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Johnny & The G-Rays
Title:
Every Twist Reminds
Format:
LP
Label:
Basement BASE 6003
Year:
1980
Origin:
Toronto, Ontario
Genre:
new wave, power pop, rockabilly
Keyword:
Value of Original Title:
$25.00
Mp3 Album Price:
$7.99
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Release Type:
Albums
Rooms:
1980's,
Ontario,
Pop
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Tracks
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| 1 | Trying to Chew My Head |
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| 2 | Every Twist Reminds |
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| 3 | Put the Blame on Me |
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| 4 | Answer with a Lie |
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| 5 | Your Life is Dangerous |
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| 6 | It Can’t be Right |
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| 1 | Time Has Made Me Stray |
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| 2 | Live with the Shame |
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| 3 | Who Scared John? |
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| 4 | I’m Going to Meet Her on a Sunday |
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| 5 | Trails of My Skin |
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Review
A little lost nugget of punk, rockabilly, and new wave from Toronto circa 1980. Johnny and the G-Rays were the brainchild of Johnny MacLeod (lead vocals, main songwriter, and guitar), Harri Palm on lead guitar, Robert G. Macdonald on bass, and Bent Rasmussen on drums.
I'm a bit flustered as I can't find any real information about the band anywhere. Luckily, this LP (which I found in Tucson Arizona, if you can believe that) comes with a mini essay/bio about the band. Sadly, the band come off as a bit full of themselves in the "interview"...Johnny is "brooding and enigmatic" and speaks "wryly" about "attempting to coax unique tone possibilities from a two guitar, bass, and drums lineup." Ya. Ok.
Youthful egos aside, the songs are excellent. It's top-grade rock and roll, with a little bit of Iggy and the Stray Cats. The G-Rays do play an important role in the history of Candian punk rock. Johnny played in a country band called the Country Lads, while Harri and Bent were in the Eels (who would later evolve into the Diodes).
The album was produced by Stacy Heydon (Iggy/Bowie guitarist), and released on Basement Records out of Toronto.
-Kevin McGowan
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