A Minute To Pray A Second To Die

A Minute To Pray A Second To Die (1981)

The band that backs up Chris D. on this record is half of X and half of the Blasters and all goodness.

Any record with DJ Bonebrake pulling out the marimbas is all right in my book. Also of note for this one is the one song not written by Chris D. "Cyrano de Berger's Back" which is a John Doe composition and an outtake for X.

No Questions Asked

No Questions Asked (1980)

This is the first lp by the Flesh Eaters. The group led by Chris D.

It's dark, it's raw. His voice is unique, and this shit rubs me in all the right ways.

He broke them up in 1983 for a new band, Divine Horsemen and then reformed another version in the 90's which disbanded at the beginning of the century.

I hadn't listened to it in a long while before I pulled it out to digitize and all I could think as it rumbled out of the speakers was "Fuck yeah."

So I did all four lps and they will follow.

You're welcome.

A Quick One

No time for introspection and words and shit.

I've got shit to do and coffee to drink and I'm working tonight.

Zombies of Mora-Tau (1982)

It's Jad Fair from 1/2 Japanese with a solo single in 1982. Notable for one of my favorite recorded sounds. The gunshot on "Mr Frankenstein".

I  actually have two copies of this.

I like it that much.

 

Four Song ep (1986)

This Full Fathom Five was from Iowa City, Iowa. That's another one for your fifty states collection. They're mentioned in an article in the Chicago Tribune in 1989 if you're interested. Otherwise this is...well, it just is and precisely good enough that I wanted to add it to this shit show I call my blog.

I only have one copy of  this.  That's all that's necessary.

So there you go.

Dragged into the Light

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

 

Furors Live (1979)

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.

Long may the Furors reign.

Another one off the list

It looks like you can mark Oklahoma off your fifty states list.

Front Page News (1967)

About all I could find about this single is that the band was from Tulsa, OK and recorded this fuzzy little number in Fort Worth TX and were originally called the New Imperials.
Who cares. It's a great fucking tune.
The older generation just doesn't get the younger generation with their loud music and long hair. It's the same old story of the ages. Flip is uptempo show number that might have gotten them some regional airplay if anybody had bothered to notice.

I Lost Her (1965)

One of a pair of singles by the four Fried brothers from Penns Grove, New Jersey. Both sides of this make me happy. I only wonder if they're about the same doomed romance.

Garage Hangover has the scoop and a metric shit ton of more of  the same kind of raw 60's teen garage gooey goodness if that's what you're into.

It's a free country, more or less, and my dinner's ready.