Sunday, May 1, 2011

Get Smart!-Action Reaction

I went through a weird period as a kid where I obsessively watched Get Smart. Maybe it was the shoe phone, maybe it was utter boredom. I’m not sure. But after all those hours of watching I can’t tell you a single thing about that show. Nothing at all. The Get Smart that I do remember and think about is this band that people seem to have forgotten. I’ve never talked to a single person who has heard about this band. This, I do not understand. With all the reissues of forgotten 80s bands this still seems to have no clout. Maybe it was their location (Lawrence (but smartly relocated to Chicago)) that led to this band falling by the wayside. They were even on a imprint of a large label so they should have had even a little success. But in times like these where you can look up a video of someone vomiting on a baby’s head on your phone, you’d think that this group would have a hoard who have neck tattoos of the members faces. Perhaps this band is just too fucking good for the mass of human garbage. These songs probably have too much energy and tension for your average person who likes commercials with ironic mustaches and coffee from Macdonalds. But you're probably some one who likes Wire and the Embarrassment and Your Food, so you'll like this too.

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5 comments:

  1. Oh this takes me back, bless you!!! Between these guys and my beloved Embarrassment, Kansas was so totally cool in the early 80s. What happened?

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  2. Since I'll only be about a half hour away from Lawrence I'll have to do some sleuthing and get to the bottom of that question. I hate to say this being from there and all, but the Mid-West hasn't (as a whole) enjoyed as much quality bands since the 80s. I'm sure plenty will disagree with this.

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  3. saw Get Smart several times in Northwest Indiana and Chicago shows.....

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  4. You're lucky. I never seems to cath them.

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  5. thanks a lot !

    but, i have a question : why don't indicate labels when you're talking about/sharing a record ?

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