INANIMATE OBJECTS “INTELLICIDE” 5-SONG 7″EP
(HOUSTON, TX- FREEWAY RECORDS, 1982)
9.22.2013 UPDATE
Added new rips of all songs, straight from vinyl, as well as a better scan of the front of the sleeve. Also added scans of the back of the sleeve and both labels.
Many thanks to Ron!! Also added some band info at the beginning of the post.
Information is scant on the sleeve and labels- no band members listed,
and no writing credits either that give any names. The only tip off
from the record that the band was from Texas, Houston specifically, is
the 713 area code given in the lower right-hand corner of the sleeve.
And the great Texas twang in the singer’s voice too, but of course.
BAND LINEUP ON THE E.P.
Id Pleasure- vocals
Ted Bare– lead guitar, rhythm guitar & vocals
Ollie Stevans– bass guitar and vocals
Ron Obvious– drums
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.
SIDE 1
Intellicide.mp3
Hot Rox.mp3
SIDE 2
W.W. III.mp3
Vacancy.mp3
The New One.mp3
Thanks again to Ron!!
(HOUSTON, TX- FREEWAY RECORDS, 1982)
9.22.2013 UPDATE
Added new rips of all songs, straight from vinyl, as well as a better scan of the front of the sleeve. Also added scans of the back of the sleeve and both labels.
Many thanks to Ron!! Also added some band info at the beginning of the post.
Information is scant on the sleeve and labels- no band members listed,
and no writing credits either that give any names. The only tip off
from the record that the band was from Texas, Houston specifically, is
the 713 area code given in the lower right-hand corner of the sleeve.
And the great Texas twang in the singer’s voice too, but of course.
BAND LINEUP ON THE E.P.
Id Pleasure- vocals
Ted Bare– lead guitar, rhythm guitar & vocals
Ollie Stevans– bass guitar and vocals
Ron Obvious– drums
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.
SIDE 1
Intellicide.mp3
Hot Rox.mp3
SIDE 2
W.W. III.mp3
Vacancy.mp3
The New One.mp3
Thanks again to Ron!!