Before I go into details on these records, I might as well tell you a story. Fang started in 1981 in Berkeley, California. sleazy 80's hardcore punk, good stuff. They were a pretty unpredictable band live due to all of their reputations for partying and singer Sam Mcbrides (later changed his name to sammytown) notorious heroin addiction.
Which brings us to our story. Not only was Sam Mcbride a habitual drug user, he was also a drug dealer too. He had his girlfriend from out of town selling acid he would ship to her. One day he was on a heroin binge and went to go get the profits from her dealings and have a visit, he then realized she was ripping him off for money and some other problems.
"What I can say or will say is that a lot of money came up missing and when you play you have to pay."
So when he found out he grabbed the wire from his phone and choked her to death, then ran. He was arrested in Alaska and went to jail for 11 years. Some say "sweet deal" and some think he should still be there, that's neither here nor there.
I will on the other hand say he is a very nice guy, I booked them here in Columbus, the show was a mess for a lot of reasons, it's hard to get big bands to come here, and when you do everyone hears about their guarantee and refuses to go, even though you tell them it's your ass is on the line. Also sometimes the singer kills his girlfriend 20 years earlier and people refuse to go. Not to mention people refusing to go because the only bar that would allow this show to happen on such short notice after the first venue bailed was a notorious shithole. Either way, none of the guys in fang drank at all, weren't up tight about money or dicks (unlike capitalist casualties, who sing against that exact sort of behavior). He was generally a nice guy, I trusted them to crash at my house (they declined)...Who still has phones with strangle worthy wires anyway? Maybe my charger.....
Landshark/where the wild things are
Landshark/Where the wild things are is by far one of my top 5 favorite albums. Most cd's have those few songs you hate and skip every time, I have trouble figuring out which sweet song I want to play in this cd, they are all great. Some songs are better than others, but overall they are all good songs. All their hits are on here ("skinheads smoke dope", "I wanna be on tv", "the money will roll right in", "destroy the handicapped", "an invitation", and "friends like you", which is my personal favorite). A lot of songs are really fast and angry, and the other half are slower with more grunge sounding vibe. AMAZING ALBUM, if you can look passed what the singer did and just listen to sweet jams you might like it. IT'S MUSIC. You are not taking him to Sunday brunch with your grandma and he is not going to murder you with your cellphone, deal with it.
A mi ga sfafas?
A mi ga sfafas? (I believe is Hungarian for "give me a blowjob" or "suck my dick") is not anywhere near as good however. "The damaging dose" and "house wrecking party" are pretty sweet, nothing else on this album is worth it, but download it for those songs and erase the rest.....This album includes a god awful cover of "puff the magic dragon".......Crappy. I pretty just posted this and downloaded this because I love fang and I am bored anyway.
See ya next time, jerks.
MATT-TARD
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