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thermalben started the topic in Tuesday, 28 Feb 2012 at 6:47pm

Alright, time for some discussion on what yr all listening too. My iTunes inventory is getting a little stale so I'm up for some inspiration.

Currently loving The Drones' album "Havilah".. incredible songwriting and some of the best recorded guitars and drum I've heard in a long time. I'm a little late to the party with this album but it's on high rotation at the moment and will probably stay there a while. I've seen these guys live once (Fowlers, Adelaide) and fortunately they're incredible on stage too. Can't wait to see them again.

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blackers Friday, 25 Jul 2025 at 7:51pm
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some little Cranker birdies told me Grün got an emergency call from ...And You Shall Know Us By the Trail of Dead... unreal! : )

How do you do those little thingies over the letters

The little thingies are umlauts. Ä wonderfúl affectatioñ you can get by holding the key down on yer phöñë keyboard.
You're welcome.

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seeds Friday, 25 Jul 2025 at 8:01pm
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some little Cranker birdies told me Grün got an emergency call from ...And You Shall Know Us By the Trail of Dead... unreal! : )

How do you do those little thingies over the letters

The little thingies are umlauts. Ä wonderfúl affectatioñ you can get by holding the key down on yer phöñë keyboard.
You're welcome.

I’m getting fancy now hehe
Shit I’ve already forgotten

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thermalben Friday, 25 Jul 2025 at 9:17pm
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some little Cranker birdies told me Grün got an emergency call from ...And You Shall Know Us By the Trail of Dead... unreal! : )

Not quite an emergency call.. but still, what an honour! Now I just gotta remember how to play the tunes. Fortunately being Grun, a 30 min set will probably be three songs plus tuning.

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blackers Friday, 25 Jul 2025 at 9:36pm

Awesome Ben, look forward to hearing about it
On another planet musically, there is this gem.

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R00ney Friday, 25 Jul 2025 at 9:55pm
thermalben wrote:
basesix wrote:

some little Cranker birdies told me Grün got an emergency call from ...And You Shall Know Us By the Trail of Dead... unreal! : )

Not quite an emergency call.. but still, what an honour! Now I just gotta remember how to play the tunes. Fortunately being Grun, a 30 min set will probably be three songs plus tuning.

Nice one !

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mike oxhard Saturday, 26 Jul 2025 at 10:42am

you blokes have pretty good music taste, you might enjoy this little list I put together https://open.spotify.com/playlist/13XGJBQmHOAJLCjZX3a8Lj?si=9324a7544d6e...

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benskii Saturday, 26 Jul 2025 at 6:24pm

Hottest 100 Oz songs on the J's is turning out to be pretty great. I've been on double J for a few years now so I had low hopes but it's been a pretty good mix.

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Distracted Saturday, 26 Jul 2025 at 8:00pm

The Veronica’s at no.3? They’re kidding.

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blackers Saturday, 26 Jul 2025 at 8:40pm
benskii wrote:

Hottest 100 Oz songs on the J's is turning out to be pretty great. I've been on double J for a few years now so I had low hopes but it's been a pretty good mix.

Have read lots of complaints about recency bias. Don't have a problem with the kids liking different stuff. INXS and Hilltop Hoods seems a fair top 2.
Edit: the Veronica's? Who dat?

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benskii Saturday, 26 Jul 2025 at 9:27pm

Yep same and I didn't vote so I can't complain about any recency bias. And it was never a station for people my age anyway.

I never got the love for the Veronicas but good on em for hanging around.

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truebluebasher Saturday, 26 Jul 2025 at 10:08pm

Qld Health now mandate a heart palpitating lime cordial Breakdance before being committed...
Reckon these maniacs nearly broke tbb this time...gonna be a slow painful heartache recovery.
Rolling & squirming at their feet pleading for Air...'Can't Breathe'...being serious here >
They brand tbb the mental one for not being able to stomach their toxic brew!

[ Sign Here...for yer free Dope sample Punk! ]
Martini Mussolini has shaken up a Lime Cordial Cocktail for Cheap Tuesday....drink up tbb or else...(Gulp!)
Sure...tbb is jokin'...plan to hold out for a month...before they force it down me throat!
Qld [LNP] : "Make Qld mental outpatients...prisoners in Police State Hell Holes again!"

Cheer Up! Not as bad as it sounds...
[factcheck] 2015 Qld Psych Ward awarded outpatient tbb roadie rights to set up his fav local Band...
Not sure if that has caught on or if tbb is still the first & only truly fanatical Mental Groupie!

tbb's Mental Ward Breakout Plans (Include) > 10 year Relapse Tour Special
tbb will model swellnet lifeline contribution...earn [Grun] top billing on Lifeline's Loony Tunes Tour Bus!

Ben's Tunesmiths : "Can reverse osmosis a sea demon into yer Cordial Mix Tape tbb!"
swellnet drum circle : "We can roll out as many relapsibles as ya need tbb...just say the magic word!
"WTF...Like who mixes up Secret Sound with Magic Word...
(Just sayin' Ya don't need to mumble a Magic Word tbb...just gotta guess the secret sound Ok!)

tbb : "It's fine guys...think tbb has cracked the secret word sound...It's Ye Olde ' lime cordial recipe!"

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mike oxhard Sunday, 27 Jul 2025 at 3:09pm

II can relate TBB I just finished a J that tasted like lime cordial

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tearymasseuse Sunday, 27 Jul 2025 at 10:15pm

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blackers Tuesday, 29 Jul 2025 at 8:33pm

Heard this week. Not in the Top 100 but a fun reminder of what is possible.

