tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post3923279816659459261..comments2024-03-28T05:23:44.479-07:00Comments on Wilfully Obscure: Radio Bandits ep (1982, Zoa)spavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00986537771229635843noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-3799492216119740832020-08-08T03:38:09.629-07:002020-08-08T03:38:09.629-07:00I first heard this band in High School. My English...I first heard this band in High School. My English teacher was a good of the band. I think Suzy is definitely a great song.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18411241508184038904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-12584546057677155672018-07-11T07:43:17.186-07:002018-07-11T07:43:17.186-07:00Awesome! Just saw this now. Thanks Pea!Awesome! Just saw this now. Thanks Pea!spavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00986537771229635843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-48862956858311243192018-07-09T21:19:18.106-07:002018-07-09T21:19:18.106-07:00Here ya go: https://www.dropbox.com/s/i773dega3aw1...Here ya go: https://www.dropbox.com/s/i773dega3aw1275/Lt.%20Elmo.zip?dl=1<br />peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07675879435329402794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-74132301206586040102018-07-09T20:01:22.779-07:002018-07-09T20:01:22.779-07:00If you have digital files of this record please fe...If you have digital files of this record please feel free to share! Thanks.spavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00986537771229635843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-5606472954201031842018-07-07T17:48:37.602-07:002018-07-07T17:48:37.602-07:00Lt. Elmo is firmly in the power-pop vein, and is i...Lt. Elmo is firmly in the power-pop vein, and is in my opinion better than the Radio Bandits LP. https://www.discogs.com/Lt-Elmo-Lt-Elmo/release/4356603peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07675879435329402794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-8825833410814354162018-07-07T15:46:27.126-07:002018-07-07T15:46:27.126-07:00Appreciate the info. Thanks Pea!Appreciate the info. Thanks Pea!spavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00986537771229635843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-29831681744781751302018-07-07T12:10:09.505-07:002018-07-07T12:10:09.505-07:00All three band members were also in a group called...All three band members were also in a group called Lt. Elmo that put out a 12" EP the same year. peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07675879435329402794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-80465642172915236592017-03-03T18:41:29.695-08:002017-03-03T18:41:29.695-08:00Any chance of re-upping the Radio Bandits ep when ...Any chance of re-upping the Radio Bandits ep when you can?? Thanks. Great blog by the way.mine1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06811051569535815373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-27263630066385683722013-03-12T11:32:30.656-07:002013-03-12T11:32:30.656-07:00Ace, you are spot on! I'm pretty certain that...Ace, you are spot on! I'm pretty certain that two of the members wrote, so your assertion is probably correct. Musical differences surely tore them apart, as there was apparently no follow-up.spavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00986537771229635843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-16642646487516147742013-03-11T05:59:55.489-07:002013-03-11T05:59:55.489-07:00Hi,
I have only listened to this once (just now)?...Hi,<br /><br />I have only listened to this once (just now)?<br /><br />What the hell happened on that second side? Were there two songwriters and this is how they split it? Or had the band made some switch from "rock" to "new wave"?!<br /><br />"Mark Of Cain" would have fit right in on the Eddie and The Cruisers soundtrack as faux Springsteen, and on the final one I expected to see them ridin' on those backstreets at any moment (to steal a line from a review of Willie Nile's very good "Golden Down" LP).<br /><br />Side 1 didn't overwhelm me (by now this blog has set that standard a lot higher than it would have been five years ago), but it's definitely good enough to give it a few more listens.<br /><br />Ace K.bglobe313https://www.blogger.com/profile/00308428545934319473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-57094538070702474272013-03-07T19:38:17.133-08:002013-03-07T19:38:17.133-08:00Didn't realize you had written this up. Defin...Didn't realize you had written this up. Definitely the proverbial mixed bag.spavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00986537771229635843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6776777782419637264.post-9865654580022936752013-03-07T16:52:32.949-08:002013-03-07T16:52:32.949-08:00yeah, i bought this a while ago and looked up my r...yeah, i bought this a while ago and looked up my review and your spot on, side 1 is good power pop, but Side 2 takes a bad turn into what I described as almost rockabilly. Nice obscurity though.VINYL ▌OBSCURITYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359945332248966297noreply@blogger.com