Diesel & Power [Extra tracks] [Import]

Diesel & Power [Extra tracks] [Import]

Track Listings

1. Smell the Magic

2. Bad to the Bone

3. Strange Kind of Attitude

4. Diesel and Power

5. Love

6. Wild Dog

7. Fly Like a Little...

8. Electric Suzy

9. Kickin' Up Dust

10. Should I Be Damned

11. Fill Up This Bad Machine

12. Heaven in Hell

13. Shame

14. Lies [*]

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Japanese reissue of the hit Swedish punk/ alternative rock group's 1994 debut album with 'Lies' added as a bonus track. 14 tracks total, also featuring the single 'Electric Suzy'. 1999 release.

Diesel & Power,Backyard Babies,Japanese Import,Heavy Metal,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop

Diesel and Dust
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Greatest Album by greatest band of all time

A record that transcends music

raw aussie energy

An all time great album-top 10, in fact

they reinvented rock and roll

Diesel and Dust
Midnight Oil
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Beds Are Burning
Put Down That Weapon
Dreamworld
Arctic World
Warakurna
The Dead Heart
Whoah
Bullroarer
Sell My Soul
Sometimes

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Few would claim that Midnight Oil's Peter Garrett is the world's greatest rock vocalist, but he clearly means what he sings. On Diesel and Dust, Garrett and company serve up a collection of solid pop-rock songs that follow the groundwork laid by their early albums. Intrinsic to their sound is a guitars-bass-drums attack spiced occasionally with horns and keyboards and capped with Garrett's throaty vocals. Garrett's lyrics on Deisel and Dust are noteworthy because they are not about love or personal relationships but instead address larger issues. "Beds Are Burning" is a call to return the land expropriated from Australia's aboriginal peoples, while "The Dead Heart" and "Bullroarer" celebrate their rich cultural heritage. Many bands and artists have made some sort of political or social concern apparent in their work, but few have done so as consistently, dedicatedly, and tunefully as Midnight Oil. --Al Massa

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Greatest Album by greatest band of all time.......2007-05-11

My single favorite band of all time - nothing will ever come close. This album is a great introduction to their sound. Full of incredible passion, powerful lyrics, unreal guitar solos, and creativity and originality in every song. The popular Beds are Burning is not even in my top 5 songs on this album (Sell My Soul is #1, and possibly my number 1 song of all time. Dreamworld is pretty special too).

If you fall in love with the album, as I did, you can move onto some of their older stuff - 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1, or Red Sails in the Sunset are similarly incredible, and even more creative.

The Oils are truly a special band, and 6 years after their breakup, I still pop in my mix CD's in the car when my kids aren't around. I'll never understand why they didn't become as popular as, say, U2 or REM - they are all that and more. But I suppose it makes it that much more amazing for the die hard fans that still rave about the Oils to this day.

Hope you enjoy - I'm pretty certain you will.

A record that transcends music.......2007-03-21

Diesel and Dust is the perfect merger of rock and social progressivism. Never has a record compelled me to feel as moved as this one, particularly on songs like 'Warakurna', 'Beds are Burning', 'The Dead Heart', or 'Dreamworld'. Never has anyone described with such power and poignancy the plight of the underclass or displaced minorities (in this case the Aboriginal peoples of Australia) in a manner that anyone can relate to. The evocative words ("The western desert lives and breathes at 45 degrees"), the tones used on Rob Hirst's drums, Jim Moginie's and Martin Rotsey's dueling acoustic guitars on the 'Dead Heart', and Peter Garrett's gravel like edge to his singing on tracks like 'Put Down that Weapon', 'Arctic World' or 'Sell My Soul' evoke the imagery of a band that traveled for miles through sandy hot desert lands in pickup trucks and tried to make sense of their experiences upon returning to Sydney. The music intimates the myriad of emotions that the band experienced after meeting and living among simple people, witnessing their stories of hardship and difficulties and the uplifting hope and dignity they found among them.

The record, despite its serious themes, is life affirming, as the defiantly rocking closer "Sometimes" appropriately underscores. Midnight Oil believes in the redemptive power of the human spirit in spite of the injustice and inequities in our world today.

