Needles & Grooves AoTM /// Vol. 14 - August 2020 /// Fugazi - In on the Kill Taker

[Thackeraye]

Hello all!

I'm honoured to be selected to pick your album of the month for August 2020. Looking forward to having fun with all your guessing, and to share this album with you. I'm in the UK, so I'll be working slightly different hours to you all. This means that I might not be able to answer your questions right away.

I don't think my clues are going to be as fancy as @Alexander, but I'll give it a go! My plan is to throw up some clues that might work on their own, might work together, and which might relate to the artist, the album, or a song. Part of the fun is going to be taking them and mashing them together to see what comes up.

Good luck, and happy guessing!

Graeme, Thackeraye

 

[Thackeraye]

Clues go here!

Spoiler: Clue 0

N&G AoTM Version 2.0: General Thread & Archive

So with @Alexander having announced his pick for July it’s time for me to draw the September victim picker... @Yer Ol' Uncle D!!! I think I speak for us all when I say that I’m excited to see what you dig out for us from the depths of your large collection! Aim for a thread start date of...

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Spoiler: Clue 01

Needles & Grooves AoTM /// Vol. 14 - August 2020 /// Guess Thread

Hello all! I'm honoured to be selected to pick your album of the month for August 2020. Looking forward to having fun with all your guessing, and to share this album with you. I'm in the UK, so I'll be working slightly different hours to you all. This means that I might not be able to answer...

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Spoiler: Clue 02

Needles & Grooves AoTM /// Vol. 14 - August 2020 /// Guess Thread

So, as is tradition. It's not Paula. Sorry.

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Spoiler: Clue 03

Needles & Grooves AoTM /// Vol. 14 - August 2020 /// Guess Thread

Go on.

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Spoiler: Clue 04 - Discogs

Needles & Grooves AoTM /// Vol. 14 - August 2020 /// Guess Thread

Go on.

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Spoiler: Clue 05

Needles & Grooves AoTM /// Vol. 14 - August 2020 /// Guess Thread

One more thing...

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Spoiler: Clue 06

Needles & Grooves AoTM /// Vol. 14 - August 2020 /// Guess Thread

One more thing...

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[Thackeraye]

Guesses go here!

Bsdmr2 - Lou Bega - A Little Bit of Mambo/Spice Girls - S/T, Basement Jaxx - Remedy
MikeH - Marillion - Misplaced Childhood
Joe Mac - Fugazi - Repeater +3
Supahypeag - Blind Guardian - Nightfall in Middle Earth/Temple of the Dog - S/T/Texas - White on Blonde or The Hush
Bluecloud777 - The Jason Lee McKinney Band - Pieces
Waitressboy - NSYNC - Celebrity
ByersVinyl - The Pogues - Hells Ditch/Rum Sodomy...and the Lash/Siouxsie & The Banshees - Superstition
Poly-Rythmo - The Cardigans - Gran Turismo
Skalap - The 3 Tenors
Gavaxeman - Bob Dylan - Infidels

 

[Thackeraye]

One of the joys of picking an album by an established artist is that you can highlight stories around the band and the album. To give you some context around my pick, check out the following (over 2 parts):

1) Trash Theory's overview of the band. A lot of this is based off info from the 33 1/3 book on the album, but it's a great place to start:


2) Pitchfork's 5 minute overview of the album. Thanks to @Jan for reminding me of this:


3) A Youtube video of the Albini Sessions for the album. If you want to download them I'm sure they are still on a blog somewhere:


4) Ep. #223: Ian MacKaye & Steve Albini (Part I) - Kreative Kontrol - Part 1 of a 2 part podcast with Ian and Steve Albini. Good to listen to if you have a spare couple of hours.

5) Wugazi - 13 Chambers. A Fugazi/Wu Tang Clan mashup shouldn't work, but it does...

 

[Thackeraye]

Supplementary Part 2!

6) US link to the 33 1/3 book on the album by Joe Gross. If you're a big fan it's worth your time.

Fugazi's In on the Kill Taker

By June 1993, when Washington, D.C.'s Fugazi released their third full-length album In on the Kill Taker, the quartet was reaching a thunderous peak in populari…

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7) A Spotify link to the Stargaze album mentioned in my write up. I'm not a huge fan, but it's definitely worth the 3 spins to check:


8) If you want to see what half of Fugazi are up to, I highly recommend the new Coriky album. It takes the sound of late-period Fugazi and runs with it. Highly recommended:


9) That rhythm section again - The Messthetics from last year. Also great:


10) Finally, for those of you who already have the album, but may want to still take part. Producer Ted Niceley has put up a crowdfunder to cover significant spinal surgery costs. If you can, and you feel like you wish to do so, this is a potential other avenue for a record cover price.
Help Ted Niceley organized by Matt McLaughlin

Enjoy!

 

[BazookaTooth]

clue por favor !

 

[supahypeag]

Clue number 1 was that it’s not John Mayer

 

[Thackeraye]

Here's a wee bonus. Call this Clue 0, as tradition might have to take over for clue 1:

N&G AoTM Version 2.0: General Thread & Archive

So with @Alexander having announced his pick for July it’s time for me to draw the September victim picker... @Yer Ol' Uncle D!!! I think I speak for us all when I say that I’m excited to see what you dig out for us from the depths of your large collection! Aim for a thread start date of...

www.needlesandgrooves.com

 

[Thackeraye]

Clue number 1 was that it’s not John Mayer

Got in ahead of me! I did have to spend 5 minutes trying to work out how to link to a post, so my status is correct!

 

[gouis]

Here's a wee bonus. Call this Clue 0, as tradition might have to take over for clue 1:

N&G AoTM Version 2.0: General Thread & Archive

So with @Alexander having announced his pick for July it’s time for me to draw the September victim picker... @Yer Ol' Uncle D!!! I think I speak for us all when I say that I’m excited to see what you dig out for us from the depths of your large collection! Aim for a thread start date of...

www.needlesandgrooves.com

Then it's Jason Mraz.

Boom solved.

 

[Joe Mac]

Got in ahead of me! I did have to spend 5 minutes trying to work out how to link to a post, so my status is correct!

click the button circled and it gives you think link for the individual post.

alternatively quote it and then add the quote to a new post in here.

 

[Thackeraye]

click the button circled and it gives you think link for the individual post.

alternatively quote it and then add the quote to a new post in here.

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Legend. Going to get a handle of this inter webs some day...

 

[Thackeraye]

Clue 01

 

[Skalap]

Clue 01

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Five guys ready to party.

 

[Souljacker]

Paula has five letters

 

[BazookaTooth]

where is @Teeeee ? ☹

 

[Thackeraye]

where is @Teeeee ? ☹

I feel like I can't continue without the traditional first guess!

 

[Skalap]

I feel like I can't continue without the traditional first guess!

Nor the second.

 

[Bsdmr2]

Clue 01

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Following the 5 theme from above, I’m shouting for Lou Bega - A Little Bit of Mambo featuring the only one and only Mambo No.5...

Game over.

 

[MikeH]

Following the 5 theme from above, I’m shouting for Lou Bega - A Little Bit of Mambo featuring the only one and only Mambo No.5...

Game over.

Fun fact: I recently discovered that Lou Bega is down to perform at weddings and he charges £38,000 which includes premium economy airfare for him and 4 female backup singers/dancers, for a 40 minute set.