Sunday, February 21, 2010

handsome - self-titled


released 1997

well...now i need to post this because of the 2 previous posts i'd made

i was turned onto this band via a mixtape a pen pal (remember those?) had put together for me (she'd put the songs "needles" and "hit the lights" on it)

and to quote a friend of mine: "So you like Quicksand? And you like Helmet? And Failure? And Rival Schools? We'll shit man, looks like someone's been reading your damn ol' diary."

the band was made up of members of helmet/quicksand/enemy/cro-mags

so really...if you like that business...you can like this too

and because i'm such a giver...i've also thrown in some outtakes from this album as well

DL: handsome
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9 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 21, 2010 at 10:35 PM

    Great pick. I knew this would show up on SGM.

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  2. kittyempireFebruary 22, 2010 at 12:36 AM

    your mixtape pen-pal had good taste... 'needles' and 'hit the lights' were easily the two standouts. i remember being pretty disappointed with the rest of the album when it came out. now you've inspired me to dig out the cd. good work...

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2010 at 3:55 PM

    I hate you. I just bought this online Friday. The b-sides are fricking awesome.

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  4. JasonFebruary 22, 2010 at 9:31 PM

    dude... where did these bonus tracks come from? this has always been one of my, say, 3 favorite cds of all time... and i've never been able to figure out where these songs came from!

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2010 at 8:20 PM

    I have always loved this entire album. Very cool! I think the song "Closer" appears on the album as CD-ROM extra content if I remember correctly? No idea where "Spill" comes from. I also have a song called "Can't Connect" from the "Swimming" seven inch, and a demo version of "Needles" from the "Tonnage 2" compilation, so if anyone wants those, I can u/l them.

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  6. J-MeFebruary 26, 2010 at 12:49 PM

    Thanks! Been hunting around for this one.

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  7. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2010 at 1:37 PM

    Here's those 2 songs I was talking about, if anyone is interested: "Can't Connect" and "Needles (Demo)"
    http://www.mediafire.com/file/jetoznanqiz/Handsome extras.zip

    Cheers!

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  8. Peter TronFebruary 27, 2010 at 9:19 PM

    @ coixt records: thanks 4 those 2 tracks!

    Baz.

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  9. AnonymousJuly 23, 2010 at 2:41 PM

    I hate to be a pain in the ass, but that link for Can't Connect and the demo of Needles isn't working. Any shot of reupping it?

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