Squirrel Bait - Tape From California - Skag Heaven LP

Last song of Skag Heaven Album.Who knows what would have happened if Squirrel Bait had remained together after the release of their second (and last) album, Skag Heaven? Perhaps today they'd be recognized by more than the handful of indie-rock junkies who were pleasantly blind-sided by them in the mid-'80s. Fortunately for the rest of you, the band's entire recorded portfolio is available on this one magnificent CD--and it's worth a listen. These five unlikely lads from Louisville, Kentucky, codified what was great and magical about independent record making: true one-hit wonders. Peter Searcy's tortured, strained vocals spew teen angst against a rush of buzzsaw guitars and Ben Daughtrey's incredible drumming. The soaring, incendiary "Sun God" is amazing.

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Music

Tags:

• squirrel
• bait
• rock
• post
• slint
• punk
• core
• 1987
• music

[emptyheadbrokenbones]

i have this on green vynil! the best 30 euros i ever spent!

[Watts660]

Great song by a very underrated band, a classic album. Takes me back to my mispent youth, thanks for posting this track.

[pjkiger]

I loved this band. Where the f@k did they go? aggggh

[motorcity66]

Can we get a Squirrel Bait reunion show?

[danejaneiro]

This song, along with Husker Du's Eight Miles High and Red Hot Chili Peppers' Subterranean Homesick Blues were always my fav trio of great punk covers of 60's folk-type songs.

[Nuckatron]

@JagrrrTV yeah, I've heard both. And no, having an opinion isn't wrong - but that doesn't mean opinions can't be bad or wrong. The original is four minutes too long (opinion). You liking the other version more doesn't make it better (fact). Furthermore, liking or disliking something doesn't detract or add to it's quality (fact). Send me a message if you wanna speak more about this.

[JagrrrTV]

@Nuckatron It's not a matter of right or wrong. anyway I heard the original and and this verison, have you? is having an opinion is wrong? I just didn't dig this version.

[Nuckatron]

@JagrrrTV

three words: (1) you (2) are (3) wrong

[baldocarrie]

Louisvelle KY must have magic in it's water. So much good music has come out of there in the last three decades. Saw these guys opening for Big Black at what's Schubas now in Chicago. Very nice guys. Loved being a kid in the mid 80's in the midwest!

[JagrrrTV]

This version sucks.

[Disburden]

I think they were like 16 or something!

[Disburden]

Nothing beats the power of this band, rock!