derek's essentials #4: shellac - at action park
 

shellac - at action park
"touch & go" 1994

If you people don't have this album then you're really missing out. This album encompasses everything Steve Albini has done and is essentially a perfect album. Features their best song "Crow". Hell, I'm sure you guys have all heard this but if you are one of the few missing out then go forth and click....

http://rapidshare.com/files/28821348/At_Action_Park.zip

derek, yr great! I only have 10,000 hurts, although I'm a big Big Black fan. Looking forward to giving this one a serious listen!

Too heavy.

yes, this is indeed an essential album.

This album is a motherfucking masterpiece of tension and explosive catharsis.
especially right after he says "...at the dog and pony show."

Their best song is COPPER though, off of terraform.

ha!

Every song on At Action Park is amazing, I fucking love that album. 'A Minute' is my favorite Shellac song.

wtf. I don't understand people who don't own this thing. I just bought myself the sexy wax , so now i have the CD and the LP. Why? Just because it's my second fave album of all time. yes sir.

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for more SHELLAC love, check out the amazing official thread produced by me, it's an all-analog thread. No protools.

Hah. I guess there's going to be two threads for this album eventually, as I plan on doing one myself. Just look at my username. I love this album, especially "Crow".

I've never heard this band. Are they any good? Who's Steve Albini?


Mind you, I've been living under a rock for the last 15 years and I just crawled out.

Oh, my favorite Shellac song is also on Terraform: "This is a Picture".

I need to listen to Terraform more.

i tried to find the best of steve albini on amazon but they didn't have it

Cause he wouldn't have any music made by himself on it. Great album, though. Stellacore here I come.

seminal post beardthrash

They flirted with shopcore for this. I hope I don't have to hear rain-noise anymore for a while.

In all honesty I've never actually heard it but I'm downloading it now. I'm quite excited to be honest.

I think it's more cockgaze myself.

Ha. That sounds like gays.

I just listened to the album.

good innit

Great album.

Can't add much to what's been said already.

Yes. Very. Thanks again.

I bought this on cassette when it came out, got a different cover to this, my favourite song of theirs at the moment is 'Watch Song',from 1000 Hurts,i love that intro!.Recently heard their album Futurist, really different, all instrumental tracks,i've still got to get the latest album tho.

i wouldn't bother.

greyhound is good stuff though

^^ it's very weak

It's okay. I enjoyed the songs on it more live.

I think every album is worse than the one before it. They're all great though.

^^ well put.

If you'll excuse the vulgarity: 1000 Hurts shits all over Terraform, so this isn't true.

Greyhound was a little disappointing though.

Terraform's amazing. Love the super long first song. And Copper, Rush Job, Canada, This is a Picture, and Disgrace are some of the best Shellac songs ever. 1000 Hurts, on the other hand, is filled to the brim with filler. Mama Gina and New Number Order in particular. The only song I LOVE on there is Canaveral.. maybe Shoe Song. 1000 Hurts is pretty weak.

Greyound would be a great album but it, too, has a bit too much filler, and the new version of Spoke (previously on available on a Peel Session) sounds... bad.

I much prefer 1000 Hurts to Terraform, although I do like Terraform also.

Live, they're one of the best I've seen as well. Great band!

Absolutely. Terraform has some good tracks, but 1000 Hurts is a close second to Action Park.

I think Live in Tokyo is 2nd to At Action Park.