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THE TERMINALS - 'Forget About Never' LP/CD |
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BUY THIS ITEM CLICK HERE FOR MAIL ORDER PRICES*** If you’re keeping up, I’m sure you picked up a copy of THE TERMINALS debut single ‘Takin Care of Brooks’ released on the bands own Boom Chick Records. THE TERMINALS along with fellow Lincoln, NE rockers Brimstone Howl are keeping that dimly lit rock n roll torch ablaze in the corn husker state. Well, although not a 4 piece like a quick glance at the back of the 45 sleeve might lead ya to believe; on this cool lil sev-ey Liz Hitt , Brooks and Dave. G bash out 3 barbaric, keys laced cuts of dirty, brooding rock n roll . Well THE TERMINALS wanted to follow up their great single with an even awesomer full length. So they invoked the help of long standing underground recording engineer Andy Caffrey from the Horrors (In The Red) to twist the knobs. Fuck man, Andy made this record sound sooo good. Each track has it’s own stylstic persona and showcases THE TERMINALS unique abilites as both song writers and musicians. Noting traces of bands likethe Oblivians,Turpentine Brother, Cheater Slicks and even shadows of modern punk bashers like the Feelers n Hunches this trio perfectly solders each note into something that’s uniquely TERMINALS! Andy really helped capture alot of the odd nuances in THE TERMINALS playing. It’s the little things in these songs that really make the individual tracks stand out. Like the wierd frenzied guitar tone in “(She’s Gone) Popcorn” that sounds like the guitar is literally spinning through the air as the mics pick up the reverberating tones of the oscillating strings. Or the really jittery, shifty guitar take in “Easy”complimented by Liz’ nervous, sexy-brut vocals that make that particular song sound so unusually apealing. It’s these little things that sculpt THE TERMINALS. And these subdle intricacies have ALL to do with how the songs are played and independant of how the songs are actually written. Like any skilled engineer, Andy also did an impecable job of capturing the moment. Songs like “Alley House”, “Going Back To Memphis” and their absolute butchering of the Castaways classic “Liar Liar” sound like pure basement gold becuase nothing sounds burried, muddy or distorted. And, well, I guess it doesn’t hurt that THE TERMINALS are just on. These songs are played with such absolute fierceness and conviction, that it brings to mind a ‘Get Action’ era Teengenerate. Not so much mucially, but just how dialed Fifi, Fink and the boys were at that time. They nailed each and every note at EXACTLY the right time; and that type of manic, savage, yet soulfull playing prominantly manifests itself in cut after cut of ‘Forget About Never.’ Hell even the keys rhythm track in ‘Ritual’ is just spot on! All in all ‘Forget About Never’ is a thunderous joyride through the backwoods of Nebraska. This opus churns out 12 (13 on the LP!!!) rough and tumble cuts of unrestrained, primitive rock n roll. The guitars tones on this record are so thick, warm and fuzzy, that they sound oh so right. And the delicately spackled keys nicely compliment Liz’ sporaadic, fierce baritone howl. Although only slowing down for a second or two in between songs to hear the soothing rattle and static of their own amps...‘Forget About Never’ takes you to the outskirts of modern rock n roll one twisted chord at a time. Extra props go out to Mike Sniper for the awesome LP/CD sleeve drawing. It’s a pencil and charcoal freehand drawning with watercolor accentuations. You gotta see the LP up close. Really awesome detail on the snake! For Fans of: the Hunches, Angry Angles, Bob Burns and the Breakups, DC Snipers, Brimstone Howl, Oblivians, Black Time, Kill The Hippies, LiveFastDie, Cheater Slicks, Demolition Doll Rods, Homostupids, Turpentine Brothers, Throbbin Urges etc. |
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