Sound Of USA Cities #1 Washington D.C. – “The Savages Are Loose” LP (1986)
Yes, I’ve been slacking on the posts of late—I’ll try to keep up in the future, but I make no promises. So here we have another one of those Mystic “substitutions” I referred to earlier, a sample of bands from Washington DC. So let me think here. Washington DC? Washington DC? Oh, yes, Washington DC! I think a band or two came out of that town back in the day. Let me see here, there was this one—what were they called again? Lemme think! Miter Thread? Mylar Treat? Oh, yes! Minor Threat! Of course! They were from DC—I think they had a record. And I think there were a couple of other bands, too. Maybe. Or maybe not. All I do know is that, aside from Madhouse, Asbestos Rockpyle, and The Platinum Slugs, I’ve never heard of any of the bands on this thing and I bet you haven’t, either! Not that there’s anything wrong with that except that the sound quality on many of the tracks is piss poor. If I didn’t know any better, I’d say all Mystic did was solicit ads for bands to send them demos and then put out the record without paying them a dime, but I could be wrong. There were a couple other records in this “series” that I’ve never heard so maybe that was the whole shtick with these records—perhaps someone out there knows the story behind this one. And, of course, none of these bands really sound like what is popularly known to have been going on in DC in 1986—they could have been from anywhere, although they aren’t without their retro charm. And don’t say I didn’t warn you about the sound quality!
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Painkillers – I’m Living On Bulk Food
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