Man or Astro-man?

[davis]

Does ANYbody else here like this strange and wonderful music outfit? I'm 'on a kick' in a major way.

[progholio]

Yes, I dig the hell out of them, one dynamo of a modern surf band. Highly recommend to see them in concert to get the full experience, they are a trip live too.

[Facelift]

I like their earliest stuff. Then it got kind of samey, though I imagine that a show would be a lot of fun.

[davis]

I've been looking for live bootlegs. apparently they are very rare. I always wanted to like them before but they just didn't hit the stop. This time I'm totally receptive. afaik for seeing them live I'll have to rely on YT.

[Servo]

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[Lopez]

I saw them in Boston last September. They put on a heck of a show. At the end, they swing two theremins around and at each other; the cacophony was deafening. They are quite good musicians nevertheless.

[davis]

... At the end, they swing two theremins around and at each other; the cacophony was deafening. ....

that sounds fascinating. I mean the idea of it.

[The Fantastic Progo Rican]

I've been checking them out, so which ones are must haves from their discography?

[davis]

^ I couldn't say, really. I have Intravenous Television Continuum, Destroy All Astromen, Experiment Zero, and my copy of Your Weight on the Moon is on the way. So far I really like pretty much all of what I've heard. I bought ITC and EZ from Amazon digital because they fit on 1 CDR. IMO MoAM is just a lot of fun. I'm a real sucker for music that has talk/sound samples from movies, especially cult or b-movies.

Here's somebody's answer to your question: http://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?b=4843

[davis]

here's an array of MOAM CDs for decent prices: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw...an+cd&_sacat=0

[FrippWire]

I dig them. I recently listened to a few of their CDs I accumulated in the late 90s thru early 00s. I hadn't listened to any of them in a while. It was time to cull a few things and I thought Man or Astro-Man might be something I could part with. I guessed wrong. I'm keeping them.