Spinning Around 1997

Do you like Black Flag or ALL’s instrumental songs?  If so, than this is right up your alley.   Marble were a pop punk band in the 1990’s Descendents/ALL style.  This album does feature a singer on it, but my memory says that he left right after this was recorded or something, because I only remember seeing them as an instrumental band.  Oh, and if you think that all Minnesota punk comes from the Twin Cities, you’d be wrong.  I think these guys were from the Mankato area.

Search the interwebs for Marble and you’ll likely find nothing….that’s a shame because this record is a pop punk classic.

They also released a split 7" EP with the Porcelain Boys.

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Hero demo tape

I really don’t know anything about these guys.   Three piece grunge type band.  Very heavy 90’s rock kinda stuff.

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Living in Tandem EP

Minnesota punk from 1982 by Ground Zero.  Probably known to most passers by for having a couple of records on Reflex (Husker Du’s homebrew record label).   One of these guys went on to be in the straight-edge hardcore band, Outcry.

Year: 1982
Label: Bung
Format: 7″
Songs:

• Controversy.mp3
• T.V. Land.mp3
• Living In Tandem.mp3
• You Talk.mp3

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Crucify Me

This is by no means a great rip.  It’s about 47 generations (and mostly on cheap tapes)  off the crappy demo tape that they sold or gave away in 1985.  So why am I bothering to post it?  Because as I said earlier in the week, I think it’s the greatest punk rock demo tape in the history of punk rock demo tapes.

The comparison to Black Flag is easy, but it doesn’t do them justice.  This demo kicks more ass that anything your ever going to hear, so quit jerking around and download this baby right now!

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The Waiting Game

Local hardcore outfit Bloodline fronted by former Blind Approach roadie, Bill Boulger.  I don’t speak French (I think that’s french on the blog anyway) but luckily the rock is purely Minnesotan.

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Reach Out

One of the many blur of bands that played in our basement back in the day.  I think the blog post is funny pointing out Erik Funk smoking on the cover…apparently, they don’t know he owns a bar…the Triple Rock!

Does anyone else remember when Victory Records put out hardcore instead of the crap they put out today?  Wow.

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Live Shows

Iron Fist holds a special place in my music collection.  They were one of the first punk bands that I saw in Minneapolis.  I know two of the four singers, and quite honestly, there is no greater punk rock demo tape, in the history of punk rock demo tapes, than "Crucify Me".  I found my 47th generation copy of that awesome piece of history just the other day, and once again, I can’t stop listening to it.  Amazing is the only way to describe it.  (I’ll be posting that later in the week!!)

Among their greatest accomplishments is  really bridging the gap between metal and punk in the Twin Cities.   For a time, they were Impaler’s personal warm up band, or at least that’s the way it seemed.  These two tapes are essential, but seek out the studio recordings.  Well worth the effort.

2 great live shows from 1986 & 1987, from a great Minnesota hardcore punk band.  Both of these shows appear to be with the second singer, Jay, that went on to play guitar for the Loudmouths in California.

Read more about the band here and here .

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Violence Sweat Violence

Another great post by Strad over on the Lockjaw blog.  Thrash/metal demo from 1989.

Myspace

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Self Destruct demo

First demo from these guys, and it shows it.  25 year old crappy cassette tapes don’t always stand the test of time, and this one is proof.  Dropouts all over the place.  I had trouble tracking the cassette properly across the tapes heads….it’s ugly….but it’s probably the only copy in existence, so what the hell…I preserved it. I did not break the songs up into seperate tracks because of the poor quality.

I did however add to this demo tape.  The last track o nthe tape was recorded backwards….so I copied it and flipped it around at the end of hte tape.  Both versions are included, so I didn’t cut anything.  Also, no artwork was included with the demo they sent me, but I did scan the letter they sent because it’s kinda funny and it has the track listings.

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World Fate demo

13 song thrasher from this two piece thrash band.  I believe there were from Oakdale, MN. This is the second demo from these guys, released in 1987.   Be sure to check out the first demo (with a different lineup) tomorrow.

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