Albany ,NY is where this grungy rock band was from . The bassist ,Surgeon General ,was in a NYHC band in 1983 ,"Capitle". Side a is pure grunge ,with almost Gibby-like vocals. Side b is harder edged,bridging hard core to grunge.Not bad for 1991 ,their second release ,on Erl Records. From the 99 cent bin!
North Vancouver ,BC Canada is where these boys lay their heads. They've been compared to Big Black's noisepunk attack ,but I don't hear that kind of ferocity here. Known as the loudest band in their town ,this was their very first 7" single from 1991 on their own True North Records label. Now out of print ,they were on several compilations ,had music on skateboard and snowboard videos ,and put out a few full-lengths. Classified as a cross-over punk/noise/metal band ,it's all grunge to me.
Grunge stylee from Philly,PA ,1991 .Kinda have their own sound ,though derivative of metal and alt-rock of the times. Weird breakdowns that sound warped. Vocals are out of key ,yet fit the strange melodies just fine. 99 cent bin special!
Heat Blast Records ,outta NJ ,put this out in 1991. Featuring the original Oderus Urungus of Gwar, on vocals ,tho' this sounds like a Rollins Band/Soundgarden hybrid ,in the days between post-punk and grunge. A 45 that plays at 33. Joey Slutman (nee Annaruma ,vocals) is now in the Philly based band,Man Is Doomed. Not much to be found on the web about this here slab.
There are covers of The Cars and Alvin Lee's Love ,on this outing!The songs have a cohesive bluesy feel ,laid on top of indie-punk ,alt-rock foundations.Some really fine experimental arrangements ,and furious drumming on our home made drum kit!Recorded 12/10/1991 at Cat Machine House ,20 years ago today! Ed,Joel,& Chipmonk thank all of you ,for downloading ,and enjoying their bedroom punk music ,college rock ,to be sure. They only wish for more comments ,and thank those who have commented! A few days after this we formed the band "Stimpy" ,a noisy jazz combo ,which can be found elsewheres on this blog. fuk u h8rs!
If you've never heard the story of Rudolph ,this was written ten years before the song (1949) ,and is slightly different than the holiday claymation special. And Ed Asner reads it! That's right ,Lou Grant ,he's played Santa Claus 4 times: in "Elf" ,"The Ellen Show","Olive,The Other Reindeer",and "The Story Of Santa Claus" ,he was the president of the Screen Actors Guid for 5 years in the 80's,and has done a bunch of other shit.He supports Mumia! Anyways ,the song is not on here ,it's a story ,with backround music. Goodwill findins'.
There's only one more studio tape,and one rehearsal tape after this masterpiece of underground,cult-band madness! This recording had Ed,Joel,Tony,Chipmonk,and Billy on it from 6/23/1991. As with most of these 4-track recordings,all the songs here are top-notch! With a Ventures/Stooges mash-up ,before there ever was that sort of thing,plus each member gets to play a second or two of the guitar solo! The mug shot of Tony ,represents where he was for the previous few tapes,and the title also tells the tale!Here's the track list!
Bizarre song titles abound!Downright cryptic words!Music played by suburban waste-oids!The core of four (Ed,Tony,Joel,Chipmonk),on 3/5/1991,jammed this into a "suburb",(as opposed to "ghetto") blaster,(boombox) ,1,2,3,4! style,at the Cat Machine house.Re-workings of several hits ,including,:"Trinkets Of Cloud" ,"Moon Over Mannequins" ,and "Rainbow Shower".Chipmonk does a hee-larious "rap" on ,"Weasel Dick",about slow Don.And he waxes poetic about Hogan's Heroes on ,"Commander Of Swine".There's mucho weirdness floating around in this skeleton galaxy.Here's some of the stranger song titles,"We're Saved Ah-Hah","Hand-See","Twicker Pated","B.M.R.C.","Darn-104-Bloot Huh","Tender Sharples",amongst others.A heart-warming collection of songs that will probably be sung around campfires,on space-scout troop camp-outs,in the future!Their 31st album,released 20 years ago,today! "Care For A Zinger?"
Don't know about that title,but the music is fine!Ed,Joel,Tony,Chipmonk,and special guests,Shane Carwile,and Billy Drake,on 2/16/1991,in the FTM.Really good tunes here include: "Song For Billy To Sing", "Song For Billy To Sing Again",(Billy never actually sings,or utters a word for that matter,on either of these tracks) ,"Gettin' The Gumption" ,"Suicidal Ballerina Blues" , "The Strangled Penguin's Chrome Glider Dream" , "Accidental Toaster","90 Cups Of Coffee An Hour",and "Cowering Spastics".The whole thing is great altogether,I'm just pointing out some highlights,or lowlights,as the case may be.The 26th release from this obtuse,outsider,unknown,undiscovered,cult-band,from Ft.Myers,Florida,80's thru 90's.Keep following their path to eventual destruction,in the rest of this year-long series,more coming soon!
