welcome to dead town BRISTOL 1990

may your circle stay unbroken

So when i'm walking with my love
And the world turns its head
I can't hear what they're saying to us
Through all their screams

We're giving up love for what i've said
Can't you see we all play dead
And all other thoughts went unspoken
Times were good and times were bad
Time was all i ever had
And may your circle stay unbroken, glorious

When i'm walking with my love
Across the trails of the dead
May they sing their praises till you
Forget everything i said

Then i come to you
In a quiet move
To say

We're giving up love for what i've said
Can't you see we all play dead
And all other thoughts went unspoken
Times were good and times were bad
Time was all i ever had
And may your circle stay unbroken, glorious

They let me run around
They forced me to the ground
They played their tricks on me
They led me to believe
There was no prodigal son
I become someone though
Glorious

And i'll feel the same
'cause i am the same
And i know the way home
And i'll still complain
'cause i am the change
And i'll forever seem glorious

Time may not feel as empty
Time may not feel as empty

You fall and i fall, glorious
You fall and i fall

LONG HAIR.... jitter / jitter ...

In 1986 I was frantically trying to grow my hair to be accepted into the elite club known as 'Heavy Metal' - despite the usual obstacles - parents / teachers / school kids and the constant barrage of abuse from 'towners' calling me well thought out insults such as 'gypo', 'jitter' and the classic 'longair' (the silent h is full affect). I persisted and by 1989 was a fully fledged dirty greaser, even though by that time i had pretty much changed my musical tastes and swapped the Motley Crue records for Minor Threat. By 1992 i had become sick of it and it had become a huge swarming mess of matted dreadlocks, Emerdale Farm-esuqe sideburns and worst of all crimped Grebo style fringes. I made the decision to shave it off and go for a number 3 all over and that pretty much lasted til 2009. Fast forward to september 2011 and i have been growing my hair for 2 years. The locks are flowing past my shoulders and i have achieved my goal but i can't help feeling i will be 40 next year and it really is a pathetic state of affairs for a man my age trying to re-live his adolescence. Weirdly since my hair has grown, not once have i endured any social commentary from others (unlike the 1980's) or been verbally persecuted by anyone. Im my own worst enemy and it's those voices from my own mind that are battling it out whether to keep it growing as one last ' throw of the dice' or 'for fucks sake cut it short - you look like Peter Stringfellow'. I know there is a middle ground but I'm not rational and never do things by halves. One things for sure the dreads and crimps will never triumph on my bonce again for as long as i live...

GUILTY PLEASURES - I AGREE WITH THIS CHAP / CHAPESS

http://cyadmark.blogspot.com/2008/07/guilty-pleasures-9-def-leppard.html

http://cyadmark.blogspot.com/2008/07/guilty-pleasures-albums-10-def-leppard.html

PRO's

1) they were released in the 80's - the golden decade for metal

2) the artwork on both albums is incredible

3) production techniques whilst being very self indulgent - sound unique , epic and totally ahead of its time. (albeit a little 'miami vice' )

4) most people deny they like these albums but secretly if you were into metal in the 80's - YOU LIKE THESE RECORDS

5) on the latter album the drummer only had one arm.. (is this a pro or a con ? - a pro in my book)

CONs

the afore mentioned drummer wore a 'simple minds' shirt in all of the press shots... (still better than wearing a 'big country' shirt i suppose)

FLEA and the myth that RHCP have always been shit

I'm gonna say this one last time to anyone under 30 years old that wasn't old enough to remember,
FLEA was in F.E.A.R for fucks sake and the Chili Peppers were a good band for the first 5 albums.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK8Q8awAjno

THE MISERY IS BACK...

over 18 months have past since the U.M.P blog has been updated.. ive now decided to get back into this (prob for another 2 weeks). Expect codswallop / whining / drivel / rants / links / and maybe some reviews of things if i can be arsed.

now pass me the Mirtazapine .......

RENEWED LOVE OF BLACK METAL

Pretty much since the 20th of December ALL ive been listening to is BLACK. When i say Black i mean BLACK of the METAL variety....
Whether its the classic Norweigan sound of the early 90's by legends such as Darkthrone and Satyricon or more modern punk edged gnarly shit like Bone Awl from the USA, i just cant get enough of it. Ive found myself back on ebay - drooling over Burzum 6 pic disc LP Box Sets, and rare Goatmoon cassette tapes.
Talking Of Burzum ; my (sort of) Boss has just ordered the new LP from the infamous Varg Vikernes AKA Count Grishnackh AKA BURZUM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varg_Vikernes
Its been 11 since he released an album. The last album was laughable, and was written on a Cassio keyboard when Varg was incarcerated in one of Norway's "soft" Prisons.
Onto the NOW - Varg is a free man and living on a farm in the middle of rural Norway (im guessing even the busiest City's in Norway are pretty darn rural) - and has recorded what is probably the anticipated album of the year for me. Im not expecting anything spectacular. However when my boss gets his copy on double white vinyl it has been discussed / planned we are going to have a launch party in his Garage at the end of his garden.. Two middle aged blokes listening to a Heavy Metal record all the way through with no interuptions, no kids, no family and most importantly no phones ringing. I will post a blog the day after the 'session'..

In the meantime here's my playlist from the last few days..
DEATHSPELL OMEGA - BOX SET (5 LP'S) (early works - Northern Heritage releases)
NOKTURNAL MORTEM - LUNAR POETRY & GOAT HORNS LP'S
NUCLEAR WAR NOW - FESTIVAL VOLUME 1 LP
BONE AWL - NIGHT'S MIDDLE 7"
KATHARSIS / ANTAEUS SPLIT 7"
CLANDESTINE BLAZE - ARCHIVE VOL 1, 2 & 3 LP's
GRAVELAND -WILL STRONGER THAN DEATH LP
SIXX - SISTER DEVIL LP