Russ’ Record RainbowI was in college when iTunes really started to pick up steam and become available on Windows. They ran a promotion with some soda company and, because I worked for the university and received a meal card that gave me either food or three sodas, I spent every day tipping 20oz bottle of soda to try to see the underside of the cap and find winners.
When I did (the odds were with me), I pieced this album together. Now I can’t download it again. It says it’s been downloaded too many times or on too many devices or something.
But I think it’s incredibly interesting that I went from “ooh, mp3s!” to vinyl records and digitizing the hell of them.
Digital services have been wildly disappointing and I’m tired of trying to get alone with them, so fuck it: here’s my record that I will record and re-record and re-record until the grooves widen too much or the stylus just goes right through the PVC.
What a fun EP. People say Black Sails is where the real AFI started - it’s where Davey said he actually TRIED writing songs - but I think this was where the real birth was.
Is it perfect? Almost. Their cover of Halloween goes on for WAY too long and I was forced to make an edit that fades out sooner or I’d starve between it and the next track.
But the songs are too notch and the energy can’t be beat. The guitar work is great, the pace is break-neck, the Halloween cover is awesome, and the vibe of the whole record fits perfectly with every other part of its presentation. The artwork is cool, and just look at that pretty orange vinyl!
My only real beef is that 10” records are annoying. I’ve got plenty of 7” and even more 12” but I have TWO 10” records and that just isn’t going to work for the long term.
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When I did (the odds were with me), I pieced this album together. Now I can’t download it again. It says it’s been downloaded too many times or on too many devices or something.
But I think it’s incredibly interesting that I went from “ooh, mp3s!” to vinyl records and digitizing the hell of them.
Digital services have been wildly disappointing and I’m tired of trying to get alone with them, so fuck it: here’s my record that I will record and re-record and re-record until the grooves widen too much or the stylus just goes right through the PVC.
What a fun EP. People say Black Sails is where the real AFI started - it’s where Davey said he actually TRIED writing songs - but I think this was where the real birth was.
Is it perfect? Almost. Their cover of Halloween goes on for WAY too long and I was forced to make an edit that fades out sooner or I’d starve between it and the next track.
But the songs are too notch and the energy can’t be beat. The guitar work is great, the pace is break-neck, the Halloween cover is awesome, and the vibe of the whole record fits perfectly with every other part of its presentation. The artwork is cool, and just look at that pretty orange vinyl!
My only real beef is that 10” records are annoying. I’ve got plenty of 7” and even more 12” but I have TWO 10” records and that just isn’t going to work for the long term.
#vinylrecords #vinylcollection #recordcollection #vinylcommunity #vinyl #recordoftheday #recordcommunity #musicsky #vinylsky #afi #allhallowsep #punk #punkrock #punkcollection
Mario Guzmán