RTX - "Speed to Roam". Terrible!

NOW WHERE IS MY LIMITED EDITION HOWLING HEX LP???!!!

may I also suggest:
http://www.nagg.net

Yeah, the guitar player pretty much does his job admirably -- not much to criticize, except for not being neil. Something about the guitar reminded me of Faster Pussycat, actually.

And seriously, Tim -- dissing Accelerator? for shame...

Yeah, I wasn't into the whole Trux-as-hacks, just-keepin'-on-keepin' on bizness.

http://dragcity.com/images/splrtx01.jpg

Do they plan to release all of this stuff on CD eventually, or are they considered rough sketches/works in progress for the next "official" Howling Hex release? I hope it all comes out in digital format soon

They'd better not come out on CD, given how much we've had to pay for the vinyl. These single LPs have been aboot $5 more than the double vinyl version of The Howling Hex, and persumably have been so pricey to offset no CD to help recoup costs. As for digital format, it does say on the first record that purchase of the LP gives the owner right to copy/distribute it digitally.

It's good to know that the LPs are just now showing up at other people's doorsteps - that means mine is hopefully on its way too.

WISHBONE ASH Argus (MCA/Decca) cd 12.98
Back on list 126, I (Allan) wrote about my belated discovery of the greatness that is Wishbone Ash's self-titled 1970 debut. Well, now it's about time to follow that up with a rave review of another Wishbone Ash record, this being the newly remastered and expanded edition of their third album, 1972's "Argus". Giving this a few listens, I've come to the conclusion that while their first album is certainly somewhat more of a "heavy rock" outing (think Cream meets Thin Lizzy), "Argus" is equally great, and is actually destined to be one of my ALL TIME favorite albums! Seriously, I'm becoming kinda obsessed with listening to this, with its absolutely gorgeous, gentle melodies and its extended instrumental workouts. Some internet investigation reveals that I'm not alone -- this record is in fact considered by many fans to be Wishbone Ash's absolute masterpiece. They just got everything right on this release, from the evocative cover photo of an ancient sentry to the achingly beautiful, stirring music. I can't get enough of the three-part vocal harmonies, the dual guitar leads, or the melancholic power of the riffs. Favorite tracks include the beautiful British folk of "Leaf And Stream", the anthemic "Warrior", and the shoulda-been-a-pop-hit "Sometime World". The whole album has a timeless vibe. Maybe you could call their style "rural progressive" rock? It's melodic, mystical and complex in ways that make it sound simple.
In addition to being remastered, this new 30th anniversary edition includes three bonus tracks: the entire "Live From Memphis" promo-only EP. These live-on-the-radio versions of "Phoenix" (from their debut) and "Jail Bait" and "The Pilgrim" (from their second album, "Pilgrimage") add another half-hour to the disc, being even more jammed-out and epic than the original studio cuts! So even if you already have the old cd of "Argus", you should consider replacing it with this disc, these bonus tracks are worth it! The loud-soft dynamics and interlocking instrumental loveliness of the live "Pilgrim" are positively 'post-rock', but better of course.
Truly 'classic' rock that needs to be rediscovered. My advice for this week: pick up that

WISHBONE ASH s/t (MCA) cd 10.98
This is one of those classic rock '70s bands that I (Allan) had always heard of (their claim to fame was pioneering the twin guitar harmony thing, inspiring Thin Lizzy and later Iron Maiden) but had never heard... Nobody was like, "Dude! Wishbone Ash! You gotta hear 'em!". Still, I've been curious, and finally a copy of this album, Wishbone Ash's 1970 debut fell into my hands. And yep, it's pretty great. I've investigated further, and it might be that this was really their best album. It's like a combination of heavy British blues-rock a la Cream with harmony guitars that, yes, sound like Thin Lizzy (or The Champs). The vocals sound kinda like Greg Lake of King Crimson/ELP, but they do some vocal harmonies that sound more old-timey, Brit-folk style. It's not super heavy though it has its moments, it's definitely not metal, but it IS hard rock, with lengthy songs (including two that exceed ten minutes) featuring almost-Allmans-like guitar jamming. Great stuff, if you're like me and dig songs with titles like "Lady Whiskey" and "Queen of Torture". While not a discovery on par with finding out that Uriah Heep was actually pretty amazing (allow me -- "Dude! Uriah Heep! Go get 'Look At Yourself'!! The one with the mirror on the cover, you've seen it a thousand times. It's really great!") but I'm glad to now to be hip to Wishbone Ash, this album at least. Recommended to those into the

I remember an old issue of CMJ when they used to do that thing where they asked people what 5 records they were currently digging, and NMH listed

Joao Gilberto's white album
Lee Konitz live at the Half Note
Larry Young's complete Blue Note recordings on Mosaic
Pierre Boulez's Pli Selon Pli
U-Roy Version of Wisdom

Dude has great taste...

