I think their most solid ElPee is prolly 'Dealing With the Dead.' 'Sea Hunt' is a freaky affair with some semi-prog passages. You might want to avoid 'Ham & Sam Jammin'. 'Frustration,' 'Keep Your Cool & Read the Rules,' and 'I Just Killed an Man, I Don't Want to See Any Meat' are all very good.
― ImprovSpirit, Wednesday, 2 June 2010 18:10 (fourteen years ago) link
Yeah, about that... I'm not sure about the availability of the older releases. I'm sure they have been reissued on CD, but those may be out of print as well.
― ImprovSpirit, Wednesday, 2 June 2010 18:12 (fourteen years ago) link
OPtion mag used to praise the hell out of these guys-- that's how I ended up listening to them.
― it takes a lot to laugh, it takes a crane shot to 'NOOOOOO' (Jon Lewis), Wednesday, 2 June 2010 18:12 (fourteen years ago) link
Another thing. There are 2 bands called Plan 9. DO NOT get anything by the Plan 9 that looks like a Misfits cover band! I mean - they may be OK but its not the one I'm talking about.
― ImprovSpirit, Wednesday, 2 June 2010 18:16 (fourteen years ago) link
AMG doesn't seem to like them, eh? Their "album pick" is Frustration, which gets one and a half stars!
― Jazzbo, Wednesday, 2 June 2010 18:17 (fourteen years ago) link
Correction - That IS the Misfits. The label is Plan 9. Or something. I suck.
There's also a Plan 9 from Florida. Avoid.
― ImprovSpirit, Wednesday, 2 June 2010 18:20 (fourteen years ago) link
I empty my nostril in the direction of AMG's opinion on that one.
― ImprovSpirit, Wednesday, 2 June 2010 18:21 (fourteen years ago) link
They had a track on a Roger Corman tribute record too.
― ImprovSpirit, Wednesday, 2 June 2010 20:03 (fourteen years ago) link