Solid Action

Maximum Rock 'n' Roll - July 2000
If you want a rough comparison for sound's sake, try an American channeling of the rockingest BIRTHDAY PARTY moments.

Product Description
One look, and one listen, to "Solid Action", and you start to understand why this 'legendary' Seattle group has been heavily name-checked by fans like Mudhoney, Sonic Youth and Nirvana.

Emerging from the Art-gallery basement scene of the early '80s, The U-Men brewed a jazz/surf/dada/punk wine that entranced as many as it horrified... Fire, Mud and White Lightning were the colors of their flag.

Banned for ages in their hometown, The U-Men hit the road, becoming one of the first groups to spread evidence to the rest of the U.S. that something very unusual was happening in the Northwest. Along the way they recorded for Bombshelter Records (the precursor to Sub-Pop), as well as Amphetamine Reptile and Homestead Records.

Highlights from these hard-to-find albums and singles are collected here, chosen by the band and arranged chronologically.

The U-Men can also be seen/heard in the documentary film "Hype".

Solid Action

Solid Action,The U-Men,Chuckie-Boy,Alternative Pop/Rock,Grunge,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop

Average customer rating: jfhdskfhsdfkudwq87e2368rbcsdvbuiery45t Nothing better Fire. Scree. Beefheartian Atonality. And unlike any punk band youv'e ever heard in your life. The U-Men deserve more credit.. A Few Damn Good U-Men

Solid Action The U-Men Manufacturer: Chuckie-Boy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Grunge | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Rock | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Step on a Bug Music for Insect Minds Wipers Box Set 1,000 Smiling Knuckles Infrared Riding Hood ASIN: B00004T2MT Release Date: 2000-01-01

Tracks:

1. Gila
2. Shoot 'em Down
3. Blight
4. Flowers D.G.I.H.
5. They
6. Clubs
7. 10 After 1
8. Cow Rock
9. Green Trumpet
10. Bad Little Woman
11. Freezebomb
12. That's Wild About Jack
13. Dig it a Hole
14. Solid Action
15. 2 X 4
16. A Three Year Old Could Do That
17. Papa Doesn't Love His Children Anymore
18. Shoot 'em Down (Live)

Album Description

One look, and one listen, to "Solid Action", and you start to understand why this 'legendary' Seattle group has been heavily name-checked by fans like Mudhoney, Sonic Youth and Nirvana.

Emerging from the Art-gallery basement scene of the early '80s, The U-Men brewed a jazz/surf/dada/punk wine that entranced as many as it horrified... Fire, Mud and White Lightning were the colors of their flag.

Banned for ages in their hometown, The U-Men hit the road, becoming one of the first groups to spread evidence to the rest of the U.S. that something very unusual was happening in the Northwest. Along the way they recorded for Bombshelter Records (the precursor to Sub-Pop), as well as Amphetamine Reptile and Homestead Records.

Highlights from these hard-to-find albums and singles are collected here, chosen by the band and arranged chronologically.

The U-Men can also be seen/heard in the documentary film "Hype".

Customer Reviews:

jfhdskfhsdfkudwq87e2368rbcsdvbuiery45t.......2006-05-27

Pure noise. Eccentric, trippy, frightening...it's a great album, similiar to Butthole Surfers with screams and frantic guitar...awesome.

Nothing better.......2006-04-05

The U-Men were the best Seattle had to offer in the 80s. Thank God for this CD, letting us hear all (I think) of their recordings in one place. Half of their genius was their live shows. They were amazing, scary, funny, loud. And John Bigley's stage presence unmatched by anything I've seen before or since. But even minus the visuals, the music by itself stands up great after twenty years.

