Anonymous - Snake Attack/Corporate Food 7″
July 21st, 2007 at 1:51 pm
Maybe you’ve heard Corporate Food on the infamous,and probably one of the most important US punk compilations ever: Let Them Eat Jellybeans. But what strucked me is that I really needed to hear Corporate Food again but this time in it’s original format to be able to fully appreciate its greatness. I can’t even remember hearing it on LTEJ. Probably I thought it was too fucked up or something to like it back then. But today my kids I have to say it’s one of the best songs I’ve heard in a long time. So wacky. So much “fuck you” attitude it hurts lies buried in this masterpiece. The guitar solo brings Geza X to mind for some reason. Sounds so controlled yet like he couldn’t care less if it would fit. Amazing.
Snake Attack is far from Corporate Food. Put on your Residents/Snakefinger ears. I happen to like it. Strange. But as I put it on it hypnotize me and I just sit there through the whole song listening to it.
You know LTEJ was released by Alternative Tentacles which reminds me to remind you about The Eat contest that’s going on. Loads of emails are coming in and so far I’ve picked one winner. Keep ‘em coming.
Country: USA
Year: 1980
Label: Flat
Format: 7″
Songs:
Snake Attack.mp3
Corporate Food.mp3
November 30th, 1999 at 12:00 am
November 30th, 1999 at 12:00 am
November 30th, 1999 at 12:00 am
July 23rd, 2007 at 7:15 am
Reminds me of the Contortions.
July 25th, 2007 at 2:17 am
incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
July 25th, 2007 at 12:47 pm
Brilliant! Thanks for this.
July 25th, 2007 at 1:13 pm
I was knee deep in hardcore when I found a copy of “Let Them Eat Jellybeans” back in ‘89 but even back then I dug “Corporate Food”. I had never heard anything like it, and I like it ever more all of these years later. The funniest part is at like the 1:55 mark when the frying noises kick in- hilarious! Pretty funny too that this song was on a Killed By Death (Volume 5)… “Snake Attack” does nothing for me though.
July 26th, 2007 at 3:15 pm
When my friend down the street first got into punk, he brought over Fresh Fruit, Group Sex and Jellybeans, and I taped some of it. “Corporate Food” was the only thing I taped off of side 2 of Jellybeans. I guess I counted wrong, because for years I thought it was by Half Japanese. God, it’s just as great as I remember it, too. Listening to it now, doesn’t that guitar solo sound like Paul Leary?
August 14th, 2007 at 6:22 am
Great stuff, really!
January 7th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
glad someone still listens to this baby. fun making it. Like the harmonizer on the guitar solo?
gonna crank it off the master tape, and remaster it…still sounds intense today…