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WEIRD ALbums and WEIRD singALs

By Josh | Published 02/21/2011

I needed a laugh today so I was thinking about the few times that I saw Weird Al in concert. It was one of those shows that the first time I saw him I figured it was a novelty, but man he puts on a good show! Costume changes, theatrics, a great backing band and way more hits then I ever remembered! The hilight of the last time I saw him was the kid in the Yoda mask riding the crowd during the song Yoda (Lola originally by the Kinks). His last few albums havent been that great, but I think its because pop music in the 2000′s sucks compared to what he used to be able to parody.

Either way heres a bunch of Als earlier works….

At War With Straight Edge!

By Josh | Published 11/01/2010

I love metal… I love hardcore… I am Straight Edge… I love a piece of good parody artwork… for that reason I feel like this record is right up my alley, but in all honesty I’ve never heard the band.

I found this flipping through the stacks at Armageddon Shop and have picked it up multiple times based on the artwork, but havent broken down and bought it and I always forget to even look up the band online to see what they sound like. The LP cover is so awesome that it almost doesnt matter though.

The record is actually a split between Alehammer & Tyrant. The Tyrant side is called ‘Go Ahead, Raise The Dead’, but its the awesome Venom parody art called ‘At War with Straight Edge’ on the Alehammer side that really interests me!

Heres a copy of the original which is also awesome artwork and I can confirm that this record is awesome and this one is on clear vinyl!

Gorilla Bootlegs & Gorilla Parodies

By Josh | Published 09/24/2010

Here we have a Gorilla Biscuits bootleg that I personally have never seen. The sellers description says that its demos from 1986 and the title says its demos from 1991. I’m sure its crap and I know alot of you guys don’t like bootlegs at all, but I really like the cover with just the Gorilla on the blue background. It reminded me of when I was in 11th grade and my friend John (Trinity Records) got a fake ID that said he was 22 and from Maine went to get a tattoo of the Gorilla on his back. He got it exactly the size of the 7″ cover and it was awesome. The tattoo was done at a shop in Woonsocket called Wheels Tattoo and the guy that did the tattoo was in a wheelchair from a motorcycle accident. Because he couldnt move his legs you had to control the pedal for him. One night after another friend got tattooed by him he asked us for a ride home so we drove him and when he got out of the car he handed us a 1/2 stick of dynamite as a thanks for the ride and said “dont blow your hands off with this” Wheels died a few years after that in another motorcycle accident (on his custom trike) and as odd as it was Johns Gorilla Biscuits tattoo actually dispeared! There were rumors that Wheels watered down his inks, but it was still amazing that the whole tattoo was basicly absorbed by his body.

Here is another one from the same seller that just kind of fits the theme of this post. I got this record pretty early on in my hardcore record collecting days and when I got back into it a while ago it was one of the first things I traded for something I wanted more, but I wouldnt mind hearing it again!