Something I Learned Today

Imaginary Friend by Sorry was one of those great used bin finds. In fact, I found it in the same store that I picked up a cheap copy of Bands That Could Be God. Both records were on the Radiobeat label and cost me less than $10 combined. Sometimes I miss the pre-internet/Ebay days, days when you could beat the bushes and find gems. Or maybe my issue is that I don’t have a decent store within 50 miles.

But I’m getting off track. Sorry formed in the early 80’s in Boston and played an inventive, refreshing brand of hardcore. Or, as the band has termed it “Pre-Emo, Pre-Indie, Influential OG 80’s Boston Hardcore”. To me, its sounds like a blend of hyped up Volcano Suns and early DC hardcore, but that may be because Sorry members David Kleiler and Chuck Hahn would become future Volcano Suns members. After Imaginary Friend, Sorry would release one more LP - 1986’s The Way It Is on Homestead. Vocalist Jon Easley went on to be in Burn amongst other bands before passing away in 1998.
Below are my favorite tracks from 1984’s Imaginary Friend. You can grab all 18 tracks as winrar archive right here

Sorry - My Word.mp3
Sorry - Misanthrope.mp3
Sorry - Doomed From the Start.mp3
Sorry - Where Were You.mp3
Sorry - One More Step.mp3
Sorry - Buried.mp3
Sorry - On My Own.mp3
Sorry - Dirty Old Man.mp3
Sorry - Honesty.mp3
Sorry - 24.mp3

Notes:
<> More mp3’s and a detailed band bio on the Sorry page@Myspace - including tracks from The Way It Is

This thing has been kicking around for a couple of months now, and I figured it was time to just post it so I can move onto something else. This is all covers, grouped by band. You get covers of Husker Du, Wire, The Saints, Joy Division, and The Dicks. If that intrigues you, you know what to do. If not, a new podcast should be along in 1-8 weeks

Download Here (71 MB, 1:19)

Tracks:
1. Hammerhead - Something I Learned Today
2. Arcwelder - Whatever
3. Alloy - Out on a Limb
4. Lifetime - It’s Not Funny Anymore
5. Sick of it All - Target
6. Minor Threat - 12XU
7. Soulside - Ex-Lion Tamer
8. Big Black - Heartbeat
9. New Bomb Turks - Mr Suit
10. Die Kreuzen - Pink Flag
11. My Bloody Valentine - Map Ref 41° N 93° W
12. Nashville Pussy - (I’m) Misunderstood
13. Candy Snatchers - Lost and Found
14. Lazy Cowgirls - Know Your Product
15. Bantam Rooster - Private Affair
16. Sheer Terror - Everything’s Fine
17. Jawbox - Something Must Break
18. Kustomized - Dead Souls
19. Black Halos - Warsaw
20. Unbroken - Love Will Tear Us Apart
21. Neurosis - Day of the Lords
22. Bassholes - Interzone
23. Dicks - Purple Haze
24. Turbonegro - Young Boys Feet
25. Jesus Lizard - Wheelchair Epidemic
26. Mudhoney - Hate the Police

Columbus, Ohio in the early 90’s must have been a cool place to be, what with all of the great garage punk bands and labels - New Bomb Turks, Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments, Cheater Slicks, Datapanik records, and of course Gaunt. 400 miles away from Columbus in Rochacha it was also an exciting time, as it seemed there was a new Turks or Gaunt single hitting the bins every month or so. Man, 1993 was a fucking fantastic year, but I’m getting off track. Gaunt had a way of delivering a big noisy fuck you topped off with a pop coating to help it all wash down, displayed nicely on a bunch of singles, a couple of EP’s and some great albums. If you don’t have I Can See Your Mom from Here or Sob Story just what are you waiting for? Go grab them. The later albums (Yeah, Me Too and Kryptonite) are also pretty decent. I can’t comment on the one and only major label effort Bricks and Blackouts, as I never got around to picking that one up. Only thing missing is a singles compilation, a shame since some of their greatest moments were found on 7 inch slabs. If you don’t believe me then check out “Spine” below. I’ve done my best to put together some of the band’s best 1992-1993 moments, though I’m missing the Fielders Choice EP and the split w/ the New Bomb Turks. If anyone has a copy of these available (for sale or on mp3) then get in touch.

RIP Jerry Wick (1967-2001)

from 1992’s Jim Motherfucker 7″
Gaunt - Jim Motherfucker.mp3
Gaunt - Spine.mp3

from 1992’s Whitey The Man 10″ EP
Gaunt - Silly Watches.mp3
Gaunt - Back Off.mp3
Gaunt - Salvation Army.mp3
Gaunt - Ignored.mp3
Gaunt - Whitey.mp3
Gaunt - USA.mp3
Gaunt - Jim Motherfucker.mp3

from 1993’s Pop Song 7″
Gaunt - Pop Song.mp3
Gaunt - No Hope.mp3

from 1993’s Good Bad Happy Sad 7″
Gaunt - Good Bad Happy Sad.mp3
Gaunt - Quality of Armor.mp3 (Guided By Voices)

from 1993’s Solution 7″ (came with Speed Kills #5)
Gaunt - Solution.mp3 (Pere Ubu)
Gaunt - Black Cat.mp3

The past two weeks I’ve been constrained by work issues and a full load of house guests, both of which have made posting difficult. Things should calm down by this weekend, at which point I expect to have a couple of posts and a new podcast available. Stay tuned.