RARR!

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 659057395326
EAN: 0659057395326
ASIN: B00007H1BG

Release Date: 2002-10-29

RARR!

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Tracks:

Vasquez Rocks
The Green Slime
They're Coming After You
The Communists, the Martians and the C.I.A.
I Married A Woman From Outer Space
Colossal Man
My Virtual Julie
U.F.O.!
The Man From Tomorrow
The Meteor Titanic
Mokele-Mbembe

Album Description

A collection of twisted sci-punk from an acknowledged master of the form, "RARR!" is the crowning achievement of D.C. MOON'S career of evil! From the zombie stomp of "They're Coming After You" to the psychobilly comedy of "The Communists, The Martians and the C.I.A.," "RARR!" is a delight to all those looking for new, offbeat sounds of American punk.

Customer Reviews:

Why Aren't These Guys Rich and Famous?.......2002-12-20

In their third album RARR!, D.C. Moon and his Atomic Supermen take us on a dizzying sonic journey from the arid desert wastes to the far reaches of space and back to the deepest darkest jungle. Unlike so many "theme" albums that make for such a restricted listening experience, the "sci-fi" aspects to all the songs on this disc actually help showcase the broad range of talent and style that have made the band such a "must see" on the live stage. In truth, this follow-up effort to 1995's The Meteor Titanic and 1997's The Uncertainty Principle(which is sadly out of print) may be the best introduction to the band's unique combination of flying saucers, dinosaurs, and in your face rock and roll.
The journey begins with the driving instrumental Vasquez Rocks(named for the ubiquitous desert location used in countless sci-fi and western shows) that evokes the mystery and dread of the open wastes by using a wicked vibra-slap to drive home the point that we are not safe here. From this ominous beginning, we are then rocketed Far Beyond the Stars(also known as The Green Slime from the film of the same name) for a piece of 1960's psychedelia tinged with a hint of the gruesome("is it something in your head?/will you believe it when you're dead?"). In falling back to earth, we bring with us cosmic radiation that revives the dead as brain-hungry zombies in They're Coming After You. The warning in the title of this song is made even more dire as it is delivered by the simultaneously husky and ephemeral(don't ask me how she does it; she just DOES) vocals of Celesta Riner.
Next, to lighten the mood a little, we have the rockabilly sing-along The Communists, The Martian, and The C.I.A. that combines flying saucers and trailer trash in a way that hasn't been seen since the best days of The Beat Farmers and Webb Wilder. Following this southern fried respite, we are treated to a collection of characters just this side of a Rocky Erickson nightmare with the domestic weirdness of I Married A Woman From Outer Space, the amazing Colossal Man, and the haunting My Virtual Julie. Colossal Man especially shows the deeply felt influence of bands like The Ramones and The Stooges with which D.C. Moon has always been favorably compared.
However, the following three songs show that the band has more than three chords with the heavy metal(but in a good way.....like Blue Oyster Cult) sounds of U.F.O., The Man From Tomorrow, and The Meteor Titanic. These songs run an emotional gauntlet from the desperate desire to leave this puny world for the wonders of the final frontier to worries about personal alienation and destruction of self to, ultimately, concerns about the destroyer of the entire human race plunging out of the sky. Here guitarist Warren Eckstein adds another brick to a wall of sound that Phil Spector could only envy and helps mature the band past its power trio days.
The final track on the disc takes us deep into the sweltering jungles of the Congo in search of a living dinosaur: the dreaded Mokele-Mbembe. In what should be(if there was a just God in Heaven or commercial radio) a major worldwide dance hit, the powerful rhythm section of bassist Ricky Lee and drummer David Standifer lay down a beat that you'd need a crane to move while Moon's guitar swirls around the proceedings like a swamp mist. This all leads up to a rousing, foot-stomping, beer mug pounding ending like none you've ever heard and will cause you to immediately reach for the replay button to take this incredible journey again.

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