From a musical standpoint, each song is flawlessly crafted and produced. Warne Livesey does an oustanding job of integrating the sounds of the earth and of the band, with the sounds of electronic beats and synthesizers. This is a modern rock record to be sure, in spite of its folksy songs and socially conscious subject matter. This record and "10,9,8..." were Midnight Oil's finest hours. However, this record has a power all its own, as any time we see hardship, suffering and inequality in this world, all we in the west need to do is listen to this record to understand how it tastes, smells and feels to be in that condition. A remarkable record. One for the ages. Get it if you don't have it.

raw aussie energy.......2006-07-14

Somewhere in a back corner of my mind, I foster an ambition in my next life of being Peter Garrett's runt sibling (I mean, I'd have to be a runt, wouldn't I? He's bigger than almost anybody I've ever seen on stage doing rock and roll) and the drummer in the band. That's how involved I get with Midnight Oil's music when I hear it. "Diesel And Dust", probably their most media-friendly album - even if, as an American, you don't get some of the political references (and make no mistake; Midnight Oil's music is not love songs or mundane angst; almost without reserve, it is ALL political) is also pretty much their most tuneful. That said, Peter cannot be said to be singing as much as pushing, growling, and wailing the songs out, albeit in a more or less agreeably melodic way. I could be accused of being not very picky, but personally I prefer voices like that, with genuine emotion and pure guts coming from every note. Pretty, trained singing is really fairly lifeless to me. This is the real deal, raw, angry, demanding your attention. I lived in Australia for a while - where I became acquainted with this music - and got to know the politics behind the songs. Down Under, you have a political opinion and you espouse it, sometimes loudly, but never do you hide your candle under a basket - everybody has a personal view and they're not afraid to let you know what it is. Midnight Oil, along with a lot of Aussie bands, uses their music as a forum, as shown when they set up an ad hoc outdoor performance in front of the Exxon headquarters in New York some time ago. (Wish I'd been there.) "Diesel And Dust" is rife with topical references, which still play well, nearly 20 years on; the genocide over generations of the Aboriginal people - did you know they were used in biological experiments, a lot of them quite deadly, until fairly recently? - ecological suicide, pollution, almost any hot-button topic is not beyond the reach of the Oils. And yet the music is so singable and danceable that they're able to get you thinking about the content before you even know you are. It's hard to pick a favourite on the album - the only song I'm not crazy about, and even then I usually don't skip over it ,is "Whoah" because it's a little draggy. "Bullroarer", "The Dead Heart", "Warakurna" and "Sell My Soul" are probably what I would list as favourites, for the sake of argument and discussion; all of them get my blood moving, and the instrumentation does not take a backseat to Peter's insistent yowls and vocal crescendos. Everything that comes from instrument or throat complements the other. This is probably my favourite Midnight Oil album, because it was my introduction to the band, but it is by no means the only one in my collection. I would have to recommend it highly to anyone who wants to expand their musical inventory - and get a little commentary on the side that is perhaps new to them. And next life, Peter. You don't have far to go to find your drummer.

An all time great album-top 10, in fact.......2006-06-16

I just noticed that I reviewed this album years ago, as "A music fan" [October 23, 1999]. Since I've listened to this album again in the meantime, I thought I'd try and do a more informative job this time!].

As per my original review, I have to say that it is an open question of whether this album is the Oils best, or "10-1" takes the honour.

Initially, my reaction was that the album had a killer opening three tracks. On relistening to it, it gets better, as some songs grow on you even more.

Here are my favourite tracks:

Beds are burning: pop/rock classic, melodic and clangy at the same time.

Put down that weapon: sort of in the same vein as "10-1"'s "Short memory". The track is a slow pop song that has a brilliant change of pace...a delicious bass riff veers into hyper, clangy rock, and then returns to a slow send off. Terrific stuff.

Dreamworld: one fan told me that the lead singer was a big fan of The Beach Boys. I'd always considered this song as a Beach Boys style song. It's my favourite song from the album, probably. Not the best intro, but once the harmonies and melodies kick in, it's a terrific pop song.

The dead heart: this is a real sing-a-long pop song. You should find the "do do do do do do"'s really catchy.

Sell my soul: this is the song that has REALLY grown on me-a lost Oils classic, a la "Sleep". I love the attention grabbing, funky opening "I am ready. Let's begin". Again, the song has strong melody, as is usual for quality Oils songs.

Sometimes: probably the best of the rest.

In my mind, I always think of this album as in the same vein as The Red Hot Chilli Peppers' "Californication" album. Both albums are immensely strong. This Oils album has really only song which I don't rate that highly, but I can't remember which it is! Californication is like that too, but this Oil's album has stronger songs, and more of them.

