Blood Red River 1982 - 1984 [Import]

1. Set It on Fire

2. Blood Red River

3. Revhead

4. Burnout

5. Spin

6. When Fate Deals Its Mortal Blow

7. Swampland

8. This Is My Happy Hour

9. We Had Love

10. Clear Spot

11. Nitro

12. Solid Gold Hell

13. Murderess in a Purple Dress

14. Backwards Man

15. Demolition Derby

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Superb retrospective! The Scientists have the cure for tired, unimaginative alternative rock. 15 tracks plus a 12-page booklet with sleeve notes by Kim Salmon himself, along with some cool photos of the band. Citadel. 2000.

Tracks:

Set It on Fire
Blood Red River
Revhead
Burnout
Spin
When Fate Deals Its Mortal Blow
Swampland
This Is My Happy Hour
We Had Love
Clear Spot
Nitro
Solid Gold Hell
Murderess in a Purple Dress
Backwards Man
Demolition Derby

Album Description

Superb retrospective! The Scientists have the cure for tired, unimaginative alternative rock. 15 tracks plus a 12-page booklet with sleeve notes by Kim Salmon himself, along with some cool photos of the band. Citadel. 2000.

Album Details

The Eagerly Awaited Scientists Retrospective is Superb. Detailed Liner Notes and Rare Photography Highlight this Bands Unique Stance. One of the Most Influential Acts for the Seattle Grunge Scene and One that is Still Widely Touted Across Europe, the Scientists have the Cure for Tired, Unimaginative Alterna-rock.

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Blood Red River 1982 - 1984
Scientists
Manufacturer: Import [Generic]
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005YC0Q
Release Date: 2001-01-16

Tracks:

Set It on Fire
Blood Red River
Revhead
Burnout
Spin
When Fate Deals Its Mortal Blow
Swampland
This Is My Happy Hour
We Had Love
Clear Spot
Nitro
Solid Gold Hell
Murderess in a Purple Dress
Backwards Man
Demolition Derby

Average customer rating:

Australian for Punk
The Birthday Party weren't the only abrasive aussies.

Blood Red River 1982 - 1984
Scientists
Manufacturer: Sympathy 4 the R.I.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Post-Punk | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Australia & New Zealand | International | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00005O7SZ
Release Date: 2001-10-16

Tracks:

Set It On Fire
Blood Red River
Revhead
Burnout
The Spin
When Fate Deals It's Mortal Blow
Swampland
This Is My Happy Hour
We Had Love
Clear Spot
Nitro
Solid Gold Hell
Murderess In A Purple Dress
Backwards Man
Demolition Derby

Amazon.com

Before running the gamut from soundtracks to techno to blues, Kim Salmon was indulging in the great pastime of the Australian rock underground--worshipping at the altar of the Stooges. This well-trodden path has been taken by many a bozo, but Salmon was different as his devotion was so rabid and impassioned that the early Scientists made noise righteous enough to be considered quality outtakes from Iggy and company. Salmon's voice ranges from Jim Morrison seduction to the full-throat yowl that Iggy perfected, complete with chants and Diddley beats 'n' slide (check out "Revhead" or their cover of Beefheart's "Clear Spot") and sinuous guitar lines to match. You wish that they, like the Strokes, were a little further removed from their sources so you could like them more, but like the NY boys, they're still tight enough that you can enjoy them without much guilt. Now that this kind of music is an endangered species as rock slips into subgenre status, what might have seemed kind of retro a few years ago sounds pretty fresh today. --Jason Gross

Customer Reviews:

Australian for Punk.......2006-03-08

This sounds like a bar band who has had way too much to drink and wants to sing odes to all their influences, Suicide, the Cramps, Raw Power era Stooges, even Elvis (by way of Suicide). Lyrics like "This is my happy hour. If you want to be sad go somewhere else" seperates this from the dirge like post punk of the early Birthday Party but takes it above the over-rated Radio Birdman. Foetus are a hell of a lot scarier. Still, I'll take the Scientists over the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion any day. Just don't forget your fake i.d. when you go to the bar.

The Birthday Party weren't the only abrasive aussies........2004-10-03

The Scientists are much too often over-looked, they are an incredible post-punk band.
They are swampy, they are dirty and abrasive.
It's simply fantastic.
If you are a fan of The Birthday Party and The Cramps, you'll probably love The Scientists.

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