ROCKET FROM THE TOMBS
The Day The Earth Met (Glitterhouse)
Reviewed by Alan Wright

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This has been a long time coming. Previously only available on bootlegs, this collection of proto-punk insanity offers great insight into the band that gave birth to both Pere Ubu and the Dead Boys. Culled from live tapes and a primitive live demo known in collector's circles as "The Loft Tape," you get incredible songs like "So Cold," "Ain't It Fun," "30 Seconds Over Tokyo," "Down In Flames" and much more. Incredibly, there are even a couple of tunes that have failed to circulate previously, one of which is a great cover of the Velvet Underground's "Foggy Notion." Essential.

[Pick this up at amazon.com.]

© 2002 - Alan Wright