Tuesday, 24 September 2024

The Pandoras "Psychedelic Sluts!" 1994

Formed as a garage punk band in Los Angeles during the early '80s, the Pandoras debuted with a 7" EP in 1984 on the Moxie label. That same year, the group recorded It's About Time with producer Greg Shaw, but splintered later in the year. Vocalist/guitarist Paula Pierce recruited three new players, while the old band toured for a short time, using the Pandoras' name as well. Pierce and her new lineup released Stop Pretending in 1986 on Rhino, and then moved up to the majors with an Elektra deal. An album (Come Inside) was recorded but never released, and the Pandoras were summarily dropped from the label, only to re-surface in 1988 on Restless. A far cry from their beginnings, the Rock Hard EP contained several libido-obsessed homages to crotch rock, as did the Live Nymphomania LP, recorded at a Dallas concert. By John Bush (All Music Guide)
The Pandoras were an all-female American garage/punk/hard rock band from Los Angeles, CA. The band was formed in 1983 by singer/guitarist Paula Pierce and bassist Deborah Mendoza, but went through many line-up changes over the years. The Pandoras began as a retro ’60s garage rock band who found fans in Hollywood’s“Paisley Underground” scene with bands like The Three O’Clock and The Morlocks. But, later they took a left turn onto the Sunset Strip becoming a hard rock band similar to bands like Poison and Mötley Crüe. Sadly, The Pandoras ended on August 10, 1991, when Paula Pierce died, suddenly, from an aneurysm. Pierce, like Bianca Halstead of Betty Blowtorch, was taken way too soon. Former Pandoras guitarist Kim Shattuck and keyboardist Melanie Vammen went on to form the cool pop/punk band The Muffs. - from https://rockchicksrule.wordpress.com/2013/05/26/the-pandoras/
trax:
01 Nobody 02 Never Get Enough 03 See If You Can 04 Like All The Other Boys 05 Just a Picture 06 I Walk Away 07 Hungry For You 08 He's Coming 09 After He's Gone 10 Hard on Me 11 What I Need & What I Don't 12 I Want Everything 13 Craving For Your Love 14 Take the Lead 15 Again and Again 16 Something I Can't Have 17 Feels So Good Inside 18 She's Ugly 19 Run Down Love Battery 20 Take the Lead 21 Wear My Ring

3 comments:

RYP said...

The Pandoras "Psychedelic Sluts!"
gitit! no pw
https://krakenfiles.com/view/Dw6ukNNTqq/file.html

antippasti said...

Comparing the late material from The Pandoras with Poison or Mötley Crüe is not fair. Rock Hard is a great record and far far better than anything Pooison would ever dream releasing

Persistente Concha said...

Thanks so much, RYP! (^‿^)