A 45 recently arrived to my house from Memphis Thom. What I got was a dose of misanthropic Aussie rock n roll. And as you might have gathered from the cover, the band has got a nasty name and its tunes more than match the sentiment. Side A starts with "Complicated Meditation Class," a Saints-style ripper. Nothing you haven't heard before, if you know your Oz p-rock. It's over before you know it and we're on to "Day Off." Here's where it gets more interesting. The Unfuckable's guitars and drums get much looser, almost losing control. The singer spits out what seems like scary venom until making the declaration that he's going to...just take the Day Off. The flip is named after the band. Its sad chorus finds the narrator recalling others pronouncing him "unfuckable" in single bars, large crowds, etc. A plodding, humiliating tale that occurs with a monotone vocal over Beasts of Bourbon-esque guitar work. Nice.
In short, no new ground broken here. But you could do a lot worse for someone who is so....unfuckable.
3 comments:
good job, that is rodney , singer, on the cover. it's a bit of a weird 7", i admit. but still classic oz. no one played the instrument they were used to playing
Who's the chick on the cover? She seems a bit too hot for The Unfuckable.
pretty sure it's rodney's girl, he's funny, one of the funniest guys i've ever met, gets you an in(if you know what i mean)
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