Halfway To Sanity

I see that this seems to be the only Ramones album that isn’t easily available at the moment but by strange coincidence it happens to be my favourite.

Now, I’m not saying it’s the best Ramones album by a long shot but for me it has a special place as it was the first Ramones album that I got when it was newly released.

I remember watching a Saturday morning music video show – the fact I was up watching TV on a Saturday morning shows how young I was at the time – called The Chart Show, which used to have a rock section showing mainly heavy metal videos, when on came the video for I Wanna Live.

I couldn’t believe it and was totally blown away by the track – it remains my favourite Ramones song to this day. A lot of the video is live footage from shows – at this point I hadn’t ever been to a gig. It all looked really exciting to me.

I finally got to see The Ramones a couple of years later on their Brain Drain tour and they still remain one of the best live acts I’ve ever seen.

Halfway To Sanity

01. I Wanna Live
02. Bop ‘Til You Drop
03. Garden Of Serenity
04. Weasel Face
05. Go Lil’ Camaro Go
06. I Know Better Now
07. Death Of Me
08. I Lost My Mind
09. A Real Cool Time
10. I’m Not Jesus
11. Bye Bye Baby
12. Worm Man

The Lewd – Complete Discography?

The Lewd were an early San Francisco band around from 1978 – 1982, although I believe they originated in Seattle. I have to admit I don’t know much about them.

This is a vinyl LP that I guess I bought sometime in the mid-90s that claims to be a complete discography although I’ve noticed there is an (unavailable) CD version which contains an extra eight or so tracks – which I must admit I find slightly irritating.

I was one of those vinyl purist collector types who refused to switch to CD for years, until I finally admitted defeat about 2001. It always bugged me when you used to see CDs with extra tracks. Although there were also a few pro-vinyl groups who would release LPs with bonus tracks.

Anyway, this Lewd collection is made up from the Kill Yourself 7″, American Wino LP and three compilation tracks.

The Lewd

01. Kill Yourself
02. Trash Can Baby
03. Pay Or Die
04. Mobile Home
05. Suburban Prodigy
06. M 17
07. American Wino
08. Justice/Liberty
09. I’m Not Pretty
10. Climate Of Fear
11. Magnetic Heart
12. Suburban Prodigy
13. Beyond Moderation
14. Polluted Brain
15. Fight
16. Mobile Home
17. Cold & Numb
18. Dressed In Black

Dicksography

The Dicks are one of the classic hardcore/punk bands from Texas.

A lot of Texas punk groups seemed to differ from the standard hardcore sound with ‘weird’ groups like the Butthole Surfers and the funk influence in the Big Boys music, while the Dicks had a blues edge to their sound.

Like some of those other groups (Big Boys, MDC) they had an openly gay member in lead singer Gary Floyd – but does that really mean anything?

For the first time I think I can actually claim that this is a complete discography. There were actually two line-ups for The Dicks: a Texas based one from 80-83 and a San Francisco based one from 83-86. With the exception of the track Gilbeau, these two downloads represent each one respectively.

Dicks Vol. 1

01. Dicks Hate The Police - Hate the Police 7″
02. Lifetime Problems - Hate the Police 7″
03. All Night Fever - Hate the Police 7″
04. Saturday Night At The Bookstore(live) - Dicks 80-86
05. Fake Bands - Live At Raul’s
06. Hate The Police - Live At Raul’s
07. Dead In A Motel Room - Live At Raul’s
08. Wheelchair Epidemic - Live At Raul’s
09. Babysit - Live At Raul’s
10. Shit On Me - Live At Raul’s
11. Lifetime Problems - Live At Raul’s
12. Suicide Note - Live At Raul’s
13. Shit Fool - Live At Raul’s
14. Love Song - Live At Raul’s
15. Kill From The Heart - Live At Raul’s
16. Anti-Klan Pt 1 - Kill From The Heart
17. Rich Daddy - Kill From The Heart
18. No Nazi’s Friend - Kill From The Heart
19. Marilyn Buck - Kill From The Heart
20. Kill From The Heart - Kill From The Heart
21. Little Boy’s Feet - Kill From The Heart
22. Pig’s Run Wild - Kill From The Heart
23. Bourgeois Fascist Pig - Kill From The Heart
24. Purple Haze - Kill From The Heart
25. Anti-Klan Pt 2 - Kill From The Heart
26. Right Wing, White Ring - Kill From The Heart
27. Dicks Can’t Swim - Kill From The Heart

Dicks Vol. 2

01. Gilbeau - Cottage Cheese Comp
02. I Hope You Get Drafted - PEACE Comp
03. No Fucken War - PEACE? 7″
04. Nobody Asked Me - PEACE? 7″
05. I Hope You Get Drafted - PEACE? 7″
06. Legacy Of Man - Rat Music Vol 2 Comp
07. The Police Force - These People
08. Off-Duty Sailor - These People
09. Executive Dive - These People
10. Sidewalk Begging - These People
11. Lost And Divided - These People
12. Dead In A Motel Room - These People
13. Cities Are Burning - These People
14. Doctor Daddy - These People
15. Decent And Clean - These People
16. Legacy Of Man - These People
17. Little Rock ‘N’ Roller - These People
18. George Jackson - These People