Same goes when comparing the Oils "10-1" album with the Chilli Peppers' "Blood sugar sex magik". "10-1" is great because of the four songs on it which form the foundation of the Oils' greatest songs ever. BSSM by the RHCP is also a very good album due to the presence of four songs, but again, I think the Oil's album has the stronger four songs.

P.S.

*** Other Australian cds I've reviewed at this site:

Midnight Oil: 10,...,1
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Johnny O'Keefe: Birth of Australian rock'n'roll
Alex Lloyd: Amazing-The best of
The Saints: Know your product-the best of

they reinvented rock and roll.......2006-06-08

One guy came to me one day and said "listen to that one buddy, it's pretty cool". It was in 1993, and most people had never heard about this band in Europe, including myself.

And it was the great shock. It takes only a few seconds to realize what a masterpiece you have. This kind of thing happens rarely. Such an incredible voice, and this powerful, wild sound, coming from "elsewhere"... They reinvented rock & roll, and they did not joke!
Beds are burning was this kind of song that could appeal to almost everyone, from the hard rock purist to the radio amateur. The melody itself is eternal.
Another fantastic song on the album is "put down that weapon". Musically as impressive as the former one, it impresses also with the passion Garret has to deliver his peaceful message.

There is no weak track on this album. I mean, try any of them alone, and you will have something between "positively inspired" and "awesome".
Every track has got this sense of rough urgency that is the trademark of the group. In the same time the whole is perfectly produced and played.

Just my opinion, in the "ranking game" : Now that I know most of their albums, I would give 5 stars for 3 of them :

1. 10,9,8,7,6,5...
2. Diesel & Dust
3. Place without a postcard

Enjoy !

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Koop Island Blues
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Now This Is Rock!!!
What an improvement over their debut
Best I've heard in a long time!!!!

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Now This Is Rock!!!.......2007-04-12

wow,what a difference hiring a new producer can make!!
if anyone listened to 'Animal's release before this one '900 lb steam' you would think it's a totally different band
this CD rocks from start to finish and it's in your face with crisp clear metal sound!
I really like all the songs but the ones that stand out are 'Morning After' 'Turn And Walk Away','Hellchild','Salt' but most of all the amazing title track 'Violent New Breed'
this sounds like what W.A.S.P could have been had Blackie not decided to go into concept land
many of the songs sound similar to W.A.S.P (the singer can definitely sound like Blackie when he wants to) but surprisingly on most of the tunes they sound more like newer Black Sabbath (a good thing)
this is a great CD for fans of old school metal

the upside - awesome production,great songs,in your face solos and vocals

the downside - I wish the songs were a bit more memorable,but that will come,I'm sure

the bottom line - if these guys stay together,they will be a major force to be reckoned with,this CD rocks with the best of their peers,I highly recommend it...donutman says so!!!

What an improvement over their debut.......2006-09-14

I'm a big fan of old-school WASP and an avid early-80's metal fan in general, so when ANIMAL put out their first CD (900 lb Steam), I was quick to pick it up. That album was literally one of the worst-produced albums I've ever heard. Ever been to a club watching a show and then walked outside the venue? You know how you can hear the music thru the walls and it just sounds like bass-y mush? That's about what 900 lb Steam sounded like. Horrible.

I was disappointed, because I would have thought that one of WASP's founding members could put together something much better. Heck, these days, with recording software for a Mac or pc so affordable and easy to use, it's amazing that something could sound this bad.

In fact, that's how new ANIMAL guitarist/co-writer Chris Laney got into the band. He apparently heard 900 lb Steam, thought it sounded awful, and offered to re-mix the disc for free. Fast forward a few years and Laney is now in the band, co-writing most of the songs, and producing the new disc "Violent New Breed."

I never would have picked this up had I not heard a few samples of the tunes on myspace. I couldn't believe my ears. The songs were really good and the production is fantastic. These songs sound like a mix of The Last Command and the first WASP album. What's really freaky is lead vocalist Rich Lewis. He sounds EXACTLY like Blackie Lawless.

This disc is considerably better than any of the recent WASP albums. If there had been an album between WASP's 1st and The Last Command, it would have been Violent New Breed. If you like old-school WASP, this really is a great disc (and even worth a few extra bucks as an import).

Best I've heard in a long time!!!!.......2006-06-20

I listened to the the promo copy before it was released, this is an awesome cd with some of the best new music I have heard. Everyone that loves metal should add this to their collection! Randy Piper is Back and with him he brings only the best,long time friends Jackie Livengood, Rich Lewis, and Chris Laney.For more info on this Brutal New Release visit animalcave.net or myspace.com keyword animal.

