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Thursday, May 24, 2007

Daisy Chainsaw - Eleventeen

It is hard to believe that during the women's punk revolution of the early '90s, the talented Daisy Chainsaw barely made a blip on the music radar. Taking their cue from proto-punks like the Stooges and modern noise-bringers like Pussy Galore, Daisy Chainsaw had a brutal guitar assault that was grounded by awesome, twisted vocals. From the pounding "I Feel Insane" to the otherworld eeriness of "Use Me Use You," they prove that they are adept to many different styles while still retaining their unique sound. Some tracks, like "Dog With Sharper Teeth," are almost pop with their catchy melodies and up-tempo feel. But it is the mountains of ear-shattering guitar that brings this music its intense power. "Hope Your Dreams Come True" is the perfect example; barely holding molten riffs back from overtaking the fragile vocals, this is like the ugly younger sister to the Stooges' classic "Dirt," building to a brutal ending that bubbles over with raw anger. Never following trends and keeping a scary public image worked against them, keeping them behind their contemporaries in Hole and Babes in Toyland. But time has been very kind to their music, making Daisy Chainsaw a rare treat for any fan of solid, female-fronted alternative rock.

Credit goes to H. who runs the Carnival Of Headache blog. There is a lot of great music to be found there, so be sure to stop by and check it out sometime. The link is also in the sidebar for future reference.
(Year of Release: 1992)

Track List:
1. I Feel Insane
2. You Be My Friend
3. Dog With Sharper Teeth
4. Hope Your Dreams Come True
5. Natural Man
6. Love Your Money
7. Lovely Ugly Brutal World
8. Use Me Use You
9. Future Free
10. Pink Flower
11. Waiting for the Wolves
12. Everything Is Weird

Download: Daisy Chainsaw - Eleventeen (47.4MB)

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Check out QUEENADREENA the newer version of Daisy Chainsaw with Katie Jane on vocals and Crispin on guitar - more of the same kind of stuff!!!

Great blog by the way

Radio Free Wohlman said...

Zero

Thanks for the Classical Collection!

Would you care to trade links? Just let me know and I get yours up asap!

Haappy New Year,

Dave
RFW

Anonymous said...

Great band, thanks and keep up the good work, Grant