combining the stripped down punk snarl of the CRAMPS and the GORIES, the spastic rockabilly of the GIBSON BROS, FLAT DUO JETS and HASIL ADKINS and all the noisy mayhem of garage punk contemporaries the OBLIVIANS, JOHN SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION, ACTION SWINGERS and the HONEYMOON KILLERS, FIREWORKS were definitely ROWDY, UNHINGED, OVER-THE-TOP, IN-YER-FACE. RAW AND INFECTIOUS AS FUCK....and they gave their contemporaries a run for the money, not that anyone seems to remember that anymore... always one of my favorites and a band that definitely stands out on those old CHEAPO CRYPT RECORDS SAMPLERS, FIREWORKS released only three lps during their short existence..... all of which are highly recommended. and sadly all out of print until now.......
this spring, BANG! RECORDS decided to dig up FIREWORKS' third and final album, LIT UP, and give it the reissue treatment. thank fucking christ, this was long overdue.........never released on vinyl before (after all it was released in 97 when most labels had given up on records all together), LIT UP stands the test of time......chock full of boisterous, feedback-bent, southern-fried garage stompers that will most certainly blow you away....... FIREWORK's last album is a repeat listen, so do yerself a favor and check it out now........
and if you buy one reissue this year,
it most certainly should be LIT UP.
a fuckin' garage punk classic.........
LISTEN TO TWO SONGS FROM
FIREWORKS' "LIT UP" LP BELOW -
and click here to grab the record from BANG!
MY LOVE IS PETRIFIED
DON'T LET IT GO
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