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No need to be a country fan -- Buy it!!
Clearly talented.
Country music as it should be
A Gem!
Get both Albums

When the Roses Bloom Again
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Nashville-born and New York City-based singer Laura Cantrell shines as one of the sweetest hearts at the rodeo on this excellent follow-up to her 2000 debut Not the Tremblin' Kind. Her warm, precise country-folk style has brought her comparisons to Kitty Wells, Neko Case, Nanci Griffith, and Emmylou Harris, but she herself seems bound to be one of those singers that folks get compared to. Super-influential BBC DJ John Peel even called Tremblin' Kind "my favorite record of the last 10 years and possibly my life." The photogenic Cantrell, who herself has hosted an award-winning old-school-meets-new radio program on New Jersey's WFMU for many years, demonstrates fabulous taste in songs here, covering a range from Amy Rigby and Dave Schramm to Jim and Jesse and Kitty Wells. The playing by Cantrell's Brooklyn-based band is superb, the arrangements subtly conforming to each track: a Byrds-y twang to "Vaguest Idea," a beautiful lap steel-led old school country vibe on "Broken Again," and a nuanced "newgrass" approach for the heart-melting title track. And the four songs she herself wrote are aces, too. Huzzah! --Mike McGonigal

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No need to be a country fan -- Buy it!!.......2004-07-12

I feel hesitant to add my two cents; I am a classical fan, not country. Good singing, though, is good singing, whether it be opera, country, or anything else. This disc was given to me and I simply had to hear what such a stunningly beautiful woman as her sounded like. I was not disappointed. Her vocal style is completely free from annoying mannerisms and cheap over-emoting. Her delivery is at all times tasteful, intelligent, understated, and honest. Like all great singing artists, she lets each song speak for itself. She mixes styles quite successfully, as noted by some of the other reviewers here. The songs don't all sound alike, and there is not a loser in the bunch. Her voice is light and pure, like Emmy Lou Harris, but not as reedy as Harris. And she is always utterly feminine. This disc will appeal to anyone who appreciates honest emotions, tastefully delivered.

Clearly talented........2004-07-03

A clear, fluid, and natural voice, somewhat like that of Emylou Harris, accompanied by accoustic and electric guitars, and drums, and sometimes a mandolin. The style is rather country music, with some tunes reminding me of the Beatles, the Bangles, the early Lucinda Williams, Norman Blake, Alison Krauss, or Susanna Van Tassel. I only heard one of her songs on the radio, and was happy with the rest of her album when I got it. My two favorite songs of the CD are Early Years and Yonder Comes a Freight Train.

Country music as it should be.......2004-03-04

A fine piece of work by Ms. Cantrell. Her band does not distract attention from her glorious voice, nor does it need to; her voice is so solidly infectious that it can stand on its own. I found myself soothed and inspired by Laura's style and sound. Track twelve, the old Frankie Bailes waltz, is simply beautiful.

It is a telling commentary on modern country music that some of the finest new voices are coming out of "nontraditional" locales. Mind you, these voices do not receive any significant airplay, but they are there for those looking and listening hard enough to find them.

Toss aside your commercial, cookie-cutter discs. Pick up some Laura Cantrell and be reintroduced to great country music.

A Gem!.......2003-10-17

Laura Cantrell is country, witty, urbane, down-home, humble, confident, and a big musical talent. This album is wonderful and I haven't heard anything like it. She's also wonderful live!

Get both Albums.......2003-08-11

BBC DJ John Peel called her first album, Not Tremblin' Kind "my favorite record of the last 10 years and possibly my life." IMHO this second one is every bit as good. Intelligent, understated, nuanced singing. Though a good composer, she is almost unsurpassed as an interpreter. Her Tremulous voice reaches out and inhabits the heart and the mind. Bends the note perfectly to fit the emotion and the word. Yes, like Kitty Wells, but with a little plain-folk Mother Maybelle Carter thrown in. You need this and her first CD -- they are of a whole. This one is slightly better recorded, and is in fact HDCD encoded. If you have an HDCD player (unlikely) the effect is quite startling -- almost like she is there. (But like all HDCD encoded dics, this plays perfectly on all cd and DVD players)

