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Others for Muthas

various artists 1978-1980

This is my companion piece to the Metal for Muthas post.

01 Def Leppard - Getcha Rocks Off

I am not much of a fan of the Defs but I remember this early single.

It was a relief to hear a new, young band who were not punk!

02 Fist - Name, Rank and Serial number

An old favourite. The album version was different from this single.

I really don't know much more about them.

03 Girl - My Number

Bit of a lipstick and eyeliner outfit but this is a great pop/rock tune.

Vocalist Phil Lewis went on to front US band L.A. Guns

(He got that job because he turned up with a vanity case full of cosmetics)

and guitarist Phil Collen later joined Def Leppard.

I saw them open for KISS once. The crowd were merciless.

Girl left the stage covered in spit after a short set dodging incoming missiles.

Even a rendition of KISS' 'Do You Love Me' failed to win them any favour.

04 Saxon - Big Teaser

Saw them play live a couple of times, most notably at the first Donington

Monsters of Rock festival. They were good but perhaps not quite my thing.

747 Strangers in the Night was a memorable song though.

I chose to include this early single for the compilation

05 Paralex - Black Widow

Had a 12 inch E.P. by this band which included this song.

Great garage rock feel.

06 Tygers of Pan Tang - Don't Touch Me There

Another band I didn't really get into but they had a following.

Oddly enough they are still active and I saw them about 4 years ago

at a festival in Kent. They were pretty good!

07 Motörhead - Louie Louie

A wonderful track. Lemmy was the real deal.

08 Girlschool - Take It All Away

Saw them open for a few bands including Motörhead.

They could really play but had to cope with the un-woke late 70s audience

who were mainly young guys shouting 'get yer kit off' etc.

09 V2 - Man in the Box

This one is slightly different. It's from 1978

and has a post punk/new wave/indie edge to it.

The riff is a shameless reworking of KISS' 'Black Diamond'.

Reminds me of early Ultravox songs from the 'Young Savage' era.

10 Venom - In League with Satan

Again, not a band I gave much attention to but in retrospect

they were pioneering in the field that became death/thrash/doom/growl metal.

regards

Titus

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