08 January 2015

THE JACKOFFICERS Digital Dump 1990

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At the dawn of consumer-level computer recording, fellow Butthole Surfers Gibby Haynes and Jeff Pinkus -- vocals and bass, respectively -- discovered that sampling, cutting and pasting, tagging on some weird blips and beeps, as well as the occasional vocal, could be an amusing lark. Never ones to offer a straight answer to the public, this was just another flight down the sonic rabbithole for the Butthole Surfers during their transition from an independent to a major label. At best, this is a goof-off captured to disc; at worst, well, the joke's on the listener. At least someone paid them to release this. And from Pinkus himself, someone even paid the duo good money to push play on the tape deck on stage in Europe for a two-week tour in support. Borrowing from recording lexicon, the album is literally -- as is almost everything recorded from the early '90s onward -- a digital dump: music created and dumped -- transferred -- to the digital domain. Most certainly, the title's irony was not lost on Haynes and Pinkus. Unfortunately, this type of sound and recording -- though far more fleshed-out, even if that would be digital flesh -- became the Butthole Surfers' complete methodology years down the line, long after Pinkus had split camp. 


Tracklist

1 Love-O-Maniac 3:07
2 Time Machines Pt. 1 4:57
3 Time Machines Pt. 2 4:05
4 L.A. Mama Peanut Butter 3:28
5 Do It 3:21
6 Swingers Club 4:19
7 Ventricular Refibulation 4:03
8 #6 2:45
9 Don't Touch That 3:09
10 An Hawaiian Christmas Song 3:33
11 Flush 1:21

 
 

FUDGE Southside Speedway 1994

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Tracklist 

1 Tree Fort Stash
2 Dart GT
3 It's Morning, Already
4 Patty Hearst Machine Gun
5 Our Francis III
6 Southside Speedway
7 Feather Splitter
8 Lucky's Tightest T-Shirt
9 Car Stereo Blast Off
10 Superstar Junky
11 Shirts & Skins
 
 
 
 
 
 

HOLLYFAITH Purrrr 1993

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Purrrr
Guitarist Kevin Morrison's affinity for '70s rock and Rob Aldridge's booming voice create a powerful style for this Atlanta quartet. With bass player David Franklin and drummer Jeff Warncke, Hollyfaith were signed by Epic for their 1993 debut, Purrrr. 


Tracklist  

1 Bliss 4:20
2 Who Is You 2:38
3 Delicacies 5:00
4 Watching, Waiting, Turning 3:44
5 Zero 5:11
6 Voodoo Doll 5:03
7 Whatsamatta 3:46
8 Whirlwind 4:43
9 Color Of Blood 5:29
10 Needs 7:30
 
 

BABOON Secret Robot Control 1997

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Tracklist  

1 Night Of The Long Knives 2:57
2 I'm Ok If You're Ok 3:40
3 You And I 3:50
4 Numb 2:20
5 The Man With The Plastic Penis 2:10
6 BoxRotter 4:36
7 Bring Me The Head Of Jack Skinner 3:08
8 Time Wounds All Heals 2:55
9 A Sip For Strength 5:26
10 You Kill Me 4:08
11 Nation Of Twos 3:08

