The Mark Farner Band No Thrills (1979)

No shit.

Carcass Choice Cuts (2004)

Some of the greatest metal I’ve ever laid ears on, but one must skip the beginning and end. How could you not be in their corner? Good Carcass is the ultimate precursor to Mastodon, a band that David Dunlap Jr. refers to as “the Outkast of Real Metal.” The drummer (Carcass) suffered a massive brain hemorrhage as a result of BENDING OVER TO PET HIS CAT. Come on! He spent years recovering and assembling this compilation. It was his therapy! (not to be confused with Therapy? – wow, some jokes just found a new butt) From the looks of the shit-awful cover art, he was also temporarily rendered blind.

Antler s/t (2004)

Don’t be fooled by the label (Tortuga) or mildly awesome band name. This is more new Ya’llternative Depression doing Southern Rock doing Ya’llternative Depression, meaning, it’s a poor man’s My Morning Jacket or Lucero…and that man is starving.

Witchcraft s/t (2004)

This is a new band (doomy boogie, if yr asking) that has managed a sound not a day past 1971. Truth be told, it’s a little creepy.

Get Him Eat Him ?? (200?)

New band fronted by a rock critic, BUT they have been awarded GREATEST BAND NAME OF 2004!!!

Live Review:

…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead (DC, 9:30 Club, Monday Oct. 18, 2004)

Got in by way of host’s (DD Jr.) City Paper clout. Enjoyed this band two years ago, when they were a total drug-addled mess, barely getting through the major label debut that had so much promotional blood and sweat behind it, only to flop, flop, flop, flop. Now they’re touring right before an album hits, which means that Interscope is thinking of making this sound: Drop, drop, drop, drop, drop. They were terrible. You could have switched the vocals around and had any number of Christian Screamo bands. Not even the double drummers could save it. Double drummers always save it.