Fire. Scree. Beefheartian Atonality. And unlike any punk band youv'e ever heard in your life........2005-10-17

This thing is smouldering hot. It's crazed, with something like blues howling in it at moments, or surf rock licks at other times, WITH the atonality of some jazz music, or like Captain Beefheart. Unlike Beefheart, the atonality is set to licks, riffs, and manages to display chops, tightness in playing in the midst of an insane tempo/speed. In other words, it manages to be avant garde arty while being enjoyable as heck, and all of you should get up and dance to this mess, or sing/scream along as you tear down the highway in your vehicle. I really enjoy the whole thing, so its hard to pick out an outstanding track, although I will certainly vouch for track number 11., titled "Freezebomb." This thing just has a frightening start/stop thing going on. When it's going, it's off on a supersonic gallop. But then it stops, and the band members start doing this "drone chant/air tuvan throat singing" thing-quite disconcerning. Yet killer.

The U-Men deserve more credit.........2003-06-18

The U-men, Malfunkshun, and Skin Yard are 3 or the Seattle Deep Six bands that get no credit, but the U-men got the least amount of credit... This album is worth buying... Songs like "Dig it a Hole" make it worth buying....

A Few Damn Good U-Men.......2000-12-26

Thinkin' way outside the box in the late eighties and early nineties, these guys put together music enjoyable on either coast, and in either timeframe - twelve years ago(or more), or today. Attention in the area!...attention in the compound! Now hear this: These guys win the pissing contest. to the U-Men...Ay-men

Average customer rating:

Instrumental Action Soul The Diplomats of Solid Soul Manufacturer: Hammondbeat Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Soul-Jazz & Boogaloo | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Yards The Royal Sessions Boogaloo to Jack McDuff Beat.It Stax Instrumentals ASIN: B000BHN7FM Release Date: 2005-10-11

Tracks:

1. Hugh's Hefner
2. Cookie Time
3. Willie's Theme
4. Bullfrog Boogaloo
5. El Corazon Negro
6. Chinese Connection
7. Stoned Preacher
8. Hot Stick
9. Soul Slaw
10. Mobley Turnaround
11. Tennessee Toothpick
12. Soul Beat Pt.2
13. The Men from S.C.E.P.T.E.R. Theme

Average customer rating:

Solid Gold Easy Action T-Rex / Tyrannosaurus Rex Manufacturer: Old Gold ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000LXXG02

Average customer rating:

Solid Gold Action: 15 Alternative Mixes Sweet Manufacturer: Receiver Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Bubblegum | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Glam | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000005V7 Release Date: 1996-05-14

Tracks:

1. Lost Angels (Insane 4 Infinity Mix)
2. Sweet F. A. (Instra-mental Mix)
3. Play All Night (4 Play Mix)
4. Action (Industrial Action Mix)
5. Someone Else Will/Burning (Backstage Mix)
6. Fox On The Run (Stormy City Mix)
7. The Healer (New Faith Mix)
8. Play All Night (Eternal Wasteland Mix)
9. Breakdown (Double Vision Mix)
10. Guitar Solo (Spiral Feed Back Mix)
11. Land Of Hope And Glory (Utopia Mix)
12. Drum Solo (Man At The Back Mix)
13. Solid Gold Brass/Action (Medley)
14. Fox On The Run (Underwater Mix)
15. Sweet F. A. (Alien Abduction Mix)

Average customer rating:

High in Sodium ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000DZE8SC

Product Description

Includes: 1- Drowning, 2- The Rope, 3- You Can't Stop, 4- Be With Her, 5- Magdalena, 6- Got To Go, 7- Stop Me Now, 8- Three Monkeys, 9- Never Meet, 10- Remain The Same, 11- Doubts, 12- Fences, 13- Paradise, 14- Why.

Average customer rating: THE desert island Bolan collection!

