The Blacks
Every review I’ve come across compares Sweden’s The Blacks to The Oblivions, and after you take a listen I’m sure you’ll see the similarities. Not that this is a bad thing - The Blacks spew out some mighty fine Memphis-via-Stockholm 2 guitars-and-a-kit trash, all dirty and gritty. A total of 4 7″ records released from 1997 through 1999 ( 2 more posthumous 7″ ep’s were released in 2003) on labels including Big Neck and Savage (guitarist Martin Savage’s own label). Below are a handful from those first 4 records:
The Blacks - Let It All Hang Out.mp3
The Blacks - Sock It To ‘Em, JB.mp3
The Blacks - What I Got.mp3
The Blacks - Call The Shots.mp3
The Blacks - Don’t Be Cute.mp3
The Blacks - The Boss With The Hot Sauce.mp3
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this rules dude. just as good as when chris and would raid your collection when we were kids. keep up the great work - i’m spreading the word.
The Blacks were rad! Nearly everything Martin does rules, too (Tokyo Knives, Dixie Buzzards, Holy Rollers, and a slew of others, check em all out!)
Finally on long playing record!!! All their 7″s on one platter. Check out, released on Gonna Puke.
[…] I hate to say it, but Eric’s post about The Blacks, at Something I Learned Today reminded me of this band. I know it sounds bad, and I don’t know if The Blacks actually contain black members. And I actually feel uncomfortable writing out the N-word in full. I only did it for Google Search purposes. I apologize if anyone is offended by it. […]