A couple that there isn't a whole lot of info about that I've come up with on either of these or that I've really felt like digging for.
the Fly Boys (1980)
It's the apparent sole release by Minnesota's own Fly Boys with a three song adventure in Power Pop. "Jetsetter" leads off to be followed by the country flavored "Cruel World" and the whole deal capped with a solid bash at "Hippy Hippy Shake" originally by the Swinging Bluejeans. It was a fairly common sight around town for a long long while, but not so much as of late.
If the term Power Pop floats your boat, you may in fact enjoy this.
But then there's this too
the Furors. Electric guitar and drums. That's it. That's all you need. It's raw and primitive and I dare say a bit nerdy or something, but thoroughly entertaining.
Have a look at this 1983 Xmas promo clip. The goofiness is infectious.
I mean, somebody organized a 38 song double cd tribute to a band that probably few people out of the immediate vicinity has ever heard of. There may be more to this than first meets the ear.
I mean, somebody organized a 38 song double cd tribute to a band that probably few people out of the immediate vicinity has ever heard of. There may be more to this than first meets the ear.
Long may the Furors reign.
Fuck yeah!!!
ReplyDeleteI have a copy of that Furors single. When people made a big deal about the White Stripes being a guitar/drums duo, I thought of the bands that had done it years before: the Furors, Half Japanese, the Method Actors, the Flat Duo Jets, the Chickasaw Mud Puppies...
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