Speed Of Twisted Thought Pop Fix

wow think hardcore punk in 1980 as it was in the days of california or england pre henry rollins black flag or those yobs from stoke on trent in the u k or even dischord in washington d c this was lansing mi heart of the rust belt and as rusty and messed up as detroit the fix a paint peeling aggro quartet were tearing up basements restaurants and even frat parties with their brand of light speed uncontrolled aggression and no future after all they lived in the center of it simplicity they were howling to the all but deaf masses remember that where the fix came from rock bands were doing journey styx and bob seger covers in bars to get the cash from drunken college kids there were a few dozen in lansing who got the message tesco vee was one of them and had the cojones and craziness to put them out on his fledgling touch go label the logical outgrowth of his and dave stimson s cool ass d i y punk rag and now 26 years later when the pair and the cats in this band are middle age codgers corey rusk who inherited the touch go label and made it the standard for indie labels since that time issues both singles the vengeance 7 and jan s room ep a compilation cut outtakes from the jan s room sessions and a live tape of unknown origin on one shiny little silver platter yeah it s for those who were there those who wish they were and those who only read about this mysterious punk rock band that helped to define the midwest s hardcore scene this is proof that the legend more than lives up to its whispered in revered tones hype guitarist craig calvert who shattered all the original racial stereotypes of punk singer steve miller drummer jeff wellman and bassist mike achtenberg were it there are 24 unruly unbridled completely savage cuts on this slab all of them worth your left arm if hardcore the real thing is it there aren t words to describe the sheer savage wail and whomp of this baby just slap it on and get your butt kicked as you scratch your head and wonder what happened to i