Tuesday, February 21, 2012

The Queers: Later Days and Better Lays



I love New Hampshire pop-punk legends The Queers but I bet their leader, Joe 'King' Queer, would hate me. Sure I kicked off this blog with a defense of the genius of Mr. Queer (way back HERE) but I've publicly said that his long-time friend Ben Weasel needs a kick in the morals (see HERE). I'd stand by that statement, even if Joe called me a 'wimp' or something even worse: the man's a virtuoso of the epithet.





So to celebrate the music of the Joe & his ever-changing Queers, here' s an out-of-print collection from Lookout Records (more HERE) that collects up a schwack of demos (and one single) that show the band's punkier side without obscuring the pop side altogether. And damn that pop-no-punk-no-pop-no-punk aspect of The Queers is what elevates them above so many of their Ramones-worshiping peers.


1         Granola Head        
2         I Hate Everything        
3         Murder In The Brady House
Written-By – Ben Weasel
4         I Won't Be        
5         Nobody Likes Me        
6         I Can't Stop Farting        
7         Night Of The Livid Queers        
8         Monster Zero        
9         Too Many Twinkies        
10         Teenage Bonehead        
11         Half Shitfaced        
12         Hi Mom It's Me        
13         I Live This Life        
14         Feeling Groovy        
15         Born To Do Dishes        
16         Junk Freak        
17         No Tit        
18         Little Honda
Written-By – Brian Wilson
19         End It All
Written-By – Kim Shattuck
20         I Can't Get Over You
Written-By – Lsa Marr
21.1         Never Ever
Written-By – JJ Rassler
21.2         God Only Knows
Written-by Brian Wilson, Tony Asher





Let us know what you think of Joe & co.s pop/punk style in the COMMENTS section (where you'll find the Later Days and Better Lays  link).


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8 comments:

  1. Let us know what you think of Joe & co.s pop/punk style

    http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?n8f240aibczu326

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  2. I do love me some Queers, I just haven't found an album that I like back to front yet. My loss once again.

    On a slightly different note: while it's no "Virgin Killer", something about that album cover and title combo make me a little uncomfortable. Or am I wrong in thinking that's a pre-war pre-teen girl...?

    CallPastorJerkface

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  3. Hey there, several tracks on this DL are incomplete. At least "Can't Stop Farting," "Livid Queers," and "Monster Zero." Could you re-up plz (unless I sneezed or something and effed it up on my end)?

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  4. Was this ever available on vinyl??

    cheers!!

    opus

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  5. Have these guys even made a good record in the past 15 years or so?

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    1. Beat Off was good, and that's about 15 years ago (actually, it's 18, but it's pretty close). Don't Back Down, Beyond the Valley...

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    2. I think Munki Brain was one of their best, but I like their wussy-pop stuff best.

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