Monday, January 16, 2012

forgotten jams - the functional blackouts

FUNCTIONAL BLACKOUTS were one of the most chaotic thrashy and noisy punk bands to ever come up in the Chicago scene or anywhere else for that matter.....

perhaps even one of the best Chicago bands ever.......

Over a short period of time, they released two full lengths, a handful of singles, got banned from numerous clubs, played HOZAC BLACKOUT FEST and left everyone with hangovers and damaged eardrums......then broke up in 2006 to everyone's dismay.......

FUNCTIONAL BLACKOUTS took trashy rock n roll to the loudest most in-yer-face level and fans of lo-fi punk of any kind should own their limited discography...especially if yr into THE BASEBALL FURIES, the GUILTY PLEASURES, WHITE SAVAGE, THE TYRADES or SUPERCHARGER...

its a shame that no one outside of Chicago seems to remember these guys.... but you might know some of the bands these guys are in now......members of the FUNCTIONAL BLACKOUTS went on to form DAILY VOID, MAC BLACKOUT BAND, MICKEY, WOMEN IN PRISON, WORST and THE OUTER MINDS..... just to name a few bands they've been in since their breakup.......

follow these links to download some highly fuckin recommended albums 
by the FUNCTIONAL BLACKOUTS.......

click here to grab THE VERY BEST OF THE MONKEES.....
  (on DEAD BEAT RECORDS, a collection of their singles and rarities)


and here to grab THE SEVERED TONGUE.....
  (on CRIMINAL IQ RECORDS, the second and final FUNCTIONAL BLACKOUTS lp)


watch a FUNCTIONAL BLACKOUTS show from 2005 below.....





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