Rocket From the Crypt "SCREAM Dracula SCREAM"

Through out high school this CD was in my player constantly. In my mind Scream Dracula Scream is RFTC's piece de risistance (that's really saying alot considering their impressive out put of great music; if your not familiar check out their discography here ). I haven't grown tired of listening to these songs. They never disappoint in bringing the rock. Even ten years after it's release Scream Dracula Scream still sounds fresh and alive with energy. Originally the record was intended to be wall to wall sound with string, woodwind, bass, and trumpet arrangements between the songs. I guess some fools at Interscope felt it wasn't too marketable an idea at the time, so the master tapes were edited, chopped up, and put into "more digestible pieces" (you can read all this in the CD's liner notes... Tell me that's not better then just having a blank metallic disk... dirt bags). I hope The Swami will be able to release it as the band intended it to be. I'd die a happy man. These swell guys have been bringing the gospel of rock out of San Diego since '88. John Reis a.k.a Speedo, a.k.a Swami has been a corner stone of underground music in the 619 while I was still eating paste and throwing sand in girls hair. His other projects (that I know of) have been/are Drive Like Jehu, Hot Snakes, The Sultans, Pitchfork, and Back Off Cupids. All bands worth checking out. He also runs Swami records, and used to (might still) host a radio show Saturday nights starting at 9 on FM 94.9 San Diego. Get with it folks. I had a tuff time picking a couple songs from this cd to post, but here are my choices...

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