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By: five songs: rocket from the crypt at 17 dots

five songs: rocket from the crypt at 17 dots — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 17:12:16 +0000

[...] to that Hot Snakes post from the other day, I’ve been listening to a lot of Rocket from the Crypt this past [...]

By: yancey

yancey — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:04:03 +0000

pitchfork were totally badass. i love em. thanks for mentioning them, greg.

and refugeenius, i agree on people always sleeping on the hot snakes. they never got that much attention from the press, maybe because they were older and not representing something “new” and “exciting” and blahblahblah? dudes have totally been shafted, that’s for sure.

p.s. i would kill for a hot snakes/shellac double bill.

By: refugeenius

refugeenius — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:47:00 +0000

I wonder if the internet has provided an accurate picture of how many people miss this band, because any random search on the web shows a wake of awed mutterings on people’s blogs that describe the band in hallowed terms. It’s like the collective whisper of the masses whilst describing a deity with mystical power.
I was fortunate enough to witness their last ever studio session at Triple J radio in Sydney, Australia, on their 2005 Australian tour – a friend knew some people and we were allowed into the studio to ‘hang out’ – I must say it is rather impossible to pinpoint what has made this band so good. There is literally nothing else in their presentation apart from their songs. It was simply four men, of nondescript appearance, turning up and plugging in. Had I attempted to pick their brains on an individual or group basis, it would still have been futile.
In 2007 we still talk of musicians of past eras with phenomenal abilities to capture the imaginations of so many people with their songs, as if they had sold their souls to the devil in exchange for this talent. What will we be saying in another 25 years about the Hot Snakes?

By: Greg

Greg — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 22:35:44 +0000

Before Jehu these folks were also in Pitchfork (yes this was long before the web site), whose output is also on Emu. Gotta love “Burn Pigs Burn” or “Rana.”

And the Snakes’ “If Credit’s What Matters I’ll Take Credit” is still one of the greatest opening tracks on any record. I listened to it in a record store wondering if it would be any good, and within 15 seconds I was floored.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 16:37:04 +0000

Have to agree on the Penetrators. My fave swami releases are the 3 albums of long lost classic punk: Penetrators, Testors and Crime. Amazing stuff!

By: peculiar

peculiar — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:46:01 +0000

This makes me SO happy. Yay emusic!

By: Joey Jo Jo

Joey Jo Jo — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:04:50 +0000

Awesome. I’m still bummed they broke up. I have to agree with you about “Salton City”, one of my favorites.

By: X-Ray Dash

X-Ray Dash — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:49:42 +0000

Nice to see Swami back! I jumped on Hot Snakes’ Thunder Down Under (more radio sessions, recorded in Australia on their last tour) to round out my collection.