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If anyone missed it, this article that came out a few months back was a pretty fantastic and heavy read- https://oxfordamerican.org/magazine/issue-127-winter-2024/the-life-death-and-memphis-blues-of-jay-reatard
If anyone missed it, this article that came out a few months back was a pretty fantastic and heavy read- https://oxfordamerican.org/magazine/issue-127-winter-2024/the-life-death-and-memphis-blues-of-jay-reatard
I've heard at least four bands rip off this specific song. Also, last month Zillow sent me an email saying a house was available on the 1600 block of Echles St. and I was like "No thanks, I've been warned about that block."
Mystery_Ship bought a physical copy for posterity. it is a heavy read.
Found out about Reatards via the great fanzine Human Garbage Disposal and their rave review of Teenage Hate. I had been into garage punk for a few years, but most of the bands seemed to consist of old people (they were probably 30 at the most). Reatards were the first band of this kind I got into with members roughly my age, which made me like them even more.
Teenage Hate and the first batch of singles are still my faves along with the Bad Times LP, the Hammer I Miss You 7" and Rats, Brains & Microchips by Lost Sounds. Blood Visions is fine, but I'm not as crazy about it as most seem to be. Never got into his last solo album and singles. Come to think of it, I never really listened to Nervous Patterns, need to fix that. And yeah, Final Solutions are great too, especially the first two EPs and the first LP.
Introduced to Jay Reatard with his Matador Singles '08
Especially like the period of singles 06-07, Blood Visions off course, Terror visions, Reatards first material, Angry Angles and Lost Sounds !
A preference for Lost Sounds and Blood Visions
Teenage Hate is tops for me. A stellar record all around. I liked the Angry Angels stuff too. Asides from that I haven’t dove too much into his other work.
Control+F Persuaders - Forced to Fuck. (LOCK THREAD.)
I'm pretty much just a punker when it comes to Jay. I bought Teenage Hate blind in 1999 and I'm not sure I've ever loved a record more on first listen than that. All I really still jam with is pre-reformation Reatards and Bad Times. "Mama Told Me So" may be his best song ever. I listened to Lost Sounds Memphis Is Dead a lot back in the day but haven't listened to it in forever now.
I saw Lost Sounds, reformed Reatards, Angry Angles, and solo and I can't say I loved any of the live shows. The original Reatards videos like the one from Fallout Records look amazing, though.
Grown Up, Fucked Up, Persuaders, Lost Sounds, Blood Visions. The first Destruction Unit album, Teenage Hate
I like pretty much all of it. Not Fucked Enough has it's moments (the cover of Sour & Vicious Man is one).
Blood Visions tops, I think all the solo stuff comes up top. I'm a Watch me Fall defender. I'm always thinking about the song "I want Sex"
No mention of the Final Solutions!? I think I have them all but haven't played the albums in years...
“Fake Puke” is a modern classic.
Final Solutions were amazing. so much fun live with Jay berating the band between songs
Not Fucked Enough is a slept on Reatards release. It's what got me into the band and Jay's other stuff.
Over time the Lost Sounds 4th LP I would say it's my fav of his whole career. "Future Touch" is also amazing. They left the band at their top.
PaddyBullocks you put the Winter Coffin black metal single over Nervous Patterns? not sure i would go that far.
Reaccion Raul I agree.
Clif that was not a good call. I need to revisit the NP records - I seem to misremember some of their songs as Lost Sounds songs. I was thing more of Evil Army, not sure of Jay’s involvement, but I saw him play bass for them live & it ruled