Friday, December 11, 2009

the hal al shedad - self-titled


released 1996

file this under the heading of: found buried under a bunch of crap on my computer

i've been giving my computer a colon cleansing of sorts for awhile now...and i keep unearthing all kinds of things that i'd forgotten i had...so there'll be all kinds of goodies and whatnot showing up here in the future

now...i'm not gonna waste words coming up with some sort of description about this band/album...but what i am gonna do is point you in the direction of someone that can give you all kinds of info...someone on the inside...and that person goes by the name of james joyce (some of you may have noticed him popping in at the SGM orifices from time to time)

i was a little hesitant about posting this album...as it's posted over mr. joyce's blog as well (it's called BEYOND FAILURE...you can find a link over to the right...and i suggest that you go and check it out)...i kinda feel like i'm stepping on some toes by putting this here...but i'm thinking there are a few of you out there that have never heard of the band...or have ever heard this album...so hopefully i'll expose some of you to something new (as opposed to something old...if you know what i mean)

and there's another reason for my hesitation...as we all know...grAy likes to prattle on like an old man that never has anyone come to visit him at the home about all things related to bands in atlanta (he fancies himself somewhat of a star of the scene there...a real belle of the ball)...but something tells me by just saying this i'm opening myself up for something

but enough outta me...go over yonder

DL: the hal al shedad
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9 comments:

  1. theodoreDecember 11, 2009 at 4:55 PM

    great band. nice to see this LP getting some love.

    hey, got any armstrong secret nine? EP or LP? can't find those on the net anywhere...

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  2. GrayDecember 11, 2009 at 7:51 PM

    Word on the street is that these turd burglars are playing a reunion show in Atlanta in February.

    Can't confirm or deny that rumor, but I'm just sayin' what I heard.

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  3. cdbDecember 11, 2009 at 8:49 PM

    Holy shit, Gray, that's awesome news.

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  4. ipecacDecember 11, 2009 at 9:20 PM

    belle of the ball i tells ya...

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  5. James JoyceDecember 14, 2009 at 9:49 AM

    I can put it in print here first, just because I love you guys so much. The hal al Shedad is planning a one-time benefit show for Gavin from Stickfigure Records on Saturday March 27 at the Drunken Unicorn in Atlanta. We are trying to get some other old man bands to play as well, although I don't think I can convince Inkwell to do do it.

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  6. GrayDecember 14, 2009 at 11:04 AM

    If I felt that I could remember any of the lyrics, I would say Regicide should play.

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  7. ipecacDecember 14, 2009 at 12:34 PM

    put in a call to david wm. sims or j. robbins...it's the perfect time

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  8. proven hollowDecember 14, 2009 at 2:14 PM

    hey, thats on my birthday. haha. actually would be nice and fun to get back together for that one. however, most likely impossible.

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  9. James JoyceDecember 15, 2009 at 9:34 AM

    Hey Phil - it would be great to see you there. We can save Regicide and Inkwell reunions for another time. Maybe Regicide could do an album release show when we could properly record the music, and Inkwell could do a proper discography release show.

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