Did you ever see that page on the old royaltrux.com, where they posted a list of what were supposedly all the tapes rolling around in their tour van? I printed it out and saved it somewhere; whether true or not, it was such a great and funny touchstone on the Royal Trux aesthetic. (I can only remember Bob Dylan's "Planet Waves" and Guns 'N Roses' "The Spaghetti Incident?")

-- Broheems (electrifyingmoj...), January 24th, 2004.

Yeah Morris I think I do remember seeing that on the website. That website was so them, too - great to just get lost in.

*sigh* man we were lucky to have them. Whatta band.

Between yesterday afternoon and my checking this morning, the third LP has gone out of print, so if people haven't ordered yet and want a copy, they better hope their local store picked it up.

(Maybe I'm being too insistent on finding something that doesn't exist, but the sound of that song is so "familiar" to me, yet I can't figure out what musical memories I'm drawing from when I listen to it and shiver with some kind of distant folk-memory recognition.)

('Is Red'...what a song.)

You'd be wrong in yr assumption.

I just got the 3rd Howling Hex LP and I like it a lot, but I have no idea what future music from NMH will based on these three LPs.

That's the one song on that side I'm not so hot on... It seems to be sung in the voice of some macho paramilitary character...

this nwe album is to be released on Tuesday but Amoeba has some CD and LP copies today, 13.98 apiece. that is all.

At the very least, this album is more unique and fucked up and affecting than ANY other rock album released this year. I love the production. It's beyond intense; feels like listening to Aerosmith while tripping on bad acid. Hopefully it won't just fade away into "retarded comeback album" status.. rock band needing lessons in fucking shit up could do a lot lot worse than listening to this album.

herrema is queen

Ahhh I NEED TO FIND THIS LIST

my record collection in a nutshell!

Incorrect. It is the AWSWM.

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/5326/rtxrecall3ny8.jpg

god forbid an exterminator company should be associated with something as loathsome as rock n roll amirite

http://www.old-time.com/commercials/1940

Swear there was talk about the new RTX one on here but I guess not. Anyway it's great. Hair metal fantasy ridiculance. lol they are touring in the UK with PRIMAL SCREAM in Nov. They are also doing their own shows for which they expect to get paid £1000. That is probably roughly one pound for every person who will buy the album in the Uk, if that

um Primal Scream dedicated an entire album to RTX

the first song on the last record was tremendous. and then it went all rockin'.

by new RTX one do you mean western exterminator or something newer?

whoa there's a new new one, awesome

http://www.dragcity.com/catalog/records/dc353.jpg

"cheap wine time" is awesome.

working the motley crue power ballad feel.

um Primal Scream dedicated an entire album to RTX

Really? Well hush my mouth. Yeah I never heard Western Exterminator but this new one and Transmaniacon slay me

so this is not a classy move, but did anyone here buy the cd or digital version of the new RTX? i bought it vinyl the week it came out, so drag city and the band got my money, but for some reason the record doens't come with a digital download and i can't find it for free online anywhere. if anyone feels like uploading the album and linking me to it so i can have it on my ipod, i would be really appreciative and figure out some way to repay you

so no huh?

From royaltrux.com:

We get asked a lot: "What are you listening to these days?" Unless we have some preplanned answer that is suitably framed for some reason or other, we draw a blank and say: "Oh, lots of stuff."
Yesterday I was cleaning out the van and I found all of these cassette covers stuffed down in a seat pocket. The first thing we do when we buy a new cassettte is take the cover out of the case and chuck it because it gets in the way. Then we write the name of the cassette on the plastic case. It makes travel easier. I know we've listened to all of these, and they were all purchased on tour, mostly in truck stops, over the last six years.

