Squirrel Bait- hammering so hard

[stoneaxeprod]

This is the band that defined punk rock for me. "I want to beat you up at the end of ...(this song)" What great tension to make you listen to a song. The song is actually quite dark lyrically and is surprisingly a well written and complete composition. When the chorus begins you can hear the template for decades of pop/punk songs for the first time here. "What's the use if you don't want it, what's the use if you won't take it, sixteen years of a sixteen year life" Yikes.

[Czernoblog]

I got my nose broken at one of their shows. A good time was had by all.

[soulvom]

I want to beat you up at the end of....AHHHHHHHHhhhhooohhhh....­.Squirrell Bait did Hammer hard circa 1983-1987 Louisville, KY.....so good when I was a kid in Louisville....They wenr on some members formed..."Slint"...."Big Wheel, Bitch Magnet, Bastro, Gastr del Sol, Breeders, Evergreen, and The Lemonheads....etc...oh and King Kong...

[pinkfloyd8666]

we want the lyrics xD

[Disburden]

one of the best bands EVER. This kicks the replacements in the balls.

[ishma97]

Bought the EP and LP some 22-23 years ago, always amazed each time I listen ... epitomizes what hardcore meant. Not the bland veganized crusties, nor the post-metal posturing... this is the shit :)

[1q2w3e2w3e4r]

fucking tuneeeee

[dacramps11]

just picked up the vinyl in detroit of all places but good tunes thanks

[snowytear]

Clark being that tall was always reassuring to me (I'm only 6'4"). He was always a kind fellow.

[kc7fys]

This was my favorite of their tunes. Great show in Minneapolis, way back in the day.

[snowytear]

Is that Peter Searcy wearing Asics wrestling shoes?

[pinkfloyd8666]

@snowytear lol

[bobbydj01]

Best track on 1st LP. Ace.

[ssoultrain]

God I love this band.

[MilagrosoF8]

aint the net amazing. Dave G if u manage to get a hold of this message, this is gary f from georgetown

[manwithnoname123]

oh, wow, so cool to see this on YouTube! back in the 80's i stumbled on the first Squirrel Bait and was subsequently blown away by their intensity. i can't count the number of mix tapes i made to turn on friends to their music. yeah, one of the great underappreciated bands of that decade. Squirrel Bait had both the melodic sense and brute power of other bands of that era like Husker Du and Mission of Burma, but never got the same critical acclaim, much less the success they deserved.

[amanogawa1]

wow, i havent heard this since the late 80s, unlocking all kinds of memories

damn, they were so passionate, emotional and mature

[1johnson85]

love that shit

[chucil]

They were great...

[cra1gf]

This band made so much sense. Twenty years on, I still listen to SB. It still sounds fresh.

[emptyheadbrokenbones]

can you write down the lyrics for this song? please! that's cause i'm italian and i can't figure them out except few lines

[shufk77]

@emptyheadbrokenbones

part of it is

Yeah, Whats the use if you dont want it, Said whats the use if you want take it.

[pinkfloyd8666]

@shufk77 and the rest? :)

"sixteen years of a sixteen year life".....

[rickwilliamspga]

I was 17 when this record came out and to this day it still kicks me in the balls and makes me wonder what happened to music....these kids were 16!!!!!!!! Pete Searcy is an amazing singer for this genre and Ben Dougherty still is the fierciest drummer I have ever heard. Thanks for putting Hammering up, very coo.

[pinkfloyd8666]

Amazing

[mushroomheadsquish]

love this stuff - kinda Husker Du like

[gopher793]

ahead of their time!

[xasdrubalex]

diocanaglia! che gruppo della madonna

[emptyheadbrokenbones]

amen!

[overcriveimion]

mi associo!

[Pompeymark]

The most underrated band in history. Love it.

[emptyheadbrokenbones]

i would appreciate if someone writes down the lyrics