Solid Action

solid action

Track Listings

1. Gila
2. Shoot 'em Down
3. Blight
4. Flowers D.G.I.H.
5. They
6. Clubs
7. 10 After 1
8. Cow Rock
9. Green Trumpet
10. Bad Little Woman
11. Freezebomb
12. That's Wild About Jack
13. Dig it a Hole
14. Solid Action
15. 2 X 4
16. A Three Year Old Could Do That
17. Papa Doesn't Love His Children Anymore
18. Shoot 'em Down (Live)

Editorial Reviews

Maximum Rock 'n' Roll - July 2000
If you want a rough comparison for sound's sake, try an American channeling of the rockingest BIRTHDAY PARTY moments.

Product Description
One look, and one listen, to "Solid Action", and you start to understand why this 'legendary' Seattle group has been heavily name-checked by fans like Mudhoney, Sonic Youth and Nirvana.

Emerging from the Art-gallery basement scene of the early '80s, The U-Men brewed a jazz/surf/dada/punk wine that entranced as many as it horrified... Fire, Mud and White Lightning were the colors of their flag.

Banned for ages in their hometown, The U-Men hit the road, becoming one of the first groups to spread evidence to the rest of the U.S. that something very unusual was happening in the Northwest. Along the way they recorded for Bombshelter Records (the precursor to Sub-Pop), as well as Amphetamine Reptile and Homestead Records.

Highlights from these hard-to-find albums and singles are collected here, chosen by the band and arranged chronologically.

The U-Men can also be seen/heard in the documentary film "Hype".

Solid Action

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Solid Action
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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  • Nothing better
  • Fire. Scree. Beefheartian Atonality. And unlike any punk band youv'e ever heard in your life.
  • The U-Men deserve more credit..
  • A Few Damn Good U-Men
Solid Action
The U-Men
Manufacturer: Chuckie-Boy
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004T2MT
Release Date: 2000-01-01

Tracks:

  1. Gila
  2. Shoot 'em Down
  3. Blight
  4. Flowers D.G.I.H.
  5. They
  6. Clubs
  7. 10 After 1
  8. Cow Rock
  9. Green Trumpet
  10. Bad Little Woman
  11. Freezebomb
  12. That's Wild About Jack
  13. Dig it a Hole
  14. Solid Action
  15. 2 X 4
  16. A Three Year Old Could Do That
  17. Papa Doesn't Love His Children Anymore
  18. Shoot 'em Down (Live)

Album Description

One look, and one listen, to "Solid Action", and you start to understand why this 'legendary' Seattle group has been heavily name-checked by fans like Mudhoney, Sonic Youth and Nirvana.

Emerging from the Art-gallery basement scene of the early '80s, The U-Men brewed a jazz/surf/dada/punk wine that entranced as many as it horrified... Fire, Mud and White Lightning were the colors of their flag.

Banned for ages in their hometown, The U-Men hit the road, becoming one of the first groups to spread evidence to the rest of the U.S. that something very unusual was happening in the Northwest. Along the way they recorded for Bombshelter Records (the precursor to Sub-Pop), as well as Amphetamine Reptile and Homestead Records.

Highlights from these hard-to-find albums and singles are collected here, chosen by the band and arranged chronologically.

The U-Men can also be seen/heard in the documentary film "Hype".

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars jfhdskfhsdfkudwq87e2368rbcsdvbuiery45t.......2006-05-27

Pure noise. Eccentric, trippy, frightening...it's a great album, similiar to Butthole Surfers with screams and frantic guitar...awesome.

5 out of 5 stars Nothing better.......2006-04-05

The U-Men were the best Seattle had to offer in the 80s. Thank God for this CD, letting us hear all (I think) of their recordings in one place. Half of their genius was their live shows. They were amazing, scary, funny, loud. And John Bigley's stage presence unmatched by anything I've seen before or since. But even minus the visuals, the music by itself stands up great after twenty years.

