Christian Acoustic Pop Thrashabilly
Canned
1986 (no label)
Tasmania, Australia
Mark Narkowicz – Vocals, acoustic guitar
Mark Adams – Vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin, harmonica
Andrew Viney – Occasional yells, acoustic bass
Tim Gleeson – Vocals, drum, percussion
Side 1:
- Rush (trad.)
- Not Mutate
- Dreams Are Had
- Run Come See (trad.)
- Dustbowl Refugee
- Rivers Rise
- Resting In Your Love
Side 2:
- Tamar River
- Oppression
- Up The Coast
- Never Be Friends
- Sand ‘n’ Dust ‘n’ Bones
- The Balm (trad.)
- Muleskinner Blues (trad.)
Wasn’t sure what this was by the band name or title, and there a lot of songs. A comedy troupe? An avant-garde noise band? Turns out it is a folk-ish quirky rock band, kind of like if Hokus Pick was more acoustic and from Australia, with a good dose of traditional folk songs thrown in. In fact, six of the songs are traditional songs or covers of Woody Guthrie and Iva Twydell. Sometimes you think it is a throwback to Gospel/traditional music, other times they might be opening for the Dead Milkmen. You also hear harmonica, mandolin, and other folk-y instruments. The band calls themselves “acoustic pop thrashabilly” and that works. Seems they went on to releases several albums and singles after this one.
(this is not my review)
Certainly not a comedy troupe, but certainly inspired by humour, punk & Violent Femmes. Spot on when you mention American Folk. Iva Twydell was refreshing in the Christian music realm. But when we heard The Femmes, The Housemartins and T-Bone Burnett there was no looking back.
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