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THE SAUCERS
What We Did (Grand Theft Audio)
Reviewed by Alan Wright
A fantastic archival release from the fine folks at Grand Theft Audio. The Saucers were formed by one Craig Bell, former bassist in both Rocket From The Tombs and the Mirrors, after moving from Cleveland to New Haven. Mark Mulcahy played drums, and he went on to be the lead singer in Miracle Legion, and these days leads Polaris. Other members during their brief duration included keyboardist Malcolm Doak, guitarists Malcom Marsden and Seth Tivven and guitarist/keyboardist Katherine Cormack. It seems that everybody sang. The band only released two singles ("What We Do" /" I Didn't Get It" / "Muckraker" on Orange and "A Certain Kind Of Shy" / "She's Alright" on Gustav) and a song on the It Happened But Nobody Noticed compilation LP, but recorded three different sessions with three different incarnations of the band between 1977 and 1980. If you are a fan of any of Bell's previous bands, you're certain to like this, and it is really good stuff. It might be perhaps a little more accessible in some ways than those bands, but nonetheless very cool. All the songs were originals, including versions of Bell-penned tunes like "Muckraker" and "Frustration" (also recorded by RFTTs) and "Annie" (also recorded by the Mirrors). Of particular note is their version of "Final Solution," a song recorded and played live by RFTTs and also by the band formed out of Rocket's ashes, Pere Ubu.
© 2003 - Alan Wright