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| WRR #81 - Thee Fine Lines Instrumental EP |
| 7" record - $4 This record is also availble at www.interpunk.com |
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| This slab o' wax features five rockin' instrumentals (written by the band from 2001-present) that have been recently recorded with new bassist Kevin Schneider! As if that weren't enough to make this a terrific release, Don Craine (of the fabulous Downliners Sect) has written the liner notes! Hot dog! (2008) |
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Here is what Garage and Beat had to say about this record:
It's extremely rare that I review 45s anymore. This one is worth bending my self-imposed rules for. Jason, Justin and Kevin continue to entertain and enthrall. There are a few vocal spasms on this E.P., but they are only thrown in as occasional reminders of a couple of the song titles. Kind of like "Tequila" or "Comanche." Even then, the vocal snarls here are so mumbled, garbled and buried in the mix that it's rather hard to decipher exactly what they are going on about. I can still remember how excited I was when The Milkshakes put out "The Men with the Golden Guitars." This five-song platter has the same raunchy, three-chord, give your throat a rest, rock and roll vibe. The lads scored a major coup; they got Don Craine of Downliners Sect (legend status to the max!) to do the liner notes. Don did a wonderful job of describing the rockin' "Domino," the drivin' "Praying Mantis," the eerie and mysterious "The Leap," the blues fueled "Strolling through Belgium" and the ravin' "In the Hands of a Madman." Nice!!!
Here is what Electric Roulette had to say about this record:
There's not much I can say about this brilliant record... apart from the fact that it's a rather brilliant record.
I don't know a damn thing about the band, and to be honest, you don't need to know a thing about them. Knowledge isn't always power. At any rate, this record has enough power of its own and could probably heat a house for a year with it's blistering garage/surf.
For your money, you get five ferocious rockers, all instrumental (as the title kinda gives away) which veer from 100mph ear splitters to draw out skuzzy blues. Opener 'Domino' (not a Big O cover) is a cookin' dancefloor annihilator and closer, 'In The Hands Of A Madman' ups the ante further. If you like garage, you'll love this. If you like surf, you'll wonder why more bands don't sound like this.