Hail to the Chimp

311, I am ready to like.

Came to demand satisfaction for Back Door Santa (which I guess is the point of the song). Not only does it rule, but it's responsible for the glory that is Christmas in Hollis.

What's the difference?

I choose to celebrate the entire back catalogue, but No Sanctuary and the Winter 7" are my favourites. When I first heard No Sanctuary when I was 19 or so, I was totally blown away at how off-base my preconceptions of what that band on every crusty's dog's mini vest must sound like. I was expecting stock standard…

The 2nd Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats album is the hammer. Like a downtuned Hawkwind with perfect inept drumming and fucked up vocals:

Dated, sure, but it makes perfect sense that a teenager in the mid-90s would have never even heard of Apple Computers. The whole episode is a really good time capsule of the state of pop culture in 1996, and that joke is one of the best parts of it.

Most insane utterance I've heard in my (Australian) workplace:

1. Black Sabbath. Six unfuckwithable, genre-defining classics in six years, short period of shakiness, then back to genius with motherfucking MOB RULES.

AC/DC or get bent
Bon Scott era only. "Jailbreak" has it all: spoken word intro, parts to point at crowd demanding backup vocals, enough space to take wild, drunken liberties with the vocal pattern like you're Phil Lynott in smack era, ample opportunity for gun-hands during "rifles firin'/bullet in his back" part.

As a Big Fat Guy, I dispute your assertion that "Travellin' Band" is easy. There's some serious bellowing-a-long-run-on-sentence-at-the-top-of-your-lungs parts in that song.

Ah, so you did, missed it completely. If their new record didn't totally grab you I'd recommend the first LP. Different, slightly nuttier singer and an altogether rougher vibe.

2011 is a good year for Swedish Heavy Metal
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