Not to be confused with major label band Self, this Self hailed from Columbia, SC and debuted/parted ways with their lone full length Codename: Spivey. I thought this would be a relatively appropriate follow-up to Screaming Broccoli. Self melded the fastest and catchiest facets of contemporaries Face to Face, Green Day, and Zoinks! and upped the ante just a bit higher resulting in something even more infectious. True, Spivey may lack the studio veneer of any of the aforementioned but the amount of hooks these guys packed into some forty minutes is absolutely head spinning. This 16-track juggernaut was released in 1996 on Three Day Hero Records, and was picked up in '98 by a label with a little more clout, Offtime Records.01. Apology
02. Luke Perry Genius
03. Negative
04. Too Punk for Prom
05. Drake
06. Restraint
07. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
08. Try
09. Nermal
10. Resume
11. Brown Eyes
12. Chores
13. Hell-On
14. Afterschool Special
15. Paper Route
16. Your Love (Outfield cover)
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i like this album, but their song on allied's "the big fix" compilation was awesome. they were supposed to have some songs on a 4 band compilation after this album too, but i'm not sure if it ever came out. i'd love to hear any later stuff if it exists, because the song i mentioned before was great.
Any chance you could post that comp track Neal? I'm loving this and would love to hear more.
I'm pretty sure I can, but only if you call me spavid!
Haha, didn't know you had it as well. Please, post away spavid!
Shame these guys vanished, this is a really promising debut.
nice stuff...hey, do you have any Mommyheads?
Thanks for chiming in folks, Here's a link to Self's "Homage," which appeared on The Big Fix comp CD on Allied Records as mentioned in the comments:
http://rapidshare.com/files/416732088/self_homage.rar
Would love to hear that unrleased Self album as this one was such a corker. Sorry, no Mommyheads.
Ran across this super-old thread going down a google k-hole of 90s punk bands. Loved these guys--they were rumored to have a second album coming out right before they broke up. Anyway, they actually have another couple songs on a split 7" (which I think was their first release). I can share if anyone's interested!
There is a second album that was never produced! I have a copy of it on tape that I obtained from Offtime Records.
booyah!
https://self1996.bandcamp.com/releases
Kickass. Was always hoping for a follow-up.
Awesome--thanks for sharing!
Reup please?
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