Day Late Dollar Short

Thrones | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 31, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Southern Lord
• ASIN: B0009F43IG
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #268,256 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliance!, May 31, 2005

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J. Keeler "Dingo" (Cursed Midwest) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Day Late Dollar Short (Audio CD)

For consisting of one member, THRONES sure are good. Maybe that is precisely why THRONES are so good. No peanut gallery to pander to. Seriously derranged and creative tunes await. Never has heavy sounded so gosh dern cuddly. Oh gosh...

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Transistor Transducer, June 20, 2005

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Sunshine Greeny (The Wonderful World of Colonized Minds) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Day Late Dollar Short (Audio CD)

The indie metal label, Southern Lord Records, can always be counted on to deliver the rarest of heavy goodies. Be it newer bands like SUNN O))) and Goatsnake, or remastering old behemoth stoner records of legendary doomsters, Saint Vitus, and The Obsessed, you can always count on something extraordinary, and usually offered in limited pressings of colored vinyl. The double clear vinyl version of The Hidden Hand's "Mother, Teacher, Destroyer" they released is above and beyond. I've gotten quite a bit of S.L. stuff over the years and have never once felt like I came up short.

S.L. has recently made me particularly happy with two such remasterings. One, a double vinyl offering of Dylan Carlson's earlier Earth recordings, "Legacy of Dissolution," pressed in green swirly wax, liner notes, and one of the sweetest gatefold covers I've ever seen, which I end up staring into...usually around midnight when this gets played:) Yes, it is just that good.

The other is this odds n' ends cd collection of hard to find/previously unreleased Thrones material, sardonically titled, "Day Late, Dollar Short." Note the cover photo, and Preston's recurring theme of white bunnies(as with the two original ep vinyl covers of what later merged as the "Sperm Whale" disc).

Thrones is a one man band, Joe Preston(recently w/High on Fire) who got his start with the seminal, ambient/drone band, Earth, on their "Extra Capsular Extraction" ep in the early 90s. Joe went on to play bass for the even more prominent and influential Melvins(when I first met him)and later, ventured off into solo land.

This disc has nineteen rarities, some I remember from the times I've seen Thrones live, a few from Thrones 45s that I heard over the years, dubbed tape recordings, etc, so it's good to hear quality recordings of The Suckling, Senex, Valley of the Thrones, The Walk, Piano Handjob, and many others.

Thrones is definitely a live experience, but the recordings can take you to a completely weird place too. Preston's recordings often defy classification; dark, bizarre suggestions of something frighteningly introverted, alien and otherworldly.
Yet at times, much like the Earth material, it's oddly peaceful, tranquil. Something may strike you as a bit silly sounding, then you realize it's downright spooky. No one does it quite like Thrones.
Equally recommended is Thrones' "Alraune"(still my favorite one), "Sperm Whale," and his Melvins/Kiss parody solo record. Hands first flower...indeed.

5.0 out of 5 stars Joe's Spring Cleaning, June 6, 2005

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D. K. Malone (earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Day Late Dollar Short (Audio CD)

A collection of Thrones tracks from singles and compilations dating as far back as 1994 and a few unreleased songs from as recent as 2001. As far as I know, this CD has everything Thrones have ever done that isn't on the Alraune or Sperm Whale CDs. This is great news for people like me: I bought my first CD player in 1988 and never looked back. I stopped buying vinyl almost completely, ergo I never bothered to pick up any of the many Thrones singles. All I've had up to now is Alraune and Sperm Whale. And the Punk In My Vitamins comp. Oh, and an mp3 I downloaded (legally!) from KRS' website or somesuch. As is typical of Thrones, it's a mixed bag. Several straight ahead (relatively speaking, that is) heavy songs, a few experimental songs, and some highly unlikely yet rad covers. Most of it's great. Well concieved, well performed, and good listening. Joe is a God of Thunder and a true Master of Drum Machine Programming. However, not every song can be a winner. Joe has a penchant for trying his hand at ambient and other such mellow shenanigans, and I'm sorry to say none of those songs has ever really tickled my fancy. But a few clunkers can't put a dent in this collection. While I would have preferred a new Thrones album, this is just as good. Joe's currently busy being the bassist in High On Fire, and he's on their current album, Blessed Black Wings. Check it out.