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Beautiful Music
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Laura Cantrell's voice has been compared to Kitty Wells and her songwriting has been compared to Dolly Parton. While those influences--plus George Jones and Emmylou Harris--come across on her full-length debut, Cantrell sounds more like the urbane Nashville-raised, Brooklyn-living modern country traditionalist that she is. A devout fan and a knowledgeable one at that--she's the long-time host of legendary N.Y.C.-area radio station WFMU's Saturday-afternoon Radio Thrift Shop and has written liner notes for Tammy Wynette albums--Cantrell brings her experience and connections with her into the studio, rounding up a host of ace New York indie musicians. Cantrell's voice is a tender instrument, all the more touching for the moments, as on the title song, where it strains to insist that no, its owner will not break. --Randy Silver

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Beautiful Music.......2006-01-02

BBC DJ John Peel called her first album, Not Tremblin' Kind "my favorite record of the last 10 years and possibly my life." This has intelligent, understated, nuanced singing. Though a good composer, she is almost unsurpassed as an interpreter. Her Tremulous voice reaches out and inhabits every song, and she bends the note perfectly to fit the emotion and the word. Yes, like Kitty Wells, but with a little plain-folk Mother Maybelle Carter thrown in. You need this and her second CD -- they are of a whole. I like her third, "Hummingbird" too, though it's more pop oriented.

No-frills Americana.......2005-01-07

Although Laura Cantrell comes from Nashville, she is as far removed musically from rhinestone cowboys and saccharin strings as she is geographically, based as she is in Brooklyn NY. This is no-frills Americana country music, following in the wake of the Byrds and Emmylou, and is a gem of a record.
Laura modestly includes only four of her own songs on the album, though two of them are the highlights of the album for me, Churches Off The Interstate and Queen Of The Coast (no. 42 in the John Peel 2000 Festive 50), the latter said to be about Bonnie Owens, the yodelling country star who married Merle Haggard and took to the sidelines as his career took off. This album is about the songs, and many were discovered by Laura through her WMFU show Radio Thrift Shop, which she has broadcast from Jersey City NJ since 1993, and from friends and neighbours who are performers. The record has provided a platform for relatively unknown singers and writers, much as Emmylou Harris records have.
Not The Tremblin' Kind was written by George Usher, who had been in the Ministers Of Sound and in an earlier Minneapolis band called Beat Rodeo in the mid-eighties. Another member of Beat Rodeo was Dan Prater, who wrote Do You Ever Think Of Me, and was to play on Laura's next album. Joe Flood, who wrote Pile Of Woe, was in Mumbo Gumbo, while Two Seconds was a cover of Michigan band the Volebeats, and written by their singer Bob McCreedy. Laura's version made no. 27 in the Festive 50 in 2000. The Whiskey Makes You Sweeter comes from a well-regarded album by Amy Allison, daughter of Mose Allison, and Somewhere, Some Night is the work of Carl Montgomery, brother of Melba and Earl "Peanut" Montgomery, and co-writer of Six Days On The Road - a song I'd like to hear Laura Cantrell tackle. The other two songs were written by producer Jay Sherman-Godfrey (from World Famous Blue Jays), one in conjunction with Laura's husband, Jeremy Tepper, who runs Diesel Only Records.
The lack of pretension of Not The Tremblin' Kind lays it open to critical scrutiny as it doesn't hide behind over-glossy production and obfuscating arrangements, but it passes with flying colours thanks to solid performances, top class songs and a sympathetic producer

The Nun's Priest's Tale.......2003-12-08

This album sings itself from the heart of an intersate highway truck stop. Everything about this album (music, lyrics, voice, complexity, thinness) reminds me of a breakfast counter off the highway in Maryland where a chance encounter brought into conversation me, two women, a man with a big rig and a waitress with an unforgiving apron. Three hours and too much coffee later, we had all told our stories--none of them brilliant, none of them hopeless, all of them understandable, all of them human. Then we all went our separate ways, looking for whatever holy, blissful martyr our roads would let us meet. I'd recommend Laura Canterll precisely because she isn't flashy, pushy or phoney. She's just singing the country music I grew up listening to.

Debut winner from Cantrell - 4 stars.......2003-04-13

Terrific debut from Cantrell who deserves all the success of fellow folkies Krauss, Gillian Welch, etc. Song after song puts a smile on your face. My three favorites are: Not The Tremblin' Kind, Little Bit of you and Two Seconds, although there isn't a bad one in the bunch. Her sophomore disc, When The Roses Bloom Again, is even better!