AEROSMITH PANDORA'S TOYS
AUGUSTUS PABLO REBEL ROCK REGGAE
T-BONE WALKER DIRTY MISTREATER
BLACK SABBATH WE SOLD OUR SOULS FOR ROCK AND ROLL
SOUNDGARDEN BADMOTORFINGER
ALICE COOPER GREATEST HITS
MELANIE THE BEST OF
BLACK SABBATH SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH
THE BYRDS GREATEST HITS
ROLLING STONES DIRTY WORK
STEELY DAN COUNTDOWN TO ECSTASY
JEFFERSON AIRPLANE FILLMORE WEST 1967
SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE THERE'S A RIOT GOIN' ON
TED NUGENT WEEKEND WARRIOR
ROD STEWART NEVER A DULL MOMENT
CHARLIE PARKER THE VERY BEST OF BIRD
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL TRAVELIN' BAND
JOHN PRINE JOHN PRINE
THE BLACK CROWES SOUTHERN HARMONY AND MUSICAL COMPANION
TEENAGE FANCLUB BANDWAGONESQUE
JOHNNY CASH THE LEGENDARY JOHNNY CASH
AEROSMITH TOYS IN THE ATTIC
ROLLING STONES LIVE AT EARL'S COURT 1976
ROLLING STONES SOME GIRLS
GRATEFUL DEAD LIVE/DEAD
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN WILD, INNOCENT AND THE E STREET SHUFFLE
JERRY REED THE BEST OF
BAD COMPANY STRAIGHT SHOOTER
EAGLES GREATEST HITS
JOHN FAHEY I REMEMBER BLIND JOE DEATH
GONE THE CRIMINAL MIND
THE RAMONES RAMONES
VARIOUS THE BEST PUNK ALBUM IN THE WORLD
MEAT PUPPETS NO JOKE
PINK FLOYD RELICS
ICE CUBE KILL AT WILL
NATION OF ULYSSES 13-POINT PROGRAM TO DESTROY AMERICA
WAGNER OVERTURES
MEGADETH YOUTHANASIA
MILES DAVIS QUINTET MILES SMILES
VARIOUS KOOL RAP
GODZ ALIEN
FUGS GOLDEN FILTH
THE FACES LONDON 1974
DEREK AND THE DOMINOS LAYLA
PRINCE FAR I AND THE ARABS CRY TOUGH DUB ENCOUNTER
THE BEACH BOYS STACK-O-TRACKS
MEAT PUPPETS TOO HIGH TO DIE
PUBLIC ENEMY FEAR OF A BLACK PLANET
GUNS AND ROSES THE SPAGHETTI INCIDENT?
GRATEFUL DEAD AMERICAN BEAUTY
FRANK ZAPPA UNCLE MEAT
JOHN LEE HOOKER THE REAL FOLK BLUES
WAYLON JENNINGS THE COLLECTOR'S SERIES
THREE DOG NIGHT JOY TO THE WORLD
GUNS AND ROSES LIES
THE SUBDUDES ANNUNCIATION
ROLLINS BAND WEIGHT
LEADBELLY LEADBELLY
VARIOUS THE CAEDMON TREASURY OF MODERN POETS
CHOPIN PRELUDES
STAPLES SINGERS GREATEST HITS
ALICE COOPER EASY ACTION
JEFF BECK ANTHOLOGY
THIN LIZZY JOHNNY THE FOX
MOTORHEAD THE COLLECTION
SEX PISTOLS NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS
GETO BOYS WE CAN'T BE STOPPED
VARIOUS THE BLUES VOLUME 3
TAMPA RED BOTTLENECK GUITAR 1928-1937
CARPENTERS THE SINGLES
GEORGE JONES GOLDEN HITS
THE FIRESIGN THEATER WAITING FOR THE ELECTRICIAN OR SOMEONE LIKE HIM
ELTON JOHN YOUR SONGS
BADFINGER STRAIGHT UP
ISAAC HAYES GREATEST HITS
OTIS REDDING IN CONCERT
DEEP PURPLE MADE IN JAPAN
AL GREEN UNCHAINED MELODY
BOB DYLAN PLANET WAVES
GLEN CAMPBELL ALL-TIME FAVORITE HITS
REM MONSTER
HANK WILLIAMS THE VERY BEST OF
BLACK UHURU STRONGG
LEON RUSSELL THE BEST OF
JEFF BECK TRUTH
HOWLIN' WOLF HIS GREATEST SIDES VOL. 1

rtx split with primal scream; rtx cover spirit and primal scream cover i want you; stream here: http://www.buddyhead.com/primal-scream-rtx-limited-12-vinyl-record-boom/