Do You Know Where The Gas Is, Baby

If you're like me, you might've bought this record way back when only because it had The Champs on it, not knowing anything about the grimy balls-out mess that is the Tight Bros From Way Back When (are some Karp/Behead The Prophet guys). Tight Bros' Jared Warren gets compared most often to Bon Scott, I guess, but I think he sounds more on this 7" like Paul Stanley, or, more to the point, John Stabb's impersonation of Paul Stanley with J.S. and The Cupids. Even better, the Fucking Champs song on the flip side is a dead ringer for Thin Lizzy, but whatever-- if you like RAWK at all you should be digging it, despite the somewhat crunchy vinyl that this was pressed on.




Tight Bros From Way Back When -

"Fire"

The Fucking Champs -

"Summer Knights"

(these files are now listen-only)

Thor Is Like Immortal

The Wäntage USA web site is confirming that this-- The Champs' second 7" (duh), back before they became The Fucking Champs-- is now out of print, so therefore I had to dig out my copy and rip it immediately.

"Thor Is Like Immortal" is like the fourth or sixth worst Queen song ever; you might like it, though. "Lee Tom", which is twice as good and half as long, is, as Wäntage says, "a white-hot rock masterpiece that few people can touch in terms of greatness"-- and they're never wrong. Seriously.

As Dark Helmet would say, "Commence to rocking the fuck out!"




The Fucking Champs -

"Lee Tom"

"Thor (is like immortal)"

(these files are now listen-only)