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No, I've never heard Hobo Babylon or Voodoo Trucker. It seems as time
goes on, I like the material less. I have Tijuana Hit Squad and Zulu
Death Mask, both of which are funny, but get a little more silly than the
first two. I still like it, though.
Every album has a story. Tijuana Hit Squad has this inside:
"Two Shriners and a drummer from a famous punk band were down in Chebo
Mexico on a fishing trip. They got drunk and forced themselves on a
village girl. They went back to the states and laughed and bragged to
all their friends.
Everyone in the village pooled their money and hired the notorious
Tijuana Hit Squad. 100,000 pesos and a case of El Presidente Brandy.
Three men would soon die very violently."
They really have a thing against clowns too. That's ok with me.
Brian had mentioned Harley's guitar. I believe that he had commented
about the size of the neck. Come to think of it, it did seem rather
small for Harley's hands. Sometimes Harley's brother, Mark, plays. He
is a Harley look alike--you can tell they're brothers.
Their songs are simple, nothing fancy. The bass lines are 3 or 4 notes
usually, but it's still good-- kind of like the Ramones. (Uh-Oh! long
hair!)
As far as the Invisible Men, I have their CD, but listen to it rarely.
It's got a lot of fuzz, etc. Not so much surf. My friend saw them with
the Tiki Tones once. I don't know how those guys pulled off live shows.
I always think Los Straitjackets are hot and uncomfortable under those
masks, but the Invisible Men completely bandage their faces, trying to
look like there is no face. They also put on hats and dark glasses and
wear smoking jackets. I would suffocate!
-K
On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 01:49:43 -0400 (EDT) DanO <>
writes:
> The Ice Box song is called Slap. I actually check out their site
> quite often to see if they're passing through town or anywhere
> close. I like pretty much the whole Halloween Hootenanny album, but
> my fav is "Werewolves on Wheels." The Born Losers must have been a
> temporary band made from guys in the other bands. Hellbilly Deluxe
> was a major label, but the Halloween comp. was on Zombie's own
> Zombie-A-Go-Go records. He's supposed to start it back up again, but
> too much other stuff I suppose. Can't find much on the Legendary
> Invisible Men. Maybe they......disappeared? Did you hear "Hobo
> Babylon?" I haven't picked it up yet.
