The Fleshtones
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 9:04 amI've got Roman Gods and Hexbreaker. Can someone suggest 2 or 3 other Cd's I should look into? According to AMG they released a new one this year.
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 9:04 amPosted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 10:30 amHexbreaker may be one of my all time favorite records. To me, nothing in their catalog compares since then. Their last couple have just been fair.
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 11:28 amIf you could only have two, I think you've got the best two right now, though most anything they do is pretty darn good. Wish Hexbreaker and Roman Gods would make it to CD.
Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 8:53 pmI was going to suggest the Greatest Hits disc "Living Legends" then I noticed it was $79.99 used on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Living-Legends-Fl ... 872&sr=8-1
Wish I saw them earlier, but I did get to catch them once in the early 90's at Ron Wood's old club in downtown NYC. What great energy they had live!
http://www.amazon.com/Living-Legends-Fl ... 872&sr=8-1
Wish I saw them earlier, but I did get to catch them once in the early 90's at Ron Wood's old club in downtown NYC. What great energy they had live!
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 2:02 am[quote][i]Originally posted by DougMash[/i]
<br>I was going to suggest the Greatest Hits disc "Living Legends" then I noticed it was $79.99 used on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Living-Legends-Fl ... 872&sr=8-1
Wish I saw them earlier, but I did get to catch them once in the early 90's at Ron Wood's old club in downtown NYC. What great energy they had live!
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They still play live occasionally in NYC.
<br>I was going to suggest the Greatest Hits disc "Living Legends" then I noticed it was $79.99 used on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Living-Legends-Fl ... 872&sr=8-1
Wish I saw them earlier, but I did get to catch them once in the early 90's at Ron Wood's old club in downtown NYC. What great energy they had live!
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They still play live occasionally in NYC.
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 2:29 amI am a big fan. Their IRS material is unquestionably their finest, so anything else you can pick up, even on vinyl, is worth it - Up Front, the fabulous live "Speed Connection II."
Fleshtones vs. Reality is also very good, but hard to find. "Angry Years" is a collection of demos from the immediate post-IRS era that is low on fidelity but high on energy and has some real gems. It too is hard to find (we are noticing a pattern?).
While none of their other stuff quite measures up to the IRS material (they really suffered the loss of Marek Pakulski and Gordon Spaeth from the line up), you can pick up a lot of it for cheap, and some of it is not without some quality songs. You could spend $2 on a cup of coffee or "Beautiful Light" from the bargain bin for example.
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Fleshtones vs. Reality is also very good, but hard to find. "Angry Years" is a collection of demos from the immediate post-IRS era that is low on fidelity but high on energy and has some real gems. It too is hard to find (we are noticing a pattern?).
While none of their other stuff quite measures up to the IRS material (they really suffered the loss of Marek Pakulski and Gordon Spaeth from the line up), you can pick up a lot of it for cheap, and some of it is not without some quality songs. You could spend $2 on a cup of coffee or "Beautiful Light" from the bargain bin for example.
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Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 5:00 amThanks for the suggestions gspot. As for choosing between Roman Gods and Hexbreaker, I favor Roman Gods.
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 4:46 am