Direct Hit - Domesplitter - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Direct Hit's third album, Crown Of Nothing, is the Milwaukee, WI quartet's most challenging, elaborate and downright catchy work to date - and it's built around the idea that heaven and hell might very well be the same place. It continues Direct Hit's unique strain of InchF**k you, get pumpedInch party punk they've been honing throughout their decade-long career. Opener InchDifferent UniverseInch has a killer new-wave vibe; InchPain/BoredomInch is a guaranteed circle pit starter that evokes labelmates Pears; InchBad AnswerInch is loaded with fuzz bass, a disco beat and a sax solo that would make the Big Man smile from beyond the grave; InchDisassembleInch is so catchy, it could be something John Feldmann would write for Goldfinger and then sell to Blink-182. Direct Hit pinballs from style to style over Crown Of Nothing's 44-minute runtime, but it never feels schizophrenic - more accurately, it feels like the best mix tape ever. There's a reason why no two Direct Hit songs ever sound quite the same, too. The band returned to producer Mike Kennerty (Masked Intruder, Screeching Weasel), who's captured just about every note Direct Hit has played in the past five years.

The Drifters have been one of the best known and most revered vocal groups in the United States going back to their beginning in the early 1950s, when they were led by their amazing lead vocalist Clyde McPhatter. There have been many personnel changes over the years, with varying lead singers, such as the great Ben E. King who joined the group for a brief time in the late 50s. The performers on this classic live album - Charlie Thomas (lead vocals), Dock Green (baritone vocals), Elsbeary Hobbs (bass vocals) - recorded in 1972, had been members of the group, off and on, since the late 50s when Thomas replaced King as lead vocalist. For this concert at Harvard University in 1972, they are joined by new member Bobby Ruffin (first tenor vocals), who remained with the band until the late 1970s, and Abdul Samaad (guitar and arranger). This historic recording has been lovingly remastered for this exclusive .

Direct Hit - Wasted Mind [COMPACT DISCS] date 06/24/2016