Roach Egg Invasion “Huevos Roacheros” LP (1985)
I have always questioned the hype surrounding some of those obscure Punk records people shell out hundreds of dollars for. Granted, some of those discs are God and almost worth it, but I’m not so sure about some of those records. But to each his own and it’s not my money being pissed away, now is it? I’ll use this record as a case in point, as I can pretty much bet you won’t be seeing it on any want lists any time soon and it will most likely never be worth much more than the five dollars I paid for it. Actually, I have to admit that this thing found it’s way to the bottom of my shit heap shortly after I found it, but years later its brilliance became more apparent and, for all intents and purposes, it captures the whole Punk Rock thing quite nicely—actually much better than most bands in my opinion.
For one thing, these guys can’t play for shit—I especially like the fact that the bass player only seems to know one lick and manages to play it in just about every song. Secondly, they were too cheap to pay for studio time so they recorded the thing live, complete with retardo comments between songs that I find hilarious, but not as hilarious as their song lyrics, which become a little more clear with repeated listens. And, lastly, I think the entire record captures the whole small city / town punk thing quite well, and that is supposedly what all that KBD shit is about in the first place. This band hailed from the cultural Mecca of Wichita, Kansas and my guess is they must have been the toast of the town back in 1985. A pox on those who can’t appreciate this record—you truly have your heads jammed up your rectums. Trust me, this thing gets a little better every time you play it!
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Nice to hear from you. I was hoping to hear from someone involved with this band. I’m having computer difficulties at the moment, but I’ll get with you on that EP when I get my rig back in order. Love that record, dude! Been trying to grow the Roach Egg Army, but so far I’m only up to two–and I’m one of them!
I really loved watching these guys and hanging out with them. Been looking for an album rip for a long long time. Ever since my turn table died. Thank you very much for posting this little gem from Wichita. Pete
HAHAHA YEEEEAAAH! This IS badass-Take one part Plasmatics (vox) mixed with the earliest Sin 34 (tech proficiency) sans computer noises! =Good beer drinkin time!>I would like some Huevos Rancheros now>sweet poop man>JH
Yeah, this is a great LP–I almost wish I had held off posting it until later in the blog, when more people could see it. This may not be your standard ’77-’83 be-bop shit, but it is still Punk as fuck and the enthusiasm really comes through. It really is a nice time capsule and the ATTITUDE is perfectly captured. More people should be downloading this one, but it is pearls before swine, as they say. At least I’m not the swine for once!
My dad is thumpin tommyy… He was the bass player in this band. I listened to the songs and I have to say… Not bad! I’m sure you will be glad to know he is still playing. Mostly for his grandchildren though!
All bands should be as good as these guys.
This is magical, Mr. Poopy.
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My personal favorites were Time Bomb and Subliminal Sex Criminal… There is NO escape!
If anyone knows the whereabouts of Vicious Dave, lost since the 80′s, drop me an e-mail.
I have a few copies of the “3D EP” (Mumbles, Blivets, Klyde Conner, R.Egg I. ETC…) if anyone is interested…
Peace and Love,
Bitchin’ Bob