DRAG CITY REVISITED-ROYAL TRUX & PAVEMENT 1990

WHEN THE LATEST CHAPTER OF THE BIG BOOK OF ROCK N ROLL IS WRITTEN-IF IT HASN'T BEEN ALREADY,I HAVEN'T PAID ATTENTION FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS-I HOPE THE AUTHOR HAS THE BALLS TO INCLUDE THESE 2 CLASSICS.MAYBE THE GREATEST 1,2 PUNCH IN INDIE ROCK HISTORY ALTHOUGH THAT'S CERTAINLY UP FOR DEBATE.I ORDERED THE "TWIN INFINITIVES" 2XLP DIRECTLY FROM DRAG CITY FOR $12,I THINK.I REMEMBER SENDING CASH IN AN ENVELOPE.IT SHOWED UP POSTMARKED FROM DAN KORETZKY HIMSELF AND WHEN I SLICED OPEN THE BOX I ACCIDENTALLY CUT INTO THE COVER.I THINK I ALSO GOT THE COMPANION VHS TAPE DOCUMENTARY "WHAT IS ROYAL TRUX?" THAT DAY AS WELL.I REALLY DON'T WANT TO START WITH THE "I'D NEVER HEARD ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE"CLICHES BUT IT'S KIND OF IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO.YOU'VE NEVER HEARD ANYTHING LIKE IT EITHER.NO ONE HAS-IT'S THE MOST ORIGINAL ROCK RECORD EVER MADE AND HAS THE BEST USE OF REVERB OF ANY RECORD I'VE EVER HEARD.I STILL HAVE YET TO HEAR A REFERENCE POINT ANYWHERE ON IT-AND YOU CAN FORGET ABOUT FINDING ANY INFERENCES IN THE SO-CALLED DOCUMENTARY,WHICH PLAYS LIKE SOMETHING PAUL MCCARTHY MIGHT HAVE COME UP WITH IN 6TH GRADE HAD HE ALSO BEEN HEAVILY MEDICATED-AND IT'S 20 YEARS LATER.I THINK DON VAN VLIET(HIS WHOLE CAREER) AND NEIL HAGGERTY (IN THE TRUX AND PUSSY GALORE) WERE BOTH INTERESTED IN DECONSTRUCTING THE BLUES-OR IMPLODING OR DECAPITATING-AND THE WAY THEY BOTH SUCCEEDED COULDN'T BE ANY MORE DIFFERENT.YET THE 2 DOUBLE LPS THEY EACH MADE- "TWIN.." AND BEFFHEART'S "TROUT MASK REPLICA" HAVE A KINSHIP THAT TRANSCENDS STYLE,SOUND OR MUSICAL ABILITY.PLAY THEM BACK TO BACK SOMEDAY AND INVITE YOUR FRIENDS OVER.AND AFTER THAT'S OVER YOU CAN SEND THEM HOME SNAPPIN THEIR FINGERS TO PAVEMENT'S 2ND EP.THOSE WERE THE DAYS BEFORE THE INTERNET AND THEY WERE JUST SUCH A MYSTERY.THERE WAS A HUGE BUZZ ABOUT THEM BUT NO INFORMATION AT ALL.ALL THOSE SONGS ON "PERFECT SOUND FOREVER" JUST CAME OUT OF NOWHERE-WITH "DEBRIS SLIDE" BEING ONE OF THE GREAT LISTENING PLEASURES OF MY LIFE.I WANT TO WRITE MORE ABOUT IT AND THE OTHER 2 GENIUS RECORDS FROM THAT YEAR "SOUL DISCHARGE" AND "A CATHOLIC EDUCATION"BUT I'M REALLY TIRED NOW.IF YOU THINK YOU WON'T LIKE THESE 2 BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT HIP HOP RECORDS...TRUST ME.WHEN HAVE I EVER STEERED YOU WRONG?


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