevon - Wanted Dead or Alive

It's hard for me to write a review for this record of Warren Zevon's (even though we plan on posting a good deal of his music), because of just how much his music means to me. He is possibly my favorite singer-songwriter, ever, and this is him at his youngest, and quite possibly, his most tender. Zevon was always big into music theory (he was personal friends with Stravinksy), yet he never shunned simplicity. To me, this is one of the most important tensions in music, and Warren Zevon balanced it like no one else I've ever heard. It's a shame, he was one of the most underrated musicians of his time. Definitely recommend checking this cd out.

Get it here:
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V.A. - Garageaholic, Psychedelic, Outsider Music

Great little impulse buy I picked up at Freak Beat. Introduced me to a lot of awesome bands. Terrific compilation, highly recommended:http://www.mediafire.com/?diljmtoey32

King Missile - 1999 Live in Rochester, NY (The Green Album)

This big old hip hop series is making me antsy, so before we finish it up, I got some good old King Missile that's already on the internets. There is no cover art for this show, so I will present you with the anatomy of one of the most king-like of missiles, the german V-2 rocket. It sure is big, ain't it...

Anyway, the music here is great, as expected from all the King Missile musicians. Check out live songs like "I'm Open," or everybody's favorite, "Detachable Penis," and see how their sound differs from live and in the studio. Great, funny... just check it out.

Get the show here!:
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King Missile - Happy Hour

Following up on Mystical Shit, we have here King Missile's Happy Hour. Featuring Smash Hits like "Detachable Penis," "Metanoia," and everybody's favorite, "Sink"!

King Missile started when frontman spoken word poet John S. Hall decided it would be nice to have some music behind his work. He picked up Bongwater guitarist Dogbowl, Chis Xefos, and Steve Dansiger on drums. Dogbowl left, so Hall picked up the other Bongwater guitarist, Steve Rick, and completed the line-up heard on this album. But that's only one of the, very many line ups this band has gone through. Pick this one up and give "Detachable Penis" another listen. You might think differently about it this time around...

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King Missile - Mystical Shit

King Missile is one of our favorite bands here at the Tender Playground. You might remember a hit song of theirs by the name of "Detachable Penis"... But I don't think you remember how utterly brilliant it was. In honor of this wonderful band, I will dedicate myself to posting a whole mess of incredible King Missile, along with their multiple reformations and offshoots. This record, Mystical Shit, Is a great place to start. I seriously recommend this cd... Don't pass it up.

"This is it. This is Mystical Shit."

Get it here:
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Bongwater - The Big Sell-Out

Following up on Sven's posting of Bongwater's The Peel Session, here we have The Big Sell Out. The last album they made before the group dissolved, The Big Sell Out is a great note to end on. Serious songs about love and relationships mixed with hilarious lounge breaks, drifting downbeat tempos, and hard rocking grooves make this cd a very enjoyable listen. Some favorite tracks of mine are "Ye Olde Backlash," "Free Love Messes up my Life," "I Wanna Talk about it Now," and "Celebrity Compass." Give this'un a listen and find your own... they're all good.

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Bongwater - The Peel Sessions

This is a four track EP from Bongwater. I was first introduced to Bongwater by a friend from the college I used to go to and this is the first cd of theirs that I bought. I thought I'd post this because it is out of print and, probably, pretty hard to find. The first track, You Don't Love Me Yet, is a unique rendition of the Roky Erickson song. The next track, Kisses Sweeter Than Wine, continues with the motifs of rejection, loss, and regret, opening with a dedication to those who have died from AIDS. Track 3, The Power of Pussy, is much lighter in tone -- with the jazzy instrumentals and loungey Ann Magnuson vocals in the introduction. Track 4, Rental Car Blues, is a fun, bluesy, and funky song with awesome guitar work.

All in all, this is a pretty good album, even with all of the cheesiness, and I would reccomend it to Bongwater fans and newcomers alike.

Personnel:
David Licht - Drums
Mark Kramer - Vocals/Bass
Dogbowl - Guitar
Randolph Hudson III - Guitar
Ann Magnuson - Vocals

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P.S. Kool Herc or I will probably post The Big Sell-Out in the near future, which has some damn fine album art.