tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1063148213411604468.post9222974600679855506..comments2023-05-07T02:14:28.751-07:00Comments on Pungent Sound: Raft of Dead MonkeysArthur Rambohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01527328137532667215noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1063148213411604468.post-58073044855672655062009-05-23T10:07:17.969-07:002009-05-23T10:07:17.969-07:00i think raft, 90 pound wuss, blenderhead, roadside...i think raft, 90 pound wuss, blenderhead, roadside, even frodus got kind of glossed over by some people because of the t&n association, regardless of if those bands were "christian bands" or not, frodus for example was t&n trying to branch out and bring in other artists. i think 90 pound wuss somehow fit in with the christian label, but i'm not positive and if it did it's not overt...it's just intense and solid music. people really should go back and check them out. maybe it was those associations that kept more people form knowing about them or raft?<br /><br />raft may have been sort of a tongue in cheek self aware parody of rock and punk, with so many ridiculous songs about prostitutes and hot pants...but joke or not it's freaking amazing music. songs like ramrod the wizard on pigfucker still blow my mind, the guitar work is amazing and like you said this sort of perfect blend of math and punk. then throroughlev brings it to a new level entirely and it's almost like "what if slint had been scarier?".<br /><br />i think too, and this is just my own speculation, maybe RoDM was kind of a breaking away from that devoted tooth and nail audience for the musicians involved, just by throwing themselves into this totally intense and visceral sort of 'obscenity' as it were. i think the wiki says it's a reaction to the state of overblown rock, but is it a reaction to "christian rock" as well? just by being so different? i guess there's really no way to tell.<br /><br />all this aside i really like the band! it's weird being from upstate new york and having heard about them so long ago, but i guess that's the plus side to having some friends who did dig that tooth and nail stuff back in highschool. i just found this blog because i was trying to figure out if Thoroughlev ever came out on vinyl...still not sure.<br /><br />but i wanted to pass this on to you:<br /><br />http://myspace.com/loveandrock<br /><br />john spalding's final record, which directly supports his wife's fund to pay those outstanding medical bills. i guess all the studio time was donated by the studio pearl jam records at and there's a plethora of other amazing artits from seattle who collaborated with him on it. definitely worth checking out!:: smo ::https://www.blogger.com/profile/02948005244845740011noreply@blogger.com