Maybe my too long absence from posting can be compensated by this total killer? Several different pressings shows up but this is the first press with the sticker still intact. The later pressings has a much nice sleeve though. If they sound different I don’t know but what you hear here is pure productions magic. So crisp and fluffy it’s ridiculous. Love it when you hear the screeching from the bas drum pedal in the beginning on Cover Band. The bass is high in the mix accompanied with a thin distorted guitar without any punch at all. I would say that’s a patented concept of early US punk/hc and it always works damned well. And unlike their debut Born Innocent LP(1982) this hasn’t one filler. Download and be amazed what these kids did in 1980. And oh yeah Red Kross(you know the real Red Cross forced them to exchange the C to a K?) have done some amazing pop songs in the 90’s like “Lady in the Front Row” so later stuff is definitely worth checking into if your into well crafted Power Pop.

Country: USA
Year: 1980
Label: Posh Boy
Format: 12″
Songs:
Cover Band.mp3
Annette’s Got The Hits.mp3
I Hate My School.mp3
Clorox Girls.mp3
S&M.mp3
Standing In Front Of Poseur.mp3

I’m supposed to post something, right? Since it’s like a year since the last post. I know you’re all cry babies so I’ll fulfill your desires then. Think most of you wanted some raw punk so that’s not what you’re going to get. Transistors threads around in powerpop land with a slight nod to the 60’s in Telephone which leaves me completely cold. Not my thing at all. But, and here comes the BUTT, R-Love is such a super duper mega fantastic Powerpunkpop smasher I easily forgive their mistake on the a-side. Let’s talk about the sleeve. It’s pink. Has a radio on it. A killer logo. That’s all you need. By the way Screwball…the label is so familiar. Didn’t they release the Nails-Cops are punks? Yes? No? Anything else?

Country: USA
Year: 1980
Label: Screwball
Format: 7″
Songs:
Telephone.mp3
R-Love(Is Approaching Critical Mass).mp3

It’s that time again. Time again to post a killer punk record from the States. An overlooked record it seems. A.D.’s crank out two insanely great tracks. Living Downtown gives those who’s longing for a hit their fare share. In there is a guitar solo that works! Fits the song just perfect for once(unlike most guitar wanking solos in Metal. Hi Erich!). For those who’s feeling a bit tuff you can skip to Testing which is a bit faster and simpler nonetheless very great. And hold and behold here’s another guitar solo which is a bit too wanky for me. But even so they let it blend in quiet nicely with the whole arrangement of the song. Fuck I start to sound like a reviewer or like someone who actually knows music. Time to stop.

Country: USA
Year: 1980
Label: Blue Lunch
Format: 7″
Songs:
Living Downtown.mp3
Testing.mp3

Is there a better way to start of  the new year with a killer powerpoper? Didn’t think so either so here we bop our heads around to the Regular Guys. Thick as a brick(say hi to Jethro Tull) production with melodies so well crafted they put Santas little helpers to shame. I learned that Mark Gilman played with the Derita Sisters whom I had a short correspondence with a couple of years ago if my memory serves me. Crank up the volume and up the punx.

Country: USA
Year: 1980
Label: National Recording
Format: 7″
Songs:
It’s A Secret.mp3
Leave.mp3
Too Dumb.mp3
I Forget The Flowers.mp3

Christmas is over. Thank you Satan. So time for a new post at last. And this time it´s not a cry baby post about a shitty band sending their useless stuff to the kbd blog. Now it´s time for Chicagos(Hi Tony/Punk Business Manager) Bohemia. From what I understand they didn´t get much respect from their contemporary peers. They´re not in the phenomenal documentary “You weren´t there – A history of Chicago Punk 1977-1984“. Bohemia is mentioned by someone as a “sissy new wave band”. But let me tell you that this isn´t sissy new wave. It´s fantastic melodic punk rock. Especially Unconventional Boy. While Automatic Mind is a bit slow and is kind of weak American Life, with it´s Batman theme liked song structure, clocks in as second best.

I think this is their debut and the 7″ posted here is a promo that later got released officially as a 10″ with a proper sleeve.

Country: USA
Year: 1980
Label: VU
Format: 7″
Songs:
Automatic Mind.mp3
Unconventional Boy.mp3
American Life.mp3