Thanks for the praise, man.jakethesnake wrote: Maybe too forgotten but something from Bastards "Monticello" album (which got a few weeks of Peel//NME/MM hype) like Hole, Razor, Neighbour (the Peel fave) or Drunk would fit as well. While I like that album, its music, vocals (total Killdozer style) *and* lyrics feels pigfuck to the point of self-parody though it might have arrived a bit too late and was instead marketed as "grunge". On that note, some of TADs more abrasive early stuff sounded pretty darn "pigfuck" too in spite of the "flannel flava". Cows "Bum in the alley" deserves a mention too, great list though!
Definitely forgotten! Well, almost. Those Bastards singles were sort of exciting at the time. I don't own them, but I remember them well and have the song "Shit for Brains" (which, indeed, is almost comical, self-conscious pigfuckery) on a comp somewhere around here. I don't think I've played it since the '90s and I'm guessing it was not meant to age. I remember seeing the album for cheap, pretty much everywhere for years to come, possibly even as a cutout. Unusual, considering that the 7-inches were such a hot commodity for a sec.
See also: Drunk Tank, whom, musically speaking, I like much more and occasionally still listen to. But who tackled, shall we say, similarly enlightened subject matter w/somewhat likeminded vocals.
As the '80s turned into the very early '90s, it seemed like every large American city had a few long-forgotten, ugly-sounding bands like this. Often somewhere between Rapeman and Drunks w/Guns but nowhere near as distinctive or inspired as either.
Apologies for the digression. Thanks for indulging me.
