Goodbye Boozy Records: 02/11/08

GB36: Charlie and The Moonhearts-"I Think You're Swell"

Band: Charlie and The Moonhearts

Title: I Think You're Swell

Release Date: 2007

Catalog Number: GB 36

Notes: 150 black, 150 red vinyl

Format: 7" record

Speed: 45rpm

Tracklist:

A1: I Think You're Swell A2: Thee T-Rex Song B1: Chickachika (Bangbang) B2: ...of Robbling Banks

Band Members:

Roland (guitar), Charlie (drums), Mikal (bass)

Reviews:

The type of trash-punk done only the way the Californian's can do it. Charlie and his Moonheart pals take the tempo and hit the gas harder give the sound a new kind of kick it's been in need of. Four loud and fast blasts of garagepunk that actually feels like the brashiest yet swankiest of PUNK. Guitar amp speakers sound like their gonna scream mercy at any second, a drummer who might be turning blue because he don't have time to breath cuz he's too busy knocking out a manic non stop beat and a singer jumping between a hillbilly wail, a 60's caveman grunt and a raw throated scream. Sure, there's a billion of bands still out there doing this kind of sound but by fucking with it these guys are doing it right. (smashintransistors.blogspot.com/)

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GB14: The Functional Blackouts-"1-900-Get-Inside"

Band: The Functional Blackouts

Title: 1-900-Get-Inside

Release Date: 2003

Catalog Number: GB 14

Notes: 300 copies

Format: 7" record

Speed: 45rpm

Tracklist:

A: 1-900-Get-Inside B:Tick-Tick-Tick-Tick

Band Members:

Mac Blackout (vocals, guitar), Dirt Mark (bass), Chris "dR.fILTH" Fist (vocals, guitar), Ron Cozumel (drums)

Reviews:

Another hit from Goodbye Boozy, this time from Chicago’s newest noise makers. The A-Side, “1-900-get-Inside”, is a straight killer from the sessions that spawned their debut single for Electrorock Records, and is unavailable elsewhere. The flip is from their soon-to-be classic debut LP on Criminal IQ, but you NEED this A-Side, trust me. Ryan Kill-A-Watt once told me these guys were “better than any other stupid punk bands out there,” and his words were oh so true. As always, limited to 300 copies, and Gabriele always has more winners lined-up. Give me more. (RK)

I'd heard a lot of good stuff about these guys, and from the sounds of this it looks like this is on of those rare cases of the hype being well deserved. The title track is a quick, nasty blast of pure punk rock served up like it should be: with loads of aggression and snotty as hell. The whole song just blisters along building up momentum for the finale where they finally break into a coda of "1-900-Get-Inside." I like a band that makes you wait for your chorus…it builds anticipation and all that. The B-side doesn't disappoint either. It's over and done with before you know it starts, but it left me wanting to spin it again. This single wouldn't have sounded out of place on Rip Off during the glory years of the mid-nineties. Really good, and I can't wait to hear the LP. This is a limited edition of 300, so snatch it up quick or get left out. (SS)

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