Playing skronked-up rockabilly and rock & roll
(think Jon Spencer as much as Rev. Horton Heat), Fireworks was formed by
Dallas musician
Darin Lin Wood after his ejection from another area band; before moving to Texas from New York in 1989,
Wood had also played in a very early lineup of
Cop Shoot Cop, as well as
68 Comeback and Blacksnakes. The first lineup of Fireworks took shape circa 1993, centered around
Wood
and Chris Merlick, both of whom sang and played guitar and drums.
Merlick left and rejoined the band several times over the group's
history; a more permanent incarnation featured Wood's girlfriend,
drummer Janet Walker, and guitarist
James Arthur. Fireworks' debut full-length,
Set the World on Fire, was issued in 1994 by Crypt;
Off the Air followed in 1996 on the Au-Go-Go imprint.
Wood
and Walker had meanwhile formed the side project Blacktop with
ex-Gories vocalist Mick Collins, which resulted in the LP I Got a Bad
Feelin'. After signing to Last Beat, Fireworks released
Lit Up in 1997.
Tracklist
| 1 |
S' Link |
3:36
|
| 2 |
A-Bomb |
2:18
|
| 3 |
Watcha Want |
2:06
|
| 4 |
Gimme Another Shot |
1:54
|
| 5 |
Keep A Shakin' |
2:04
|
| 6 |
One Way Ticket |
2:14
|
| 7 |
Deep Dark Jungle |
2:33
|
| 8 |
Thunder Road |
1:55
|
| 9 |
50 Megatons |
2:44
|
| 10 |
City Of Assholes |
3:23
|
| 11 |
Come On |
2:09
|
| 12 |
When She Passes By |
2:10
|
| 13 |
Murdered Model |
2:44
|
| 14 |
Hey Fucker |
1:54
|
| 15 |
Just So You Call |
2:34
|
| 16 |
Silver Moon |
1:59
|
| 17 |
Set The World On Fire |
2:36 |
