I'm listening to Black Flag, ask me anything!

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[Heyo]

1. Is Henry buff? eom

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2. No, this is his hairy, flabby, tattooless era

eom.

[playahata1]

3. Is Henry better with Black Flag?

Or better solo (Rollins Band)?

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6. Better with Black Flag, definitely

I like his spoken word, but I could never get into the rollins band. His vocals just never seemed to synch with the style of music they played.

[playahata1]

12. I write poetry, and I have two or three books of Rollins' stuff.

When I was in grad school at Florida State, Rollins came to campus to perform some spoken-word. I wanted to go, but the show sold out before I could finally get up off my butt and buy a ticket.

You are right about not being able to get into Rollins Band. I bought what I think was their second or third album -- forget the title, though (most of my cassettes are in storage) -- as my introduction to Henry Rollins in particular and punk in general. Big mistake. It was just too dense aurally for me. I should have just started with Black Flag and gone from there.

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7. I'll answer this question...

NOBODY is better than Black Flag.

[bbernardini]

4. Why is Greg Ginn such a jerk?

SST is not very nice. Boo. Hiss. :)

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11. So I've heard...

I've read accounts where he has screwed artists out of royalties, or something like that.

[drumwolf]

14. is SST even in business as a record label anymore?

I haven't even heard from them in many, many years now.

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16. Yep, still in business

http://www.sstsuperstore.com/

I think they focus mostly on their back catalog now.

[DBoon]

17. Maybe

http://www.sstsuperstore.com

Merged with Cruz records. Still apparently releases new stuff.

A great place to get those classic 1980's tunes, though.

I thought it was the legal fallout from a Negativland album that did them in. Did a note-for-note parody of a U2 album. U2's label did not find it funny.

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5. What album?

Well?

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8. It's a mix

Mostly early singles and stuff from the Damaged LP

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

9. TV party!!!!

We're dedicated to our favorite shows!!!!!!

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10. That's incredible! Monday Night Football!

Jeffersons!

FALLL GUY!!!!!!!

[drumwolf]

13. what current music do you like/listen to?

...from someone who grew up on Black Flag in the '80s.

:toast:

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15. A lot of stuff, really

Beatles, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, White Stripes, Queens of the Stone Age, Kyuss, Fu Manchu, stoner rock, classic punk (who would have thought?), etc.

[bloodyjack]

18. WHO'S GOT THE 10 1/2

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20. CLASSIC!

Best live album ever

[DBoon]

19. Got any Minutemen? Which ones?

n/t

(See sig...)

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21. I used to have "My First Bells"

which was c collection of their first albums and singles. I thought they had integrity, but I never fully got into them.