michaelf@ISM780.UUCP (01/24/85)
Guadalcanal Diary has a great song out called "Watusi Rodeo" about some cowboys who go to Africa and start turning the place into a rodeo. They ride water buffaloes and do all kinds of good ole' thangs until the Watusi's get pissed. Nice clean sound. These guys are relatively obscure, are they not? If not, can anyone give me some info before I buy? Also, which albums are good representatives of Tupelo Chain Sex and/or The Minutemen? I've heard a lot from them but I don't want to waste my record money on stuff that should have been aborted instead of recorded.
reeves@ucla-cs.UUCP (01/30/85)
> Also, which albums are good representatives of Tupelo Chain Sex > and/or The Minutemen? I've heard a lot from them but I don't > want to waste my record money on stuff that should have been > aborted instead of recorded. The only recording by Tupelo Chain Sex that I am aware of is Dr. Nightcall b/w ??? (featuring Sugarcane Harris on violin) I don't think that it is representative of their sound, but would reccommend it to Sugarcane fans (he played on Willie the Pimp (?)) As for the Minutemen, it depends on your budget; Single - Paranoid Time EP - The Punch Line Album - What Makes a Man Start Fires? Double Album - Double Nickels on the Dime (in chronological order). All are excellent and you get 3x as many songs for your money. John Reeves ...ucla-cs!reeves
sbt@cbosgd.UUCP (Shirley B. Tobias) (02/06/85)
I tried to send a message directly to the original poster of this message (Michael F. on ism780), but it came back undeliverable. In regard to the original inquiry--does anyone have any info about Guadalcanal Diary? A seldon-seen friend whose taste I revere told me they're worth looking into. I've been able to find out that they're on DB Recs, which puts them somewhere in Georgia as close as I can figure. Obviously I could write to the record company directly, but this is much more fun, and anyway, they're bound to just send me a catalog and ask for mucho bucks. Can anyone help me? Keep an eye out for my upcoming review of the brand-new tape from THE REPLACEMENTS: _The_Shit_Hits_the_Fans_--yow!!! Shirley Tobias cbosgd!sbt Bell Labs, Columbus, OH ==========================================================================