Sea Hags - Dead And Gone - [CD]

GLAM METAL BAND SEA HAGS BURNED HOT IN 1986 OPENING FOR THE DEAD KENNEDYS, X, RAMONES & MOTÖRHEAD, HIGH ON A 6 TRACK DEMO PRODUCED BY KIRK HAMMETTGlam metal band Sea Hags sole LP was released by Chrysalis in 1989 but their first live show was May 1, 1985. When this live show was recorded in 1986, they were already opening for the Dead Kennedys, Social Distortion, Circle Jerks, X, the Flaming Lips, Redd Kross, Suicidal Tendencies, Sonic Youth, Soundgarden, Primus and even Motörhead. Their first 6 track demo was produced by renown producer/engineer Sylvia Massy and Kirk Hammett and the Metallica guitarist played on two of the tracks and quickly sold out. By September 1986, Sea Hags had played "60 or 70 shows, at least," drummer Greg Langston said, so the band was extremely tight when they scheduled a live recording session with Massy engineering. "The recording at CD Studios is very representative of that period". In front of an invited audience of about 60 enthusiastic fans, the band charged through its then-current set. The recording is an authentic and organic document of Sea Hags' original trio, without the additional studio players whose work figured into earlier - and later - recordings. But the label's insistence that the lineup change, drummers and add members inevitably changed the dynamic and the band fell apart.This is Sea Hags at their best...before the label meddled with the chemistry that made them such a powerful compelling live band.TRACK LISTING * Huntin' For Dad * Happy Hours With You * Dead and Gone * Chicken Boys * Ridin' Out * Dog House * Back To the Grind * Love Kills * King Bee Blues * Cock Eyed Crow