Mid-Stream of Consciousness
Released: 2002
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Released: 2002
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After slapping A Mid-Stream of Consciousness into your CD player, the first impulse is to shout "Hosanna! The Celibate Rifles are back!" But of course, the Rifles never really went away,...
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Spaceman in a Satin Suit
Released: 1994
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Released: 1994
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Starting off with one of the hardest, fastest, ecstatic bursts of rock they've ever recorded ("Spirits"), Spaceman is a resounding assertion that this band's career is far from over. In fact, this...
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The Celibate Rifles
Released: 1984
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Released: 1984
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Australia's Celibate Rifles, the band that almost single-handedly carried the torch of Detroit rock & roll into the '90s (and beyond?), have done the unthinkable: They've released an acoustic disc....
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The Turgid Miasma of Existence
Released: 1986
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Released: 1986
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The first recording of new Celibate Rifles material to be released in America. Now fully incorporating acoustic guitars, cellos, zithers, and bass clarinets (!) into the mix, this record is more...
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Mina Mina Mina
Released: 1986
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Released: 1986
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Much of the earliest material recorded by the Rifles (covering the years 1982-1984) is difficult to find in its original form, but these two records do an excellent job of anthologizing those heady...
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Released: 1987
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Released: 1987
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Recorded at New York City's legendary punk watering hole, CBGB, this single-minded live snapshot of Australian garage-crunge comes as close as any '80s-era indie album to explaining why the country...
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Roman Beach Party
Released: 1987
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Released: 1987
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This record was bound to be the LP that broke the Rifles with the college radio crowd (pre-alternative rock) in America. It was more direct and hard-hitting than Miasma, but it didn't sacrifice...
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