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Disconnected Artist: Stiv Bators
Label: Bomp Records
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 095081401525
EAN: 0095081401525
ASIN: B0002KQNWC


Release Date: 2004-09-14

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Tracks:

  1. Evil Boy
  2. Bad Luck Charm
  3. A Million Miles Away
  4. Make Up Your Mind
  5. Swingin' A Go-Go
  6. Too Much To Dream Last Night
  7. Ready Any Time
  8. The Last Year
  9. I Wanna Forget You (Just The Way You Are)
  10. Evil Boy (Alternate)
  11. Swingin' A Go-Go (Alternate)
  12. Crime In The Streets (Instrumental)
  13. Little Girl (Live)
  14. Junebug Skillet Barbecued Yardbird

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Long-lost power pop treasure.......2004-11-15

Bators made such indelible marks at the start and end of his career, with the nihilistic punk of The Dead Boys and the popular goth-rock of The Lords of the New Church, respectively, that his mid-period forays into power pop have been greatly obscured. And as this reissue of his second solo album reveals, that's a huge disservice. The Dead Boys may have been more visceral and The Lords of the New Church may have achieved more commercial acclaim, but Bators' garage-inspired power-pop is clearly the music nearest and dearest to his heart.

On preceding singles and demos Bators had covered obscure '60s classics such as The Choir's "It's Cold Outside" and The Glories' "I Stand Accused," and that sensibility melds perfectly with the band's originals, combining a dash of the Dead Boys' snotty punk energy with the power-pop sounds of late '70s bands like The Plimsouls. There are hints of New Wave, but the back-to-basics production (thanks to then-rookie Thom Wilson) and arrangements keep this from sounding dated; there's also some foreshadowing of the Lords sound (who themselves would look back with a cover of "Question of Temperature"), but, again, the roots are firmly in the '60s.

In addition to songs from Bators and band members Frank Secich, George Cabaniss and David Quinton, the album includes a rousing cover of The Electric Prunes' "Too Much To Dream Last Night" and a leering live take of The Syndicate of Sounds' "Little Girl." The Lords' fame and Dead Boys' infamy may have obscured the brilliance of Bators' middle-period garage pop, but thanks to Bomp! it's here for you to hear.

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