“Only discs I can think of that have delivered the goods so confidently so far as roolin guitar shit is concerned is Metal Circus, Squirrel Bait and Stink.”

MOVING TARGETS review by GERARD COSLOY, Editor   

CONFLICT 42  August-September 1986

PATRICK AMORY said about Burning In Water in TOO FUN TOO HUGE #1 (February 1987): “You need to own it; it’s one of the year’s best records.” [with caveats though]

GREG FREEMAN from BRAVEAR  Volume 3 Issue 6  (1987): “Slight problem with the songs’ tendency to merge and blur from one into another in my mind (nothing sticks out), but oh well. In relatively small doses this rocks my world.”

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“Gilbert and Lewis have spent so much time lately playing with drones and vacuum cleaner noises that I was sure it was going to suck. It doesn’t.”

BRAVEAR  Volume 3 Issue 6 1987 (page 58), RORY LIONS, Editor

WIRE review by BOB ORLOWSKY

Bob Orlowsky in the 21st century via the Scopitones of the 1960s

“Does not sound like Wire, Mission of Burma, or the 3 Johns, but if that’s your bag, you’ll like it too.”

BRAVEAR  Volume 3 Issue 6 1987 (page 53)

MEMBRANES review by RORY LIONS, Editor

http://www.themembranes.co.uk/

The Membranes’ first album in 26 years - Dark Matter/Dark Energy - is pretty great!

“...as fresh as the morning dew and sweet to boot...Let’s all move to Boston, OK?”

BRAVEAR Volume 3 Issue 6 1987 (page 52) RORY LIONS, Editor

BIG DIPPER review by GREG FREEMAN

BIG DIPPER’s first record since 1990, Crashes on the Platinum Planet (2012) was issued by Almost Ready and is available at Midheaven.   

“This is a record I cannot imagine anyone actually buying.” 

Review of the Cherry Bombz by CHRIS ECKMAN 

BRAVEAR Volume 3 Issue 5 1986 (page 55), RORY LIONS, Editor

Chris Eckman has been one of the two primary forces - with Carla Torgersen - of the WALKABOUTS, one of Fuckin’ Record Reviews’ most enduring loves. How Eckman ended up with this assignment is a mystery for the ages. 

http://www.thewalkabouts.com/

"These guys rise above their trappings and knock out the occassional blistering masterpiece (e.g., "Primitive Painters") along with close seconds like this single, two chunks off a big Dylanesque hunk of riffs dated 1966."  

BRAVEAR Volume 3 Issue 5 1986 (page 55)

FELT review by Greg Freeman