Inanimate Objects
INANIMATE OBJECTS 7"EP (FREEWAY RECORDS- HOUSTON, TEXAS, 1982)
No raw, blazing KBD-ish "criminal guitars" or over-the-top snottiness anywhere on this record. And the production is a bit thin and muddled. But I really dig this entire EP. All facets of it really work for me- the guitar noodling combined with the energetic drumming along and the cool, kinda whiny vocal style that has a hint of Texas twang sound great together to my ears. Very catchy. And rather unique sounding with a “thinking out of the box” aspect to it, if you will (so many other punk discs from Texas fit this description too, for that matter).
No raw, blazing KBD-ish "criminal guitars" or over-the-top snottiness anywhere on this record. And the production is a bit thin and muddled. But I really dig this entire EP. All facets of it really work for me- the guitar noodling combined with the energetic drumming along and the cool, kinda whiny vocal style that has a hint of Texas twang sound great together to my ears. Very catchy. And rather unique sounding with a “thinking out of the box” aspect to it, if you will (so many other punk discs from Texas fit this description too, for that matter).
The last song on the EP, "The New One", which was on the very first Bloodstains comp back in '92 (Bloodstains Across Texas, kids) is good but probably my least favorite song on the EP. The other four songs just have more depth and character in my book, especially a slower, "artier" song like "Vacancy" or the toe-tappin' "Hot Rox". These guys were from Really Red's and The Hates' hometown of Houston so I assume they played some shows with them back in the day. Their song on Bloodstains Across Texas was good so I was curious to hear the rest of the EP but, given the far-too-prevalent KBD rule of "only one good song exists", I assumed the rest of the EP would be spotty or just plain suck. So I was pleasantly surprised 10 years ago when I first got to hear the whole thing and I've dug it ever since. And there was no "this one grew on me over the years"- no, I liked it the first time I heard it. A vinyl copy with a stain on the sleeve fetched $200 this February on eBay, so I can only imagine what one in mintier shape goes for. If you have a spare copy lying around, hook me up since I had to rip these from my cassette copy (thanks Bruce C for taping it for me way back when).
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All tracks are total winners to me. Thanks Tony!!
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Thanks!! At last someone wrote a comment on my blog!
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Really good. Thanks for sharing this.
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Great article lol...I really appreciate...good site...
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What a great EP! Thanks!
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Glad you like it!
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Their song on Bloodstains Across Texas was good so I was curious to hear the rest of the EP but, given the far-too-prevalent KBD rule of "only one good song exists"
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One of my favorites. Great post.
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Thanks! It is indeed a mighty fine record that continues to grow on me as the years go by.
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