Track Listing
1 Frustration
2 So Cold
3 What Love Is
4 Ain't It Fun
5 Muckraker
6 30 Seconds Over Tokyo
7 Sonic Reducer RFTT
8 Never Gonna Kill Myself Again
9 Amphetamine
10 Down In Flames
11 Final Solution RFTT
12 Life Stinks
The first and newest/only ever studio release from the incredible Rocket From The Tombs.
Before the punk-rock groundswell of 1977, there were scattered rock uprisings where artists whose brains and ambitions were just too outsized to fit in with mid-70's rock flailed recklessly and waited for the worm to turn. While the likes of Jefferson Airplane were commercial juggernauts, Cleveland harbored a few proto-punk bands, most notably Rocket from the Tombs, an arty hard-rock outfit fronted by a couple of rock journalists, David Thomas (then known as Crocus Behemoth) and Peter Laughner. The group existed for only a few years before splitting into two bands that would become marginally more successful – Pere Ubu and the Dead Boys. Nearly three decades after their demise, three original members of the band: singer David Thomas, guitarist Cheetah Chrome, and bassist Craig Bell--reformed the groundbreaking ensemble, along with ex-Television guitarist Richard Lloyd (who produced this effort) and Pere Ubu drummer Steve Mehlman. Recorded after a 2003 tour, Rocket Redux consists of songs from the old days performed in the spirit of the original cast. The likes of "Ain't it Fun," "Sonic Reducer" (both part of the Dead Boys repertoire) "30 Seconds Over Tokyo," and the volcanic "Final Solution" (the latter two, Pere Ubu classics) are still powerful statements of alienation. And while the gifted Laughner died in 1977, Thomas has no trouble carrying the additional load. Maybe this set reflects a perverse kind of nostalgia, but, hey, ain't it fun? --Steven Stolder
"...in your face rock and roll, underground as all hell and twice as cool as anything you'll hear!" -- Highwire Daze
"...will receive plenty of CD player time. Nice companion to "The Day The Earth Met Rocket From the Tombs". --
i94bar.com
"The tension between Art and Rock is still evident... dig it while you can." -- Ken Shimamoto, Fort Worth Weekly, January 28, 2004
Manufacturer : Morphius Records
Date First Available : February 11, 2007
Label : Morphius Records
released August 24, 2015