Wallmen – Mr. Happy Man

1988 Cassette – Dead Judy

No.1863

GAJOOB Review by Bryan Baker, 4/1/1989:

These guys have the strange-white-boy blues thing down pat. This is not “Blues” by the accepted definition, however. Styles range from late 70s punk to Barrettesque pop. And it sounds to me like they must be having great fun recording, which makes listening to this tape all the better. When good songwriters delve into the far reaches of recording and twist their instrumentation, interest bordering on fascination makes the appeal much stronger; but I find that sometimes there’s a danger that these explorations begin to feel like narcissism when the exploration swallows up the “songs” themselves. I began to get this feeling at a couple points on this tape– but then I was rescued from it each time. Recording freedom is a dangerous thing– but this is exactly what attracts me to independent cassette production.

Media: cassette.

CONTACT: JETHRO DELUXE, Wallmen/Dead Judy, 7711 LISA LN, Syracuse, NY 13212, USA

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