Wednesday, January 11, 2012

The Payola$: Introducing... (1980)





Much as I love "China Boys" (it is making fun of West Coast racism, isn't it?) the heart of The Payola$ (more HERE) doesn't fully show until they make the jump to the major labels (just I.R.S. in this case). Y'see, guitarist/producer Bob Rock gave the band its full sound but Paul Hyde, as the band's primary lyricist, provided the invigorating humanity they gives them a different sort of depth. In contrast to the cynical misanthropy of the early punk scene or the bacchanalian solipsism of the arena-metal scene Rock would go onto, Hyde loved humanity in all it's doomed glory. Listen to how, in "Jukebox"  he spins the tragic, Springsteen-ian tale of a music fan whose life is destroyed by the industry who's products he loved with great pathos and an absence of judgement. Even Hyde's sordid tale of prostitution, "Rose", shows a more complicated, less romanticized view of life on the street than something like The Police's "Roxanne".




A1   China Boys   3:19
Written-By – B. Rock, P. Hyde   
A2   T.N.T.    2:27
Written-By – P. Hyde  
B1   Rose    4:25
Written-By – P. Hyde     
B2 Juke Box    2:46
Written-By – B. Rock, P. Hyde





While a recent re-formation EP and a slim Best-Of CD are available, the Payola$ albums have NEVER been re-issued in way.

  • All Payola$ rips and scans generously provided by ace archivist BristolBoy from My Life's A Jigsaw, who deserves a word of thanks!

So let us know what you think of Hyde's lyrics in specific or the Payola$ music in general in the COMMENTS section (which where you will find the  Introducing... link.)





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    http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?duyhqihyhj56jld

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  2. Great stuff and thanks again.........what a great band and tragic they didn't go further when so much dreck did...........

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  3. fantastic . . . thanks

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  4. now if theyd only rerelease the stuff on cd!

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