Thursday, February 17, 2005

Song Of the Day: February 18, 2005


The Alter Boys-Piles


One Eye Records 45, 1986

If memory serves, I mail-ordered this disc after reading a rave review in a fine industry trade publication called The Bob. This brilliant performance, seemingly fueled by cheap beer and even cheaper speed should please fans of both the pop and punk genres. I must report unfortunately that the subsequent LP on Big Time Records, Soul Desire, was rather less bracing and energetic than this debut. Fortunately, our tale has a happy ending, as guitarist/songwriter JZ Barrell made a charming LP of spikey pop in 1996 enititled Here's the Surprise (NG Records).



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