Sunday, July 28, 2024

Shatterposts - Spear and Magic Helmet (1992, MSO)

I really need to get on the stick and digitize more vinyl and cassettes.  Until then I hope you'll check this out.  Presumably from the Tallahassee area, Shatterposts were a coed quartet with amps and angst to spare, though I don't think anyone would mistake mouthpiece/chord wrangler Kellie Parr for Courtney Love.  Spear and Magic Helmet was profoundly steeped in the alt-rock environs of it's day, but factoring in all the attendant pros/cons of their era Shatterposts managed to sidestep anything embarrassing.  My only caveat is that this selection might have made a more convincing case for the band had a few songs been culled for a more concise tracklist. 

01. Last Swing
02. Swallow
03. Alma Mater
04. Kill Again
05. Worship
06. Simple Way
07. Turn Around
08. Black Wampum and Red Sticks
09. Your Time Has Come 
10. Darkside
11. Greatest Dance
12. Pretty Boy
13. Blood Red Baby
14. Easy Lay

Hear

1 comment:

Failsafe said...

strangely vocal heavy mixes make the band sound puny with those distant driven guitars.