Streets Of Iron, by Bad Times

Streets Of Iron

by Bad Times

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1.	Streets Of Iron 02:00	buy track
2.	Over You 01:54	buy track
3.	Trapped In The City 02:09	buy track
4.	Jim Miller Bounce 02:05	buy track
5.	Glitter Boys 02:48	buy track
6.	You're So Lewd 02:01	buy track
7.	Wrong Way To Love 02:24	buy track
8.	Lick On My Leather 01:41	buy track
9.	Sometimes She Wants It 01:44	buy track
10.	Listen To The Band 01:59	buy track
11.	My Momma Told Me So 03:45	buy track
12.	Bad Time 01:26	buy track
13.	Crazy Dream 01:57	buy track
14.	Whatcha Gonna Do About It 01:35	buy track

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In 1998, things were going south for our friends Jay Reatard, Eric Oblivian, and King Louie Bankston. In between broken relationships, shattered homes, dissolving bands, and feeling low down, a collaboration was proposed- an album! And it was so- Jay and Eric trekked down from Memphis with some songs and ideas for songs, listening to Funkadelic and bad Killed By Death-styled punk songs for the 6 hours to see Louie in New Orleans. One day was spent learning songs, one day recording songs. Eventually they played one show in Normal, IL opening up for Guitar Wolf. The result of this recording was a blast of punk, garage punk, and psychedelic mayhem. Indeed, the hours listening to Funkadelic did pay off. Jay stole some lyrics and some heavy fuzz solo style from George Clinton & the gang. Eric stole a couple songs from Japanese punk legends Friction and Texaco Leather Man, and tried to mention his favorite sumo wrestler Konishiki whenever possible. Fittingly, when Jay and Eric returned to Memphis, Jay found all his belongings - clothes, guitars, amplifiers- out on his front lawn, as his mom had returned to their house and kicked him out while he was away. Bad Times!

A release on Sympathy For The Record Industry combined tracks from this session and from their one live show, and has become a cherished collector's item going for top dollar on the secondhand market. This edition restores the original tracks from the recording session - Eric's "Wrong Way To Love" and Jay's "Lick On My Leather," eliminating the two live ones. A new track order provides a punchy new way to experience the music as well, and the music has been carelessly remastered from a dub of the original cassette. Behold the final product- THIS is how the BAD TIMES was meant to be heard!

Here's to 20 years of BAD TIMES.

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released May 25, 2018

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Bad Times Memphis, Tennessee

20 year anniversary reissue. Side project with Jay Reatard, Eric Oblivian, and King Louie Bankston.

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