Agreed, I avoid all the Stonesy stuff, very frustrating. I find myself defending them to friends who scowl at my fandom but Vanishing Point and Xtrmntr are genius and still bear repeat listens. The rest, I'm not too fussed about. The extended Orb mix of Higher Than The Sun is fucking great. Rocks is played by every pub band in a 15 mile radius of my house every night. I used to like it when I was 12 years old but I cannot bear it now.
Vanishing Point was the gateway drug for me age 14-15, opened up my ears to tons of incredible musical references pre-internet, and it'll always hold a dear place in my heart. I was obsessed with Kowalski as a kid, and a few years later getting into CAN, I was equally as obsessed with Halleluwah, lo and behold I only found out recently that the drums on Kowalski are Jaki's from said track sampled. A chance hearing of Autobahn 66 in a record shop, asking the guy the guy behind the counter who it was, then him going "if you like that you'll love this" then playing Hallogallo by Neu. I do like how they openly wear their influences.
dinosaurkale-> wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2019 4:43 am
i also saw them on that tour and it seemed like Kevin was in the corner making noise and adding layers but i too was too young to care that much and pay closer attention
Haha agreed, me too. Now I wish I could have studied what he was doing more. I've seen some footage and he has a Roland midi pickup on the Mosrite.
etc and tracks like Autobahn 66 and the still pretty thrilling Kowalski are ace but most of the more geetar boogie stuff leaves me colder than Vladivostok.
