THE PUNKS lp cover
the PUNKS
this band from detriot has to have the strongest STOOGES influence you'll ever hear, right down to the vocal pitch complete with growls and such, sometimes the lp hits upon pre-punk, some classic rock, just a bit of glam, but mostly the Punks were a HARD rock band, and a competent one at that, allthough naturally they were not nearly as good as IGGY and Co. still for fans of this 70s sound u could consider this a cool lp to have, Note; this band surfaced a few yrs before punk rock actually exploded in ' 77, and when it finally happened they carried on till they no longer could and broke up, but left behind a STRONG recording.......onto the reviews ~
1 'MY TIME's COMIN'
intro is a slow murky tale, then after a few seconds the drums kick in and the band speeds up into a Super-rock sound ' MY TIME's COMIN', MY TIME's COMIN', MY TIME's COMIN', MY TIME's COMIN', MY TIME's COMIN', .....GIVE U MY ASS, U MY SOUL.......WILL TOMMORROW PAY.......THEY DON' T CARE ANYMORE......WHEN I WAS DOWN I ONLY GO UP'........( Good vocal imitation of Iggy here )
2 ' CHAINS OF MADNESS '
fast paced hard rock with thumping bass, leans more towards a 'classic rock sound'.....'SHUT UP, OH HIS EYES AND HATE, LOVIN' U IS A BIG MISTAKE, RUNNIN' FROM THE SHADOWS IN MY LIFE.................I'M IN A CHAIN OF MADNESS........OOOHHH SIT DOWN WITHOUT ANY HOPE'.........
3 'DARKER SIDE'
slow murky drug induced tale, dark song, but has a more 'classic' rock sound.......' VERY WELL IT's 4:00, I WAS U LYING BY ME, DIRTY FACES IN THE MIRROR REMINDED ME OF DARK SHADY DREAMS, I SEE YOUR FACE, I SEE YOUR HANDS, BUT IN MY MIND I SEE REFLECTIONS OF ANOTHER MAN, HAVE U............( later )..........BLACKNESS, BLACKNESS IS MY FRIEND, I'M LIVIN' IT NITE AND DAY'.......
4 'DROP DEAD'
Much BETTER than the previous 2, this one is hard, and fast, just like IGGY and the STOOGES with good vocals.......( ' well now wwooaaa ).......NOW BABY I FEEL SO GOOD, BABY I FEEL SO GOOD.................GOIN' THRU MY HAD, BLUE AND GREEN FLASHING IN MY HAD, I FEEL SO, I'M GONNA DROP DEAD..........BABE I LOOK INTO YOUR EYSE I FEEL SO GOOD, I'M GONNA DROP DEAD'.......
5 'ROCKS FUNERAL '
Heavy, Murky, with the crystalline cymbal sound throughout.......'IT's MUCH TOO LATE TO SAY OK, IT's MUCH TOO LATE TO SAY YOUR SORRY, ALL YOUR LIES, BELIEVE ALL YOUR LIES, WELL U ARE ( background singer ) - NOTHING BUT A LIAR ' .......drums pound away
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DIALOGUES DISSOLVING DOUBTS
( Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba p. 25 - 26. )
Bhakta ; Swami ! To practice the divine words to the Lord's grace is the basic need just as for everything else. Without that nothing can happen. It is ever present as you said. Just as the sun is hidden by the fog grace can be sustituted by the darkness of " I ", " Mine ", but these can be overcome by Practice and discipline. That is why we follow it so easy. This is my expierence I do not know of others.
Swami ; True, true what you say is correct. You have understood it well. Without grasping the meaning, if various interpretations are given, that distorts reality, and if a wrong sense is imputed it falsifies reality, but if it is clearly understood practice becomes easy. Now consider this, all are born at the same time, do all die at the same time ? Similarly the highest wisdom will dawn, in this person or that person or at different times. If You go on singing song after song, you learn music, so also if I speak and continue speaking all will understand the reality. It is not my mission to keep silent because people are not understanding to such, it must be communicated once, twice, and more if neccessary.
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6 ' NO MERCY '
rapid fire drums, pearl guitars, gyrating abrasive niose with meody that plays for a while, then slows to a murky mess ' LOVE THE SPIRIT, FIGHTS AGAINST THE FLESH, AND THE FLESH AGAINST THE SPIRIT AND THESE ARE CONTARY TO EACH OTHER ( mimics Iggy )
7 ' DRUG FUELED INCIDENT '
begins with handclaps and some of those rock-about drums.......then slows down into a drug fueled groove...' SMOG FROM DETROIT CITY, JUNKIE LYES ON HIS BELLY DEAD, SAID LIFE HAD NOTHING TO OFFER, TOOK A SHOTGUN BLEW AWAY HIS HEAD....
8 'SINISTER BOY'
the singer screams in the intro, then the song plods along with shimmering guitars playing out melodies....' SINISTER LIFE BABY HE's A NICE GUY, STEAL YOUR LIFE AWAY, GONNA MAKE U TURN AND PAY, GONNA TAKE EVERY THING U OWN'...............' THE COPS WERE LYING LOW AND HOT, THE COPS WERE OUT OF THEIR MINDS '.....
9 'QUICK ONE'
Fast rocker closes the lp, just as the title implies, much better than the previous number ' ALLRIGHT, I'M READY TO REALIZE, TO KNOW YOU, YEA A TIME DESPERATION, OF THESE TO ( ? ) , I NEED A QUICK ONE IF U GOT THE TIME'.............the ending is played out with lotsa enthusiasm, later the band changes the angle, and it gets even faster.......( fades ).......
CHAINSAW
CHAINSAW were a new wave punk band with a Strong glam influence, more info to come