RTP-area local music and culture

[Steven Keith <skeith AT capstrat.com>]

I feel exactly the same. Steve is one of the best. Big
Black/Rapeman/Shellac's Action Park and at least 30% of all the stuff he's
produced has been legendary. He took Jesus Lizard from great to
extraordinary. Same with the Pixies.

Last I heard, from a friend who traded him cash for services, Shellac was
the annoying stuff he fought through between online poker binges.
 


On 6/13/07 5:33 PM, "DJ Golf" <djgolf AT mindspring.com> wrote:

> Shellac records really ought to be good.  I mean, it's Steve Albini
> and Bob Weston and a great drummer, for crying out loud.  They sound
> great (duh) and the cover art is cool, as is the title ("Excellent
> Italian Greyhound.")  But there are maybe 2 songs on the new Shellac
> that I find moderately entertaining.  Granted, I have only played it
> once.  And upon reflection, I don't think I even remember more than a
> song or two from anything since "Action Park."  I really liked their
> early 7" singles ("Wingwalker", "The Guy Who Invented Fire", "The
> Rambler Song") but since then I just haven't heard much fire or
> passion on Shellac records.  I was even bored by their show at
> Carrboro Elementary a few years ago, despite the utter weirdness of
> the venue, the best-looking custom amps ever (brushed aluminum, one
> dial, one VU meter) and the opening set by Bicentennial Quarters, that
> most angular of Chapel Hill bands from back in the days when I still
> went out to shows regularly.  Yet I still buy everything they put
> out.  I even re-bought "Terraform" after my ex's dog ate it.  Why do I
> do this?
> 
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