With each passing summer day, I find myself diving into that old CD/Record/Tape collection to see what stuff has gathered more dust, because the way I see it is the more dust you have on something, the stronger the need to unearth it. So, today I delved deep into my pile of CD's and unearthed The Further Adventures of Babes In Toyland by, well...Babes In Toyland. This only further propels my nasty obsession with ugly, thrashy, noisy grunge music. But hey, it's a worthy obsession nonetheless.
If you have never heard of this band, I dare you to check them out. Kat Bjelland not only wails on the guitar, but her voice is monstrous, yet angelic at times. Who can pull that off? Yeah yeah...Karen O and all that jazz. Either way, this compilation was a disc I bought my sophomore year of high school, and it has some live recordings of the band at Lollapolooza '93, and the '95 Readings Festival as well as previously unreleased material. It's a good buy for someone just getting into BIT.
Another great find was The Kinks' You Really Got Me, which is sort of a "best of" compilation that's comprised of material from 1964-1967. It's got some great songs on here, including fan-favorite "All Day and All of the Night," and "A Well Respected Man," which I'm sure some of you will remember from the movie Juno.
That's all I got for now...I'll leave you with a little song called "Hitchin' a Ride" by Vanity Fare. This song always reminds me of summer...don't know why. Peace!
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