A couple of days ago someone (AdamBomb) left me a comment on the Shades Apart - Neon post, mentioning that he had rips of several other SKENE! EPs, which he was willing to share. Today he sent me the links to said records and one of them was for this great 7" by Dog Tired. This came out in 1989 as SKENE! #7 and is one of my all-time favorite emo records. Here are 4 songs that alternate between intense emotion and headbobbing rock, all tied together with a good dose of melody. What I always liked most though was the singer's unique nasal voice and his under the breath delivery - it's very emo, but it fits very well and comes across as sincere (plus you know the standards were different 20 years ago...). Unfortunately, I have absolutely no background information about this band. They had another 7", which as far as I remember wasn't quite as interesting and varied as this one. In any case, I have been rocking this thing out all day and thought I should share my joy with the 3 other people in the world who might remember this. Big props to AdamBomb for hooking me up with this!
Dog Tired
UPDATE: AdamBomb just started his own blog. So if you are looking for more old SKENE! stuff (I know I am) I suggest to head over there and ask him nicely, maybe he will upload some more stuff - he already started with "The People's Court" and "Awake".
Also, I found the great SKENE! comp "Can you break through" on Soulseek the other day. If I have a few minutes I'll upload that one, too.
Also, I found the great SKENE! comp "Can you break through" on Soulseek the other day. If I have a few minutes I'll upload that one, too.
4 comments:
I'm glad that the record made you happy. It's killer, for sure. Hey, I just started my own blog. Check it out.
http://makingtimeforthoughtcrime.
blogspot.com/
killer. what other skene albums you got in the pipeline? they always had some great ones. trying to find anything by angry son. i got the split with fuel, but i seem to remember them having something else back in the day.
Thanks for the nice comments. Dog Tired released two other EPs on a German label called the Company with the Golden Arm (GOAR) Later, 2 members formed the Bitters/ Holy Plastic. If you would like the other releases let me know.
Oh, is that really a question? I would LOVE to hear more from Dog Tired (or any of the other bands that you mentioned). I think I have heard of GOAR, but I don't recall any of their releases. In any case more of Dog Tired or any associated bands would be greatly appreciated.
You can also send me a message to luciferyellow@lycos.com or via my LastFM account if you use that.
Thanks!
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