I love Dizzy at Detour:”Boosted by the fact that the guitarist now had a full set pf strings and the drummer actually had a Hi-Hat, the guys played their first gig at a girls’ house party (the gig that is seen on the EP sleeve). Band rehearsals took place in a large hen shed on a nearby farm, but was later demolished so the band had to move to the loft on the other side of the farm.“.

Totaly messed up amateurish punk rock that is one you truly love or hate. To me this is as close to punk rock perfection you can get. Out of tuned guitars and want-to-play-faster-but-can’t but played with the right attitude so you can hear that these guys are for real and really enjoy what they’re doing. Hey kids! Get inspired and stop wanking around with trying to become better at your instruments. Record your shit now and release it!

Country: UK
Year: 1979
Label: Urinating Vicar
Format: 7″
Songs:
Cremation At Belsen.mp3
Stiff Thing.mp3
Nothing To Do.mp3
Fast Cars.mp3

“We’ve got our own individual style. Most punk bands are the same as the Ramones… its pathetic. ..“. None of my neighbourhood friends were into punk except Ramones. I hated Ramones because of that. Nowadays Ramones and I get along pretty well. The Users and I get along very well too. Two great 7inches this beeing their second and recorded in the mythich Spaceward Studio. Read about The Users story at the amazing Punk 77! Punk Rock in the UK.

Country: UK
Year: 1978
Label: Warped
Format: 7″
Songs:
Kicks In Style.mp3
Dead On Arrival.mp3

Fuck that old shit! Here’s some more temporary great, noisy and sloppy Hardcore that I got from the bass player Michael Troutman who was a fan of our old band. Prejudice as I am against new stuff(I’m always open to hear new stuff and there seems to be more and more great HC coming out: Career Suicide etc.) I was amused to hear something that I liked. To pay my dues to Michael you get to hear the one and only Violent Ramp. How can you resist lines like:”Fuck your little pussy ramp. Daddy built your pussy ramp.”. From Ann Arbor, Michigan. Here’s the site adress that is printed inside the cover: freedom-from.com. But nothing about VR there now.

Country: USA
Year: 2001
Label: -
Format: 7″
Songs:
Grind The Pigs.mp3
Pay To Skate.mp3
Rad Alarm.mp3
Danforth.mp3
Violent Ramp.mp3

Togheter with WBT this was the first local band I saw in 1979. Bought their 7inch the same year but was so dissapointed cause it didn’t sound as punk as their incredible live gigs. IQs singer Leif Larsson or Ensam Leif(Lonely Leif) as his nick name was where one hell of an entertainer. Quick, witty and smart.

When the TV Eye drummer and I started to play togheter in 1983 we moved into a place called “Gamla Busscentralen” where I found an old military bag that Ensam Leif used to have. IQ 55 used to practice there too. Can’t find the bag now but I wish I keept it. Ensam Leif later killed himself in the 80s running against a train. His lyrics where clever but somewhat depressing. Emo. From “Livet ar en bluff”: “Why should one live a life that is meaningless. When my dreams are so good.” a shitty translation that sounds better in swedish. The b-side is more close to how I remember them live.

Country: Sweden
Year: 1979
Label: Slam
Format: 7″
Songs:
Livet ar en bluff.mp3
Bara svarigheter.mp3

“Cancer” is the track that keeps roling in the background as I hack myself into NiteOwls computer ;). Ok, I hope he’ll go away so we all can concentrate on the fun stuff here namely the music!

I was shocked and amused at the same when I read in a fanzine that the singer Simpa of City Kent used to play with his dick hanging out. It felt like everything was possible if he could do such a thing. For a little kid that meant alot. This is their first and best 7inch. As you can hear Simpa sings in a southern swedish dialect called “Skounska”. Makes it sound more punk.

By the way there is a swedish university study going and that shows that about 41% of the first wave of punk rockers went on to higher educations. That is to be compared to the refering group: 20%. What strikes them is that there where so many people from a working class background that went on to university and it’s explained by the mixing of punks from various backgrounds. I wonder what happened to Simpa? Did he become a male stripper or did he become a teacher? Standing in front of the class with his dick hanging out?

Country: Sweden
Year: 1979
Label: Heartwork
Format: 7″
Songs:
Cancer.mp3
Psalm.mp3