Not mindblowing, but classy.......2003-01-14

New York's singing cowgirl, songwriter Cantrell hosts a country show on renowned freeform radio station, WFMU, and has parlayed her love of twangitude into a full-fledged recording career. Honestly, despite having several mutual friends in common with her, this debut disc doesn't do that much for me... The songs are just a little too overwritten and self-consciously crafted, also, her vocals kinda bug me; imperfections that could have been disguised in a rock'n'roll context are all-too apparent in the more stripped-down country context. Still, Cantrell has a lot going for her, not the least of which is a sharp band, culled in part from the East Coast power-pop/indie scene. Folks looking for alt.country that breaks out of the usual ruts of white trash stereotypes, etc., and aims to revitalize the old traditions of well-crafted heart songs might wanna check this gal out.

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Raw, heavy Spineshank before the electronic overhaul
One of the best metal album's ever released
A Solid Start
Melody with Madness
introducing.....spineshank

Strictly Diesel
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While My Guitar Gently Weeps
If It Breathes
Mend
Stain (Start The Machine)

Customer Reviews:

Raw, heavy Spineshank before the electronic overhaul.......2007-04-13

The closest I have come to dying was when I was listening to this cd and totaled my car. There aren't many cds I'd rather be listening to than this one when I kick the bucket. It's that good.
While I enjoy all three of their albums, this one always was my favorite. The vocals are very strong, and some of the songs remind me of early Deftones. But these guys are great examples of nu-metal, and they prove that it was a worth-while genre despite many of it's shortcomings.

This album is very different from the other two. It's very raw, not commercially accessible like parts of the others were.

One of the best metal album's ever released.......2007-04-07

Yeah awesome metal album. Features some great singing by Johnny Santos. He can not only yell but also sings really well melodically. Also features some great drumming by Tommy Decker. Highlights: Intake, Detached, Slipper and while my guitar gently weeps. ALso check out Self Destructive Pattern.

A Solid Start.......2005-12-25

Spineshank has always been one of my favorite nu-metal/metal bands, beginning with their 1998 debut "Strictly Diesel". While this isn't nearly their best album (that honor would go to the follow up "The Height Of Callousness") and at times the band seems to drift off into strange territory, "Strictly Diesel" offers a nice look at a group that was finding their sound and moving ahead to becoming a premium band in their scene and the heavy music world. If you are a fan of any of Spineshank's material, chances are there is at least something on this cd that is going to garner your interest, although maybe not immediately as say "The Height Of Callousness" or "Self Destructive Pattern" did. All in All "Strictly Diesel" is a nice nostalgic look at when this band was first coming into a nu-metal heavy music scene, and proving they could match up with the genre's best.

Upon first listen, especially if you are used to Spineshank's newer material, you will notice a big difference in sound. Whereas the second and third albums are a lost faster and melodic, "Strictly Diesel" at times can seem to move kind of slow and not be as focused. The opening track "Intake" is a prime example of this. While it is arguably one of the album's best tracks, it's not at all how you would expect Spineshank to open an album (considering the other two album openers "Asthmatic" and "Violent Mood Swings). Instead of hitting you fast and heavy from the opening note, "Intake" slowly builds from the verse into a moderately paced, somewhat melodic chorus where Jonny Alternates between some screams and clean vocals. This is more or less along the lines which the album takes, so if you like what you hear with "Intake", you're going to be pleased, and if you don't, stay away. The band was obviously capable of making great music as shone by the aforementioned "Intake", "Where We Fall", "Detached", "40 Below" and "Stain". Musically the band isn't nearly as talented as they would become, although Jonny's voice is still in top form. While most of the other tracks are solid as well, these are definitely the stand outs. However the album definitely suffers from a lack of diversity. Some songs sound strangely similar to one another; some just miss the target completely. The electronics, which were later a very important part of Spineshank's sound, are also very sparsely used, and more or less a background element. I can understand this since this was their first effort, but in some places the electronics would have been much better had they been pushed forward.

In the end "Strictly Diesel" serves its purpose: it gave the band a solid foundation so they were able to jump off into to even heavier and more creative territory on their following two albums. While it's most certainly not the best Spineshank record you can buy, there's much worse out there floating around in the nu-metal/hard rock world. This is a recommended listen for fans of the band, and those who appreciate metal in the vein of Fear Factory. "Strictly Diesel" isn't a classic, or even a standout album, but it's definitely one that deserves a listen. "Starting The Machine", is what this record did.

Melody with Madness.......2005-10-12

This is the best music I have heard since Deftones. This is my second favorite band besides, of course, Deftones. They sound a lot like Deftones but still have a different way of making music. Spineshank is a little more aggresive. These guys mix melody in with the maddness perfectly and dont go over board with either of them. I cant explain in words how good these guys are and when you listen to them I'm sure you'll fell the same. [...] I greatly appretiate your feedback. Man I wish these reveiw things had spell check.

introducing.....spineshank.......2005-09-01

This record is the debut album from the broken up band spineshank....

