The journey of The Electric Chairs is a well documented timeless classic unlike any other journey of most notorious punk bands. Wayne County, originally from New York, fronted and foul mouthed, obnoxious literature and rambunctious punk rock 'n' roll and was featured on the Max's Kansas City "New York New Wave" compilation appearing under Wayne County & The Backstreet Boys.
He later moved to London to form what became The Electric Chairs. Influenced by the theatre of the ridiculous, they went on to release The Electric Chairs self titled LP in 1978. This LP later got reissued with the title "Blatantly Offenzive" which was also a single they released in 1978.
With songs like "Are you man enough to be a woman?" and the ever classic "Fuck Off", Wayne was among the first transgendered man in punk rock and later changed her name to Jayne County and released a slew of material to this time. A fascinating story that puts your boner in your ass. A truly unique individual, we send kisses to Jayne and remember Wayne, and celebrate his and her work.
File Under ;;;;;; Rock On Brother.................Sister !!
"Its hard curbing my enthusiasm for this album...Influences abound here... Eddie & Sheena starts off as tongue in cheek 50's rock'n'roll ballad...Blues, quite strongly, and even doo wop show their faces, 28" Model T being a hilarious vocal harmony number about a...car. The one group written song is Big Black Window that slides along supported by a crawling bass riff, Max's Kansas City is done again... giving a name check to some of the artists who gig/gigged there....Wayne turns fearsome for Rockn'n'Roll Resurrection, about dead rock'n'rollers like Hendrix, Joplin and Brian Jones 'Rock me Jesus/roll me lord/ wash me in the blood of rock'n'roll'... Squeezer Jools Holland appears on Hot Blood, adding slick bar room piano backing......Val Haller - Bass & JJ Johnson - Drums really know their stuff, always spot on on all the songs...Cook is perhaps the main ingredient always keeping a grip on riffs but also making space for solos and hooks...this band have humour (and) skill..."
Pete Maggs Summer Salt No3 Fanzine 1978
It's all a bit confusing, but hopefully this will give you the choice of what version of the album suits you best.
Tracklist "Blatantly Offenzive":
1] Fuck Off
2] Night Time
3] Eddie & Sheena
4] Bad In Bed
5] Hot Blood
6] Out Of Control
7] Toilet Love
8] Mean Mutha Fuckin' Man
9] On The Crest
10] Big Black Window
11] Take It
12] Rock & Roll Resurrection
The Electric Chairs "Blatantly Offenzive" - Mediafire
Tracklist for S/T (+bonus tracks) :
1] Eddie & Sheena
2] Bad In Bed
3] Hot Blood
4] Worry Wart
5] 28 Model T
6] Out Of Control
7] Max's Kansas City
8] On The Crest
9] Plain The Nazca
10] Big Black Window
11] Take it
12] Rock & Roll Resurrection
13] Fuck Off
14] Night Time
15] Toilet Love
16] Mean Mutha Fuckin' Man
The Electric Chairs "S/T" + bonus - Mediafire
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