ROCKET FROM THE TOMBS - BARFLY (IMPORT LP)

Rocket From The Tombs Barfly on Import LP + Download Card

History has it (at least in America) that punk rock was invented in New York by the Ramones who reconfigured Midwestern hard groove rock and '60s garage singles into a formula that defined punk: short, fast, catchy, and unstoppable. But in some weird parallel universe, punk might have traced its roots to Rocket From The Tombs, a Cleveland, OH band that lasted less than eight months (1974-75), and never made a studio recording. However, in those eight short months they wrote songs that would become punk anthems: "Ain't It Fun," "Sonic Reducer," "Final Solution," "30 Seconds Over Tokyo," "Amphetamine." And they played them like there was no tomorrow.

The band unfortunately blew apart in July of 1975. One faction went on to create the avant-garage rock group Pere Ubu, and the other, the punk stalwarts The Dead Boys. Now, after 37 years they have finally recorded an a studio album with Barfly, delivering a sound that's not dated, or restricted to any passing fad or marketing infatuation. These men are ugly, old, and have not mellowed in any conceivable way. They've devoted their lives to raging against the status quo, and they have been willing to pay the price. Import LP package also includes a download card.

Rocket From The Tombs Barfly Track Listing:

1.  I Sell Soul
2.  Birth Day
3.  Anna
4.  Butcherhouse 4
5.  Romeo & Juliet
6.  Sister Love Train
7.  Love Train Express
8.  Good Times Never Roll
9.  Six And Two
10. Maelstrom
11. Pretty