Great Plains - Length of Growth 1981-1989
Old 3C
Damnit! This is great. I've been looking for this for a long time (yup, without knowing it). Really, this is one hell of a collection (2 discs for the price of 1). This set collects nearly all of the material that was released by this "oughta be seminal" punk group from Columbus, Ohio. They've got that jumpy 80s feel that was violently removed from the underground scene courtesy of the early 90s indie rock revolution (see Slint, et al). It's really too bad, 'cause this band knows a thing or two about kicking out fantastic rock n' roll. See "Letter to a Fanzine" (especially for the pretentious hipsters out there), "Martin Luther King, Martin Luther Drinking" and "Time to Name the Dog" (not to mention the rest of the album). Should be required listening for fans of Mission of Burma, Devo and the Minutemen.
Brian Gettler: 23 March 2001 (12:31 CST)