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blackers Tuesday, 29 Jul 2025 at 10:12pm

From Gero.

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basesix Sunday, 3 Aug 2025 at 7:52pm

Ahoy-hoy !!
'captain' theme tonight.. or 'all at sea sunday' at least..
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Thanks Captain, I thought that pic would be in your Wheelhouse.

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basesix Sunday, 3 Aug 2025 at 7:48pm

Ride, captains, ride.. (this one goes out to the Calhoun mystery ship)..

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tearymasseuse Sunday, 3 Aug 2025 at 7:55pm

- yes capitan ;)

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tearymasseuse Sunday, 3 Aug 2025 at 7:58pm

…get ready to be booglarized, calhoun $tyle

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blackers Sunday, 3 Aug 2025 at 8:00pm

Nice version of a song ol Cap would like, and a personal fave.

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basesix Sunday, 3 Aug 2025 at 8:16pm
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…get ready to be booglarized, calhoun $tyle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucA3q5VCQW0

^ ooof, the subtle foldback request at 0:56, and that commanding nod of approval at 1:02.. ooooh baby..
baritone, is it? here's Leno playing at polka karaoke.. (this one goes out to sarge)..

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tearymasseuse Sunday, 3 Aug 2025 at 8:24pm

;)

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tearymasseuse Sunday, 3 Aug 2025 at 8:50pm

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tubeshooter Sunday, 3 Aug 2025 at 9:32pm

Beware that hooded old man at the rudder.

All at sea.

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basesix Sunday, 3 Aug 2025 at 9:45pm

what's been amazing, is pressing play on all these tunes,
then scrolling up to Cpt's AW and Supa in their Cpt's cabin,
every single tune has worked.. these'll be a test..


3 cheers for jim henson

(^ geez, Cpt Vegetable possibly worked best!)

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AlfredWallace Sunday, 3 Aug 2025 at 9:46pm
basesix wrote:

what's been amazing, is pressing play on all these tunes,
then scrolling up to Cpt's AW and Supa in their Cpt's cabin,
every single tune has worked.. these'll be a test..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hyWDPMf81s
3 cheers for jim henson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMXuCilm8wg

Well. It’s all Captain Goodvibes here at present in the Ocean Beach Hotel, Padang.
We’ve got a bit of a gas problem again today, methane levels have risen in the cabin, may have to jump ship or go down with it.
Supa is just starting to write lines to go with his rhythmical and melodious rear end, quite the song writer I must say.
All the music with Captains is very enjoyable, thanks for posting it, just pondering our next meal so he can return to full gas production. No gas here is being taxed or imported, just imparted. AW

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blackers Sunday, 3 Aug 2025 at 9:48pm

It sounds like you guys have had a fun time. But all good things must come to an end.

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AlfredWallace Sunday, 3 Aug 2025 at 9:55pm
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It sounds like you guys have had a fun time. But all good things must come to an end.

Blackers. Hi mate. Hope you’re well. True, but we’ve had a blast. It really does prove you can make friendships on line, something I’d never have imagined, I’m not on any other form of social media.

Here’s one of my all time favourites.

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I’ll be home to freezing cold weather on the 6th

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basesix Sunday, 3 Aug 2025 at 10:12pm

haha, how's the refs in this, American Wolf, son of Eddie VHalen..
Rodriguez directed, suitable send off for you rocking lads,
@AW and @Supa, been fun for us to ride along with a little.
sleep well dusk till dawn. you've had some thrillers!

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truebluebasher Monday, 4 Aug 2025 at 12:08am

Captain Sensible...continued...
tbb recalls meeting him briefly twice...
(Tip!) 2nd time he may have been ill...he refused shaking hands with punters!
Put in context...a whole heap of crew crowded him in...so reckon he was backing off...
Possibly a phobia of sorts or just sheer exhaustion after an epic gig...as ya get with these legends!

This B Side Strawberry Dross medley
Is Kinda influenced by Snakefinger's / Residents Commercial Album...
Well...Crass also crossed over into this freak show carnival...likely from his time there as well.

Alt Title ...Hmm Sounds Great...
Well it has some real nifty tunes...perfect filler for sessions back in the Punk daze...
This being a later extra play from his LP re issue (So not a rehash but an original longer ep recording!)
This being the leftover not on the single...so it flows on as intended...not a filler!
Recorded in his bedroom on TEAC Portastudio
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portastudio

Bonus...Here's his earlier equally Psychotic Crass / Poison Girls Carnival ep
It's a little rough...but does have a unique quality as the above Medley.
Always very weird & original but also has this bizarre inherent anarchistic Tunesmith quality!
Like ya wanna instantly dismiss his oddball sound but it's ever fresh & unique...even still now!
So yeah! Equally groundbreaking & none would notice or care...a lot to absorb here!
Anything but boring...just keeps cooking like a stock pot...throw that in...like this...Oh Yeah! Cool!
So many different sounds orchestrating a truly weird anarchistic mosaic...but it works out fine!

"This is yer Captain Speaking!"

What D'Ya Give...the Man who's gotten Everything
Our Souls to You
* The Russians are Coming
(Do yerselves a favour...this is still a shit hot WAR protest track ...perfectly fit for 2025)
Also very original...sounds like no other punk track...that's wot we punks crave...the real deal it is!
Reckon if ya roll this out now as a re-issue...farkin' piss off all them warmonger freaks it would!
Check out the texture of sound...fuckin' groovy punk ethic + Air raid sirens..it's the bomb!
Dig this shit...so far ahead of the game is Captain Sensible...we are not worthy fans!