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Angelface - A Wild Odyssey

A very mysterious Stooges sound-alike band from late 70s/early 80s France...The opening track is about a minute and a half of scary wolf howls, and then breaks into the most raw, primal sounding rock & roll you've ever heard, since the Stooges that is, of course. This could actually BE Iggy Pop singing for all I know or care, and it's in French which makes it even cooler. I picked up this nifty bootleg CD from Rockit Science on St Marks, after hearing them play it in the shop. It's worth picking up, for sure. Couldn't find anything about them on the internet, until I got the bright idea to try 'Google France', which I never knew existed...Anyway, the bootleg has their album 'A Wild Odyssey', as well as some live tracks from some French punk festival. Check it out if you can get a hold of it. My guess is the original album is worth hundreds.

Hey kids, stop all the downloadin!

No, really...Cut it out.

Alcoholics-5 song demo

Alright, this band rules. Someone I used to work with a few years back had this on wax, and ever since I heard it I've been in love. I haven't seen this for sale anywhere, ever. And if I had it would probably fetch upwards of $300. The only info I could find is from the FLEX book, which is typical for stuff like this. Alcoholics were from LA, I believe this is from 1980, possibly '79. Every aspect of these songs are truly unique, and perfect. Simple catchy guitar hooks, tight drum licks and strange, crude lyrics. I am surprised that none of these songs have ever popped up on a Hyped2Death or KBD comp, or any other classic rare punk comps. If you have never heard this, seriously download it. It's probably the only way you will get a chance to hear it, unless you are a billionaire.

Alcolholics- 5 Songs