999 999 AND SEPARATES (2003)
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999s recording career got off to a rollicking start with these two albums, both are mixed carefully and sound awesome cranked up to 11. The band is tight and way more talented than most punk outfits, but that crazy singer is more fruity than punk. This band has at its heart old fashioned rock n' roll and its especially clear on tracks like "Crazy" and "Let's Face it". 999 has funny lyrics, manic vocals and some pretty blistering guitar. I like most of the stuff on this combined disc, but the second album, with excellent cuts like "Crime" "Homicide" and "Brightest View" is the best. I don't think 999 ever surpassed the quality of these recordings.
999 (1978)
1. Me And My Desire
2. Chicane Destination
3. Crazy
4. Your Number Is My Number
5. Hit Me
6. I'M Alive
7. Titanic (My Over) Reaction
8. Pick It Up
9. Emergency
10. No Pity
11. Direct Action Briefing
12. Nobody Knows
SEPARATES (1978)
13. Homicide
14. Tulse Hill Night
15. Rael Rean
16. Let'S Face It
17. Crime Part 1/Part 2
18. Feelin' Alright With The Crew
19. Out Of Reach
20. Subterfuge
21. Wolf
22. Brightest View
23. High Energy Plan
1. Me And My Desire
2. Chicane Destination
3. Crazy
4. Your Number Is My Number
5. Hit Me
6. I'M Alive
7. Titanic (My Over) Reaction
8. Pick It Up
9. Emergency
10. No Pity
11. Direct Action Briefing
12. Nobody Knows
SEPARATES (1978)
13. Homicide
14. Tulse Hill Night
15. Rael Rean
16. Let'S Face It
17. Crime Part 1/Part 2
18. Feelin' Alright With The Crew
19. Out Of Reach
20. Subterfuge
21. Wolf
22. Brightest View
23. High Energy Plan
1 comment:
Wow, hadn't thought about 999 in ages. A friend shared them with me back in the early '80's and, perhaps, unfortunately for me, a lot that music still resonates with me. Not a big band, but like a lot of 80's bands, a few albums then back to obscurity, but fun while it lasted. Thanks for the share and the reminder.
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