5 out of 5 stars Fire. Scree. Beefheartian Atonality. And unlike any punk band youv'e ever heard in your life........2005-10-17

This thing is smouldering hot. It's crazed, with something like blues howling in it at moments, or surf rock licks at other times, WITH the atonality of some jazz music, or like Captain Beefheart. Unlike Beefheart, the atonality is set to licks, riffs, and manages to display chops, tightness in playing in the midst of an insane tempo/speed. In other words, it manages to be avant garde arty while being enjoyable as heck, and all of you should get up and dance to this mess, or sing/scream along as you tear down the highway in your vehicle. I really enjoy the whole thing, so its hard to pick out an outstanding track, although I will certainly vouch for track number 11., titled "Freezebomb." This thing just has a frightening start/stop thing going on. When it's going, it's off on a supersonic gallop. But then it stops, and the band members start doing this "drone chant/air tuvan throat singing" thing-quite disconcerning. Yet killer.

4 out of 5 stars The U-Men deserve more credit.........2003-06-18

The U-men, Malfunkshun, and Skin Yard are 3 or the Seattle Deep Six bands that get no credit, but the U-men got the least amount of credit... This album is worth buying... Songs like "Dig it a Hole" make it worth buying....

5 out of 5 stars A Few Damn Good U-Men.......2000-12-26

Thinkin' way outside the box in the late eighties and early nineties, these guys put together music enjoyable on either coast, and in either timeframe - twelve years ago(or more), or today. Attention in the area!...attention in the compound! Now hear this: These guys win the pissing contest. to the U-Men...Ay-men
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      ASIN: B000LXXG02
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        Sweet
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          Solid Gold Rapid Action
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          • THE desert island Bolan collection!
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            ASIN: B000CAF7CO
            Release Date: 2005-11-08

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              Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
              • Not their best, but nice ;)
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              Solid Base
              Manufacturer: Sbme Import
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

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              ASIN: B00006AGC7
              Release Date: 2002-10-15

              Tracks:

              1. Perfect Melody
              2. I Like It
              3. You and Me
              4. This Is the Summer
              5. I Do
              6. This Beat of My Heart
              7. In or Out of Love
              8. Don't Make Me Wait
              9. Boogie Man
              10. Better Off Dead
              11. I Want Boys
              12. I See Love
              13. Hold On
              14. Obsession
              15. Perfect Melody [Extended Mix][*]
              16. You and Me [Extended Mix][*]
              17. This Beat of My Heart [Extended Mix][*]
              18. I Do [Extended Mix][*]

              Album Description

              18 tracks including the 4 bonus extended mixed tracks 'Perfect Melody', 'You And Me' , 'This Beat Of My Heart' & 'I Do'. 2002.

              Album Details

              Asian Version featuring Four Bonus Tracks: 'perfect Melody (Extended Mix)', 'you and Me (Extended Mix)', 'this Beat of My Heart (Extended Mix)', and I Do (Extended Mix)'.

              Customer Reviews:

              4 out of 5 stars Not their best, but nice ;).......2004-02-04

              The 4th album from Solid Base. It's perhaps their worst release. BUT it's still nice !!!! Some of the tracks are really good eurodance and don't forget that this record is from 2002 !!! Let's start : The track "Perfect Melody" is a great EURODANCE track, with a very little europop touch, like Eiffel 65. Another great EURODANCE song is "This Beat Of My Heart". THIS TRACK IS AMAZING, I highly recommend you to check it out, it's GREEEEAAAAT, it's the best dance song from 2002 and 1 of the best from Solid Base. "I Do", this track is another eurodance 1 but it has a little BUBBLEGUM touch. It's nice to listen to. Then "I Like It" and "Obsession" are more EUROTRANCE, and they are nice to listen to. "This is the summer" : this track is EURO-REGGAE, but with a DANCE touch. It's a "slow dance" track : similar to "All My Life" in the "Finally" album. This track is very good !! One of the best of the album. The others are all pop, like "Come On Everybody", "Sunny Holiday", "Once You Pop" in the previous albums. Some are really nice, but some are a little boring, that's why I only give 4 stars. This is however a nice CD to buy even if the others are better. Believe me, this CD is good.

              5 out of 5 stars Express.......2003-05-14

              solid base is a great group, they do alot of fast songs that many people like

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