Hell yeah, this was exactly the kind of post I was hoping for!
I’m on my way back to bed now but you can be sure I’ll be checking each of these out at some point tomorrow
Edit: I’m so conflicted about the God album, I feel like I should really love it cuz of the ridiculous production style… I mean… just listen to this shit:
It’s just the subject matter… Maybe if I hadn’t grown up in hyperreligious Ireland I’d be more open to it but… I guess it brings back too many bad memories…
Also, on the topic of deep cuts, I’ve just recently got into this early demo that has a really fun reggae-ish bounce to it:
My greatest wish is that at some point this guy shares with the world his 1985 test pressing of the original Protest Songs… Life of Surprises always stuck out like a sore thumb to me and I really wanna hear that extended version of Wicked Things!
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