Greatest nightclub ever! He's still answering questions, too.

'Live and Loud' is getting a standalone DVD release, which makes this whole reissue campaign worthwhile for me. The opening performance of 'Radio Friendly Unit Shifter' slays me every time.

Raymond Watts actually sang and wrote the lyrics to "Spit Sperm."

A couple of reasons:
 
1- I have a really nice stereo, and I try to go for the highest quality format I can get for it. CDs are great, but the ideal choice for me is a DVD with high resolution audio. I'll buy high res flacs or wavs from bands online if they offer them (like My Bloody Valentine did with their last album).
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Hey- to be fair, I make a point to purchase 99% of my CDs at the few remaining mom and pop shops around Seattle, even though it'd be significantly cheaper and more convenient to order off of Amazon.com. The one that killed me the most was when I paid $80.00 for that Smiths box set that was released a few years ago,…

I'd consider myself a fan. The guy is one hell of an entertainer with tons of charisma. His music is catchy, good-natured and has a touch of class to it. It seems like he's attempting to raise the bar of pop stardom the way Motown did in the 1960s.

I had to go to three different Targets to get a copy because each one of them were sold out (Target has an exclusive edition with two extra tracks, one of which is really, really great). I honestly can't think of the last time I've had to do that.

Low pH and harmony. All very nice, very nice, very nice, very nice, very nice. But maybe in the next world.

@crickinmyneck:disqus I'll agree with you there- no one came out of this smelling like roses. I'll even admit I have a certain bias against YACHT, because I've always thought he came across as smug and douchey in interviews.

@crickinmyneck:disqus I don't think this was a blacklist threat, Chris was just pointing out that even though something like software piracy can seem consequence-free, sometimes the actual consequences manifest down the road in unexpected ways. Such as when a department store rips off one of your ideas, you protest…

Exactly. This was actually addressed in the comments section of the link I posted. Chris Randall (the guy behind that blog) admitted he had used cracked software in the past. The crucial difference is he didn't make a point to brag about it in an interview and then smugly ask, "Does all this piracy make me a bad…

While I'm sympathetic to YACHT's situation with getting ripped off by Kohls, it's worth noting that Jonah Bechtolt is no stranger to stealing intellectual property, himself:
http://www.analogindustries…

I don't hate it.

@avclub-e409553d4dbb70bc1bc5b3f34808fb64:disqus That would be "Oxidizer." That was more a Jared Louche solo disc (backed by the two guys from Acumen Nation/DJ? Acucrack) than Chemlab proper.

@The_Guilty_Party:disqus I wouldn't say it's "not as good," it's just a very different kind of album. They were trying to branch out and experiment with different ideas. Had they not broken up right afterward, it probably would have been a transitional record toward something with those same ideas more fully-formed.

Ogre toured as a live member of Ministry for a couple of tours. You can see him in the "In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up" video, wearing a Chemlab t-shirt. Their "cover" of "Smothered Hope" is a b-side on the "Burning Inside" 12" single:
http://www.youtube.com/watc…

They have slightly different track listings, but songs 1 and 2 are the same for both.

R.E.M. - "Automatic For the People"
Magazine - "Real Life"
PiL - "Metal Box/Second Edition"
Phoenix - "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix"
The Stooges - "Fun House"
Einstürzende Neubauten - "1/2 Mensch"

I wouldn't write-off "'Till the Band Comes In." Yes, the second side has a few forgettable covers that were only thrown on as a compromise to his label, but the Walker-penned tracks are classics that hold their own up against anything from the Scott albums.

I wouldn't write-off "'Till the Band Comes In." Yes, the second side has a few forgettable covers that were only thrown on as a compromise to his label, but the Walker-penned tracks are classics that hold their own up against anything from the Scott albums.