"Estrus Half-Rack" 1991 The 12 Drunkest Bands In Showbiz

The "12 drunkest bands in showbiz" (Northwest division circa 1991) are compiled on Estrus Half Rack, a special 7" vinyl box set from pioneering garage/punk label Estrus Records...
...Three singles cast in puke-worthy colored vinyl and boxed handsomely with complimentary beer coasters, this limited-edition set is long extinct but serves as a great document of the era's more feral high-energy rockers. The impressive lineup doesn't always present their strongest material, but there's plenty of inspired, sweat-soaked sounds to be had. Highlights include the Derelicts attacking a full-strength cover of the Cosmic Psychos' "Lost Cause," the Mummies tearing through the old Pleasure Seekers ode to alcohol, "What a Way to Die," and the Fastbacks' jubilant love letter to Urge Overkill, "Beaujolais the Beat." Mudhoney contribute the faux biker soundtrack "March to Fuzz," Gorilla wax romantic about homelessness in "Everybody's Glad That They're Not Me," and Estrus house band the Mono Men sneer their way through the drunk anthem "Pisswater." All of it is simultaneously loose and tight, 12 raw slabs of frat, surf, and punk noise that barrell ahead without any regard as to what's in the way. Many of the bands featured on the Half Rack are indie legends, mostly hailing from the general Seattle area right in the thick of the Big Slacker Scare of the early '90s. There's nary a hint of grunge to be had, however, just good, honest fuzz and thud that is probably worth the price most collectors will have to pay to get their hands on one. - Review by Fred Beldin
trax:
1 Lost Cause - The Derelicts 2 Beaujolais' The Beat - The Fastbacks 3 Everybody's Glad - Gorilla 4 Little Girl Be Good - The Kings Of Rock 5 Munsters Theme - Marble Orchard 6 Pisswater - The Mono Men 7 March to Fuzz - Mudhoney 8 Gassin' Up With A Blond Girl In A Blue Volare At 100 MPH - Huevos Rancheros 9 Shitfaced - The Roof Dogs 10 Beer Break - Prisonshake 11 Foggy Eyes - Seaweed 12 She Cares - The Untamed Youth