カート・コバーンも敬愛した、USオレゴンの孤高のパンクバンド、WIPERSの1980年に発表された1stアルバムの再発盤がJACKPOTからリプレス。
陰鬱とした雰囲気を醸しながらもザクザクとしたギターが間違いなく唯一無二なパンクであることを示した鮮烈なるデビューアルバム。ボーカルGreg Sageから直々に提供されたオリジナルのマスターテープからのリマスタリングです。
発売・販売元 提供資料(2025/01/14)
The production leaves much to be desired with its tinny-sounding drums, but, fortunately, the negatives don't outweigh the positives on this album. Guitarist/vocalist Greg Sage writes fairly simplistic songs with power chords, but each melody infects your brain like a fever. Even though Sage is from Oregon, he sings in a New York-style slur not dissimilar to Joey Ramone. Throughout the album, there is a very dark and ominous feel to the material (e.g., "D-7"), but it's made interesting on tracks like "Alien Boy," which changes from 4/4 time to 2/4 time. Sage also has a unique guitar style where he strums chords and lets them sustain into feedback, which creates rich textures in the songs (e.g., "Potential Suicide" and "Don't Know What I Am"). ~ Stephen Howell
Rovi