Throb Throb

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Album: Throb Throb
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Rat Patrol	More Info...
2)	Surf Combat	More Info...
3)	Gear	More Info...
4)	Metastasis	More Info...
5)	Leeches	More Info...
6)	Roller Queen	More Info...
7)	On	More Info...
8)	I Don't Know	More Info...
9)	Libido	More Info...
10)	No Sex	More Info...
11)	Only in America	More Info...
12)	Stupid	More Info...
13)	Managua	More Info...
14)	Libido (Short)	More Info...

Album: Throb Throb
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Rat Patrol	More Info...
2)	Surf Combat	More Info...
3)	Gear	More Info...
4)	Metastasis	More Info...
5)	Leeches	More Info...
6)	Roller Queen	More Info...
7)	On	More Info...
8)	I Don't Know	More Info...
9)	Libido	More Info...
10)	No Sex	More Info...
11)	Only in America	More Info...
12)	Stupid	More Info...
13)	Managua	More Info...
14)	Libido (Short)	More Info...

Performer Notes

Naked Raygun: Jeff Pezzati (vocals); John Haggerty (guitar, saxophone); Camilo Gonzalez (bass); Jim Colao (drums).
Includes liner notes by James Fleischel and John Mohr.
Personnel: Jeff Pezzati (vocals); John Haggerty (electric guitar, saxophone); Camilo Gonzalez (bass guitar); Jim Colao (drums).
Liner Note Authors: James Fleischel; John Mohr.
From its onset, the tube-crunch surf guitar intro of "Rat Patrol," Throb Throb sizzles like grease in a frying pan until it comes to a halt some 30 minutes later. Like the tank on its cover, Throb is largely informed by an antagonism that rails against the Reaganism that helped spawn intelligent '80s post-punk groups much like Naked Raygun. Titles like "Surf Combat," a song about the effects of napalm at popular beaches, "Gear," a braggadocio commentary about nuclear weapons and the arms race, and "Managua," in which troops march to their impending death, exemplify Throb's political mentality and musical gravity, which are a direct result of the '80s Cold War. Naked Raygun sends the songs up with a sense-raping frazzle and dissonance. While not as furious as Hsker D or as angry as the Misfits, Throb is no less vehement, and ever the more working-class. With comprehensible lyrics everyone can understand and chant, and a plethora of race-against-time guitar melodies, Throb is rare in that it appeals to academics as well as rednecks, straight-shooters as well as in-the-know punks. Borrowing from the big-guitar sound of English heavy metal bands like Iron Maiden and carving catchy melodies usually reserved for Top 40 pop songs into firebrands like "I Don't Know" and "Libido," Naked Raygun assures Throb's place as a classic that is forever ahead of its time, regardless of when it is heard. The Quarterstick reissue of Throb comes with a booklet that contains rare photos of the band, concert set lists, and two short tribute essays. A shortened version of "Libido" is the reissue's only bonus track. ~ Bob Gendron

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