This album is unique in some areas, but not like in an impressive way....

This cd sounds A LOT different than all theyre other cd's, this wuz before all the electronics they have merged a lot in thier 2 follow up cds..

Its kinda generic at most, cuz on most songs, tha songs sound alike and some of the gutar riffs and patterns......the lyrics stood out mostly........

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GREAT DIESEL COMPILATION CD
Great Dutch Band

Sausalito Summernight
Diesel
Manufacturer: Rotation
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B0009TRC6M

Product Description

Track listing: 1. Sausalito Summernight (Single Version) 2. Goin' Back To China 3. Alibi 4. My Kind Of Woman 5. All Because Of You 6. Down in the silvermine 7. Good Mornin' Day 8. Ready for love 9. The Harness 10. Remember The Romans 11. Bite back 12. Samantha 13. Better Take It Easy 14. Colorado 15. She's Watching Me 16. Sausalito Summernight (Album Version)

Customer Reviews:

GREAT DIESEL COMPILATION CD.......2007-02-19

This compilation CD includes all 11 tracks from the Dutch band's 1980 debut Watts In A Tank. It also contains 4 tracks from their 1982 follow-up Unleaded,the full 5:08 version of "Sausalito Summernight" from Watts In A Tank & the edited 3:00 single version. Highly Recommended!

Great Dutch Band.......2006-04-03

You get all the songs from Watts In A Tank and a couple of other tunes at a fraction of the cost of the aforementioned cd. The album version of Sausalito Summernight alone is worth the cost of this cd.

Average customer rating:

Classic punk album
Pennywise, anyone?
Drum N Bass... Ha Ha Ha
Hey, what happened to Diesel Boy the DnB producer?
Trust me, Good Stuff . . .

Venus Envy
Diesel Boy
Manufacturer: Honest Don's Hardly
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

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Rode Hard and Put Away Wet
Awesome Mix Tape, Vol. 6

ASIN: B0000059KG
Release Date: 1998-02-10

Tracks:

Cock Rock
Sleepy Soliloquy
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Schmoozaphisus The Great
Rubbing The Elf
Song FOr The Kids
Adria's Warhol
All The Mayors Of Roadsville
Endless Summer Days
The Continuing Misadventures Of Generation X Superhero, Slackerman
Cooler Than You
Punk Rock 201
Fiona's Apple
Dragonfly

Customer Reviews:

Classic punk album.......2007-07-29

What a great cd...and by great I mean fun as hell to listen to. Good, old punk done the way it should be by guys who don't take themselves too seriously. Some sweet songs that really stay in your head and will have you singing along instantly. Some bloody hilarious lyrics here too. It will always be a favorite and put a smile on my face

Pennywise, anyone?.......2007-02-11

Is it just me, or is the fourth track (Schmooziphisus the Great) a cheap ripoff of Pennywise's Date With Destiny (off the Full Circle album)? Very original.

Drum N Bass... Ha Ha Ha.......2004-04-29

This album is great and its not at all drum n bass, cool funny american punk.... Rubbing the Elf, CLASSIC

Hey, what happened to Diesel Boy the DnB producer?.......2004-02-15

What's up with this, is there another Diesel Boy? I was expecting to hear some kick ass drum and bass tracks from Diesel Boy, but instead I get this punk rock crap? Or maybe he used to be in a punk band????

Trust me, Good Stuff . . ........2003-01-17

Diesel Boy is great! This cd is hard core punk rock with humorous lyrics to match. I can't wait till I see diesel boy climbing the charts on MTV. The songs have good lyrics and good music. Check out this cd and their others. I think they're all great. You should at least take a listen. Its music i never get tierd of, it's hard loud and fast. DIESEL BOY ROCKS!

Average customer rating:

terrible!
WHOAAAAAAAA
PLAY HARD AND IT'LL MAKE YOU WET
More Classic, feel good Punk!

Rode Hard and Put Away Wet
Diesel Boy
Manufacturer: Honest Don's Hardly
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Punk-Pop | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000059T7S
Release Date: 2001-02-20

Tracks:

Boxers Or Brief
Big Sparkling New
Emo Boy
Dog On The Tuckerbox
About A Girl That Don't Want Me
65
Pocket Full Of Stars
Stroking My Cat
Rock Anthem
Alison's Starting To Happen
Three States Away
Warm Beds, Cold Winters
Waltz Of The Disappearing Girl
Tangled Up And Blew
Me And Kate
Bonus Track

Customer Reviews:

terrible!.......2003-09-10

Terribla band. Guys dont know theyre doing. They dont diserve to use GG Allin's name in their music.

