(BDR/Rerun) An ultra-weirdo
New/No/Neu/Neh-Wave record from 1981 St. Louis, in which gadfly Tim Tyme
decided to celebrate the Cardinals’ centennial by destroying his city during a
three-hour, no practice, one-take recording session (I am guessing the part
about the Cards…but frustrations with the baseball strike did cause some weird
feelings…I’m just saying!). What I love about the liner notes (this release [I
assume] recreates the original release’s artwork and label, but also includes
an insert with historic notes, archival clippings, and Tyme’s recollections,
all designed in vintage cut n paste style) is that the time signature slaying
bassist admits this was supposed to be his attempt at pandering to the “safety
pin people,” with angular, ostensibly recognizable punk sounds. Then why the chaotic
harmonica solo? Why everything? This would make Captain Beefheart scratch his
head. Both philosophical and philo-sophomoric this is a slice of ridiculous
everyone should hear.
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