Solid Gold Rapid Action T. Rex & Marc Bolan Manufacturer: Raven [Australia] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Proto Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Glam | Classic Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000241ER Release Date: 1998-10-13

Tracks:

1. Ride a White Swan
2. Hot Love
3. Bang a Gong (Get It On)
4. Jeepster
5. Telegram Sam
6. Metal Guru
7. Children of the Revolution
8. Chariot Choogle
9. Jitterbug Love
10. Solid Gold Easy Action
11. Born to Boogie
12. 20th Century Boy
13. Groover
14. Truck on (Tyke)
15. Venus Loon
16. Teenage Dream
17. Light of Love
18. Zip Gun Boogie
19. New York City
20. Dreamy Lady
21. London Boys
22. I Love to Boogie
23. Celebrate Summer

Customer Reviews:

THE desert island Bolan collection!.......2005-07-14

I was there in the early seventies. I was (and am) a big T.Rex fan. I wanted a really good collection and looked at a number of them. At first I was put off by the really dorky cover photo on this album, but after looking at the track listing I saw this put the other collections out there to shame. "Twentieth Century Boy" focused too much on the really early stuff. "25th Anniversary Collection" didn't have "Jitterbug Love" (a must for me).

Look...do like I did. You got a printer? Make you're own cover. But don't pass on the best T.Rex collection going!

Average customer rating:

Flicker and Fade Pump Action Jackson Manufacturer: Pump Action Jackson ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAF7CO Release Date: 2005-11-08

Tracks:

1. Fade Away
2. Pulling Me
3. Wasting Time
4. Mr. Invisible
5. It's Alright
6. Breakup Song
7. You Know
8. Boston's Song
9. Remember

Average customer rating:

Moonraker Manufacturer: Net WT. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAARDI Release Date: 2003-10-28

Average customer rating: Not their best, but nice ;) Express

In Action Solid Base Manufacturer: Sbme Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00006AGC7 Release Date: 2002-10-15

Tracks:

1. Perfect Melody
2. I Like It
3. You and Me
4. This Is the Summer
5. I Do
6. This Beat of My Heart
7. In or Out of Love
8. Don't Make Me Wait
9. Boogie Man
10. Better Off Dead
11. I Want Boys
12. I See Love
13. Hold On
14. Obsession
15. Perfect Melody [Extended Mix][*]
16. You and Me [Extended Mix][*]
17. This Beat of My Heart [Extended Mix][*]
18. I Do [Extended Mix][*]

Album Description

18 tracks including the 4 bonus extended mixed tracks 'Perfect Melody', 'You And Me' , 'This Beat Of My Heart' & 'I Do'. 2002.

Album Details

Asian Version featuring Four Bonus Tracks: 'perfect Melody (Extended Mix)', 'you and Me (Extended Mix)', 'this Beat of My Heart (Extended Mix)', and I Do (Extended Mix)'.

Customer Reviews:

Not their best, but nice ;).......2004-02-04

The 4th album from Solid Base. It's perhaps their worst release. BUT it's still nice !!!! Some of the tracks are really good eurodance and don't forget that this record is from 2002 !!! Let's start : The track "Perfect Melody" is a great EURODANCE track, with a very little europop touch, like Eiffel 65. Another great EURODANCE song is "This Beat Of My Heart". THIS TRACK IS AMAZING, I highly recommend you to check it out, it's GREEEEAAAAT, it's the best dance song from 2002 and 1 of the best from Solid Base. "I Do", this track is another eurodance 1 but it has a little BUBBLEGUM touch. It's nice to listen to. Then "I Like It" and "Obsession" are more EUROTRANCE, and they are nice to listen to. "This is the summer" : this track is EURO-REGGAE, but with a DANCE touch. It's a "slow dance" track : similar to "All My Life" in the "Finally" album. This track is very good !! One of the best of the album. The others are all pop, like "Come On Everybody", "Sunny Holiday", "Once You Pop" in the previous albums. Some are really nice, but some are a little boring, that's why I only give 4 stars. This is however a nice CD to buy even if the others are better. Believe me, this CD is good.

Express.......2003-05-14

solid base is a great group, they do alot of fast songs that many people like

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