WHOAAAAAAAA.......2003-05-29

I will not lie to you
this IS the album of 2001 to me
It has everything a Diesel boy's album should have, and more
Girls, laughs, sex, alcohol, etc (you get the point)
It's fun, but it doesn't just stuck there
you have "dissapearing girl" and "about a girl that don't want me", kinds of romantic-punk-anthems in the edge of Diesel Boy
the rest, ok, it's classic Diesel Boy
but that isn't a bad thing at all, is it?

Well, i must say that this is the best Diesel Boy record, but i won't give those[...] advices like "begin your collection with this one", etc etc, because every record made by them is superb, and if you don't listen the other ones first, you won't understand the great feeling that is to hear Rode Hard And Put Away Wet, and see how this guys have musically grown up (in the good way i mean, not metallica's way)

Diesel Boy RULES !!!

PLAY HARD AND IT'LL MAKE YOU WET.......2001-04-12

I mean jeeze, I'm a dude and this thing is making me wet! How? I don't know, I guess it's the power of Diesel Boy. Well yet another amazing release in the world of punk. We've already see the transformation of AFI, now the evolution of Diesel Boy. The boys who brought you "Venus Envy" and "Sofa King Cool" have not lost their comical touch on this album, they are just not solely relying on it to sell their work. You will hear some great harmonics on this record, and somehow they manage to make a song about a woman sucking 65... lets call them sausages, a classy song. The classic Dielsel Boy is here with Stroking My Cat, but you'll be pleasantly surprised with the tallent and brilliance of this album. An instant favorite in any collection!

More Classic, feel good Punk!.......2001-02-24

This album is a must for current Diesel Boy fans, and also anyone just getting into punk. There's the odd faster song like Emo Boy and 65, much like some of the songs on Sofa King Cool. The characteristic tinge in the lead singers voice is there as ever, and the song writing is still their strongest point. Diesel Boy have always known how to write good, often humorous lyrics, and build them around a brilliantly harmonious, and melodic punk song, without being too adventurous to lose their style.

Tracks:

Saving The World
Lime Green
3's & 4's
Punk Rock 101
Happy Street
Damaged
Bossa Nova
Titty Twister
True Drew
Andy Stern
Folligan
Groovy Chick
Real Life In The Big City

Customer Reviews:

Essential.......2004-04-13

Ignore the guy who wrote the review about them not being fast. I think he must have bought the wrong disc. Fast, sunny Cali punk done with enough finesse to put them miles ahead of any ot the imposters. Easily their most acomplished album. Beautiful is the word that springs to mind.

Straight up grade A stuff. I love it........1999-06-19

Upon first hearing this CD I thought it sucked. After a 2,ooo mile cross country road trip, I fell in love. These songs reach inside and force your lungs to scream. You can't help but feel good when you sing along, the lyrics kick butt and the tunes make you bounce. Buy it.

Didn't think much of Diesel boy.........1998-09-10

When i bought this cd, i wasn't into Diesel boy much, but, soon after listening to this beauty, i got hooked on it, the songs are hard fast and just plain cool, there will be are a few songs i will skip over such as "Happy Street" but most of these songs are just what a punk fan would be in the mood for, songs like the very cool "Titty Twister", to "Andy Stern" even "Real life in the big city" a slow kinda soft punk song is something i listen to more then often! about the only complaint i have for this cd is that it's to SHORT i wasn't disapointed, however once you get into it, you'll find your self coming back for more! one of me favorite cd's!!!

pretty decent pop-punk.......1998-08-08

This cd is on HOnest Don's (as opposed to Fat) apparently because Fat mike didn't like half of it.. The cd's kind of a blend of older NOFX and Green Day. Most of the songs aren't really energetic, but a few are fantastic, such as "titty twister" (listen to Survival of the fattest for a better version of this song). Overall, this is a pretty solid release, and better than most Fat stuff.

Sonomas finest punks.......1998-06-23

A good, fast, fun album bringing me back to the good days out there in Sonoma county. Where every thing is layed back and oh soooo green. If you like NOFX, Good Riddence etc.. Definetly check Dave, Justin, Mike and Greg

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