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Flat Duo Jets-s/t(1990),Go Go Harlem Baby(1991),and Introducing(1995)

Chapel Hill,NC`s Flat Duo Jets showed the world all you need to rock is a guitar and some drums.They did work with a bassist breifly but they did`nt need him.
Dexter Romweber(guitar/vocals) and Crow(drums) started in the mid `80s.Their mix of rockabilly,blues,and surf all played with punk energy(not to mention Dexter`s wild vocals) made them a great live act and some fine records they`ve done too.
Despite tours with The Cramps and praise from the White Stripes,REM,and Beck;the FDJ did`nt catch on like they should.Dexter pursued a solo career.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSvyU7flL2E vSvyU7flL2E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHz4cd7Z51Q uHz4cd7Z51Q

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"essgee09" wrote:

I`m awaiting something new.I hope they go in the right direction and away from the crap of the last two.

They have a new album out.I was scared to listen to it expecting the we-don`t-know-what-the-hell-we`re-doing of the last two and lo and behold I must say Pharmacy Of Love is great

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpa8f7kXnyA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpa8f7kX … re=related

[tom]

I;ve always loved Bettie Serveert. The last couple albums have been a let down. Hopefully the new one is solid.

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"essgee09" wrote:

Versus-Dead Leaves(1995) and Two Cents Plus Tax(1998)

The Versus story begins in 1990 in NYC with two brothers Richard and Ed Baluyut.Both had previously played in a band called Flower.A chick from Texas named Fontaine Toups joined towards the end of the break up.They named themsleves Versus after the Mission Of Burma album.The first Versus demos featured 3 guitars and a drum machine.Richard convinced Fontaine to pick up the bass and Ed to return to the drums.The first ep came out on their own Remora label called Let`s Electrify.Laura from Superchunk considers it to be one of her top 10 fave records.Dead Leaves compiles a number of their 1993 singles plus unrealeased and damn they had some great early singles.The Star Are Insane in 1994 for the Teenbeat label was their first full length.An ep in `95 called Deep Red followed with another Baluyut brother added on 2nd guitar.1996`s Secret Swingers was a move to the Caroline label,it was also Ed`s last record with the band.Patrick Ramos soon joined on drums
Two Cents Plus Tax followed in 1998,one of their greatest records,a big production budget gave them a big sound.Sadly Caroline dropped them and they signed with Merge.The 1999 ep Afterglow followed and in 2000 their last record Hurrah came out.Allmusic gave Hurrah 2 stars which is unfair since there`s hardly a bad song though less production cash went into it.They reunited soon again to open for Mission Of Burma.Things got quiet after that but they`ve since done some shows including a Xmas show with Yo La Tengo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywazLwhrw3k ywazLwhrw3k

I already talked about them in the Have You Heard thread but I did`nt post their myspace page link with 10 songs.Check out the tunes Blade of Grass,Frog,and Crazy Maker

http://www.myspace.com/versusnyc”>http://www.myspace.com/versusnyc

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"SG" wrote:

POISON 13-Wine Is Red Poison Is Blue(1985)

Sub Pop released the complete Poison 13 on this disc in the early `90s.It`s just fantastic garage/blues punk/proto grunge.Lots of cover songs from Buffy St Marie to Joy Division to Richard Hell to Willie Dixon.Think The Stooges meets The Cramps with a wild dose of the blues but done in post hardcore fashion.Their cover of Love Me puts The Cramps version to shame.One of them later played in Mudhoney`s side project The Monkeywrench.I`m sure Mudhoney dug these guys.

Highlights:
Seventh Son
My Biggest Mistake
Die For Me
When I Was Young
Hellbound Train
First You Dream Then You Die
What A Way To Die
Love Me

Youtube has some tunes by these guys now:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPliHJila5A KPliHJila5A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ8O3tjsv34 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ8O3tjs … re=related

[essgee09]

Those Merton Parkas songs are good thanks

The Gun Club-The Fire Of Love(1981) and Miami(1982)

Poison 13 obviously got alot out these guys.Leader Jeffrey Lee Pierce was the president of the Blondie fan club(Debbie Harry guests on Miami)before fronting these blues punkers.Pierce`s drug problem led to the band recording sporadically.He cleaned himself up only to die of a brain hemmorage in 1996(some reports say liver disease).16 Horsepower cited this band as a major influence and Mark Lanegan covered one of their songs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elgXiZ3w_wg elgXiZ3w_wg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2KET6Qrxo4 g2KET6Qrxo4

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