06 January 2015

DARLAHOOD Big Fine Thing 1996

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Formed in New York in 1995, Darlahood did not have to wait long for a buzz to build around the group. Almost instantly, the major labels came knocking, as the band's solid musicianship and excellent classic rock-influenced songwriting impressed many observers in Gotham's rock music circles. After signing with the Warner Bros. Imprint Reprise Records, the group got to work on their debut, writing 70 songs while living in self-imposed seclusion upstate. The list of songs was whittled down to 12 as producers Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley (David Bowie, Bush, Morrissey) helped Darlahood craft their debut Big Fine Thing. Guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Luke Janklow's accurate yet soulful singing and guitar playing were at the center of the power trio's music (that also featured the drumming of Joe Magistro and David Sellar's bass work.) Big Fine Thing had a retro sound that when combined with Darlahood's mind-expanding (read: drug-influenced) lyrics, generated a throwback label for the band that wasn't exactly accurate. Certainly Janklow and company were influenced by '60s and '70s artists (like the Beatles, T. Rex, and Bad Company, just to name a few) but there were enough modern musical elements within Darlahood's riff-heavy rock to keep them firmly connected to and identified with the '90s. Having said that, it is possible that Darlahood's performances were slightly out of step with the times. If the guitar playing and vocal harmonies had been just a tad sloppier, perceptions about the group may have been different. The band demonstrates a live sound on Big Fine Thing so tight, that their instrumental command overshadows the material. This was a strangely (and sadly) out-dated approach during the post-grunge, post-punk days of '90s alternative rock. Despite all the unfashionable virtuosity, the first single from Big Fine Thing, "Grow Your Own," received plenty of attention from modern rock radio program directors, and the track charted nicely. The second single, "Big Fine Thing," didn't fare as well, but the video -- produced by Nigel Dick (Oasis, the Offspring) -- did receive some MTV airplay. Things were moving along nicely for Darlahood who toured relentlessly in support of the debut disc, most notably on an extensive leg opening for Collective Soul. Work began on a new record, but years later nothing was completed and ultimately, little has been heard from group after the Big Fine Thing tour ended in 1997. 

Tracklist 

1 Grow Your Own 4:03
2 99% Bullshit 4:20
3 Sister Dementia 3:55
4 Big Fine Thing 3:43
5 Runaway Clocks 5:06
6 Watch Your Mouth 5:07
7 De Nature Boy 4:27
8 Not Again 4:20
9 New York City 3:35
10 I've Got Pictures 4:43
11 RSVP 7:51
12 Hey Baby (Take Me With You) 4:40

LOUDMOUTH self titled 1999

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The Chicago metal band Loudmouth comprised frontman Bob Feddersen, guitarist Tony McQuaid, bassist Mike Flaherty and drummer John Sullivan, After making their public debut in early 1993, the group relentlessly toured the Windy City circuit before independently releasing their debut EP 1/2 in 1996. A self-titled LP followed a year later, a copy of which made its way to the members of Metallica, who spoke of Loudmouth favorably in a number of magazine articles; the media attention helped win the group a contract with Hollywood Records, which released their major-label debut (also self-titled) in 1999.

Tracklist

1 Fly
2 No Heroes
3 Rats In The Maze
4 Maybe
5 The Road
6 Lucky #7
7 Not Free
8 Where Have We Gone
9 Turn It Off
10 Insecure
11 What?
12 End Of The Century

04 January 2015

ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT Hot Charity 1995

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Tracklist

Pushed 2:25
Guilt Free 3:38
Poison Eye 2:40
My Arrow's Aim 3:15
Feathered Friends 4:21
Cloud Over Branson 2:51
Lorna Doom 2:17
Shucks 2:13
Pity Yr Paws 3:26
 

THE HAZIES Vinnie Smokin' In The Big Room 1996

Thanks to Reuben


Tracklist

1 Trip Free Life
2 Skin & Bones
3 Up My Sleeve
4 Idiot Box
5 Spin
6 Effedrin
7 Dancin' At Seven
8 #1 Slave
9 I'm The One
10 Waiting
11 Floating Away

THE SLUGS Fort Fun 1992

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Tracklist 

1 Whatever
2 Ed
3 Krazy Kat
4 Fake Monet
5 Your Hot Air
6 Kingdom
7 We'll Get Through
8 This Is My Stop
9 Broken Radio
10 Breathe, Don't Push
11 The Only Place I'm Going
12 Kids With Toys
13 Requiem For A Lightweight
14 Wishing To Stop Wishing
15 Sleepyhead

IDAHO Three Sheets to the Wind 1996

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Tracklist  

1 If You Dare 3:14
2 Catapult 3:12
3 Pomegranate Bleeding 2:41
4 Shame 4:06
5 Stare At The Sky 5:51
6 No Ones Watching 6:44
7 Alive Again 3:58
8 A Sound Awake 5:55
9 Glass Bottom 3:22
10 Get You Back 4:42