Gun Club

Breakneck Speed

Mar 24 1983

Lyceum, London, UK

Duration 56:03 minutes

Possible soundboard

Rating B+

01. Strange Fruit/ Fire of Love
02. Run Through the Jungle
03. John Hardy
04. The Lie
05. Black Train
06. I Asked for Water She Gave Me Gasoline
07. Fire Spirit
08. Death Party
09. Sex Beat
10. Sleeping in Blood City
11. The House on Highland Hill
12. Texas Serenade
13. Heebie Jeebies

Here's another Gun Club show which I don't believe was upped here before. On this one there are wickedly fast versions of Black Train and others. You would think that Jefferey Lee was being chased by the devil himself or that this was a Bad Brains show. The pace at times is reckless, and the vocals become frantic. It's surprising the songs don't derail themselves. Somehow they manage to stay on track. There is some self admonishment at the end of the 6th track where Jefferey tries to exercise some of his demons. Reconciliation or catharsis?

I noticed while transferring this there were a couple of weird fade outs. They don't detract from the overall recording. There's also some weird effects (feedback) with the guitar and microphone on Sex Beat and Sleeping in Blood City.

Personally, I would compare the music of the Gun Club to the sinous windings of a river running through a swamp. There's a beauty to it and you never no what's around the next bend. Enjoy.

Cheers

Daniel

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