Helium -- Dirt of Luck

Amphiptere · 07-14-2011, 09:50 PM

Err....was my last thread breaking any rules? Why was it deleted? I don't understand...

Anyway, in case it wasn't breaking any rules:

Anyone heard the album Dirt of Luck? Been really enjoying it recently, my favourite tracks are Medusa, Comet #9 and Skeleton. The vocals be creepy!

I'd post videos but I'm currently in China where youtube is banned.

~~[MERIT]~~ · 07-14-2011, 10:01 PM

Never heard of them myself, but I'll post the videos for you and give them a listen

"Comet #9"

"Medusa"

"Skeleton"

Engine · 07-15-2011, 12:02 AM

There should probably be a thread on Helium in general.

Although I haven't listened in over a decade I practically wore out the "Dirt of Luck" CD when it came out. (This was back when you had to go to stores and buy music if you wanted it immediately upon release). I think I like their previous EP "Pirate Prude" even more - which is why I was in the record store on, I think, the day of release of DOL. Lots of fairly legendary people played in Helium.

Mary Timony also fronted the much underrated band, Autoclave, before Helium.

Amphiptere · 07-15-2011, 08:39 AM

Hmmmm I haven't really heard anything else by Helium, though I have got Magic City. What do you think about Magic City?

Nosferatu Man · 07-17-2011, 09:41 PM

Hadn't heard of these guys before, quite like Medusa though, think I may have to go downloading!

Sneer · 07-22-2011, 01:48 AM

Great album, The Magic City is almost on par - definitely worth listening to.

The likes of Helium, Silkworm etc were those second tier 90s American Indie Rock bands that never quite reached the levels of reverence enjoyed by, say, Pavement, Modest Mouse, Yo La Tengo, Sebadoh and GBV, but that's not a reflection on their quality, I think DOL is certainly up there with This is a Long Drive... and Wowee Zowee, but arguably falls short of the highest echelons of the era.

Amphiptere · 07-22-2011, 04:48 AM

Yeah I've been listening to Magic City recently and I didn't like it at first because it wasn't as dark or weird (weird to me anyway) as Dirt of Luck. But the mellower sound has been growing on me a lot, and it suits Timony's voice.

777by · 10-10-2011, 12:34 PM

great band thanks!!!

Arija · 10-22-2011, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oojay

i love it

07-14-2011, 09:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
Amphiptere Groupie Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 13	Helium -- Dirt of Luck Err....was my last thread breaking any rules? Why was it deleted? I don't understand... Anyway, in case it wasn't breaking any rules: Anyone heard the album Dirt of Luck? Been really enjoying it recently, my favourite tracks are Medusa, Comet #9 and Skeleton. The vocals be creepy! I'd post videos but I'm currently in China where youtube is banned.

07-15-2011, 12:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
Engine air quote Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: pollen & mold Posts: 3,108	There should probably be a thread on Helium in general. Although I haven't listened in over a decade I practically wore out the "Dirt of Luck" CD when it came out. (This was back when you had to go to stores and buy music if you wanted it immediately upon release). I think I like their previous EP "Pirate Prude" even more - which is why I was in the record store on, I think, the day of release of DOL. Lots of fairly legendary people played in Helium. Mary Timony also fronted the much underrated band, Autoclave, before Helium. __________________ Like an arrow, I was only passing through.

07-17-2011, 09:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
Nosferatu Man Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 264	Hadn't heard of these guys before, quite like Medusa though, think I may have to go downloading! __________________ Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight, And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way, Do not go gentle into that good night.

07-22-2011, 01:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	Great album, The Magic City is almost on par - definitely worth listening to. The likes of Helium, Silkworm etc were those second tier 90s American Indie Rock bands that never quite reached the levels of reverence enjoyed by, say, Pavement, Modest Mouse, Yo La Tengo, Sebadoh and GBV, but that's not a reflection on their quality, I think DOL is certainly up there with This is a Long Drive... and Wowee Zowee, but arguably falls short of the highest echelons of the era. __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show Last edited by Sneer; 07-22-2011 at 04:04 AM.

07-14-2011, 10:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
~~[MERIT]~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 4,814	Never heard of them myself, but I'll post the videos for you and give them a listen *"Comet #9"* *"Medusa"* *"Skeleton"*

07-15-2011, 08:39 AM	#4 (permalink)
Amphiptere Groupie Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 13	Hmmmm I haven't really heard anything else by Helium, though I have got Magic City. What do you think about Magic City?

07-22-2011, 04:48 AM	#7 (permalink)
Amphiptere Groupie Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 13	Yeah I've been listening to Magic City recently and I didn't like it at first because it wasn't as dark or weird (weird to me anyway) as Dirt of Luck. But the mellower sound has been growing on me a lot, and it suits Timony's voice.

10-10-2011, 12:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
777by Groupie Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 26	great band thanks!!!