6/12/2011

THE GOLDEN ARMS - Gimme Some Lips

THE GOLDEN ARMS Gimme Some Lips cd 1998
Rag Doll / Too Much To Lose / You Could Be Mine / Take A Ride With Me / Fallin' / Give Me More / Nowhere To Go / Days Of Wine & Roses / Just Where You Are / Set Me Free / Little T & A / M.I.A. / Take A Chance With Me / Laundromat Kat / Go Back To Go / London Boys / Ask Me No Questions / Lady Bird / Search And Destroy / All I Want (live) / Overdose (live).
The Golden Arms: Hiroshi The Golden Arm: guitars, vocals / Satoshi Silvers: guitar, vocals / Koji Stardust: bass, backing vocals / Tamito Black Out: drums, backing vocals.
Guest Musicians: Freddy Lynxx: guitars and backing vocals / Little Johnnie: guitar / Joe Alcohol: guitar / Zepp Oberpichler: backing vocals / Jeff Dahl: guitar / Dee Dee Suck: guitar / Lipstick Killers: assorted instruments.
This disc has been spinning non-stop here at the Cyber Lounge and I just can't get enough. The Golden Arms, a Japanese band, puts out high energy sleaze rock inspired by The Dolls, Thunders and Iggy. They perform a bunch of original material and several cover tunes including the Stones 'Little T&A', five Thunder's songs and an excellent bass heavy version of Iggy's 'Search And Destroy'. About half of the tunes are produced by the band itself and the Jeff Dahl produces the rest. Helping out on a number of tracks are an assortment of characters including Freddy Lynxx who plays guitar on 7 tracks.If you picked up the JT tribute CD called 'Stranded In The Dolls House' then you heard this band doing 'London Boys'.
The sound varies quite a bit throughout the 21 tracks due to the various people involved and the two different recording locals, Tokyo and Arizona. Jeff Dahl's production makes the band sound polished while still keeping the edge. And it's the edge that really shines through on the two live tracks ending the disc. They were recorded live on a Walkman recorder in an Arizona bar and they sound great to me.E. Davidson
Buy It "I Don't Know Where" coz it's out !LienThanks to Mr Frk !

14 commentaires:

MIDNIGHT RAMBLER a dit…

THE GOLDEN ARMS: "Gimme Some Lips" cd 1998 Hurtin' Records

Japan home of rock'n'roll...

Anonyme a dit…

thx to Mr FReaK

nikos

Anonyme a dit…

Thanks, Rambler. Nice stuff. I never saw them live, but sounds like it would've been fun.

And thanks for posting the notes from Eric Davidson. The man really has a way with words, and I loved his "We Never Learn" book.

Anonyme a dit…

Oops. Meant to post that on The Long Gones post.

Zvone a dit…

This is good stuff, but I'm still (un)patiently waiting for WILLIE ALEXANDER & THE BOOM BOOM BAND LOCO LIVE 1976!!! Is there a possibility that You post it any time soon?

MIDNIGHT RAMBLER a dit…

@ Zvone:
I'm sorry but when you asked me for the "Loco Live" album, I was thinking about "Autre Chose", the live album recorded in France with the confessions.
I don't have the "Loco live 76".
If someone can help...

Anonyme a dit…

super loco live 76
merci d avance
vous pensez le mettre rapidement ??

dani b a dit…

Great album. Thanks

MIDNIGHT RAMBLER a dit…

"Loco live 76" est un cd japonais sorti chez Captain Trip dont la qualité de certains enregistrements live laisse sérieusement à désirer (du moins pour quelqu'un comme moi qui n'y voit d'interêt qu'anecdotique!)
Le seul live de Willie Loco que je possède c'est "Autre chose" mais si quelqu'un qui nous lit possède "Loco Live 76" et veut bien nous l'envoyer, nous le posterons sur le champs !

DEE DEE a dit…

I didn't know about this band. A very good surprise! Thanks Midnight Rambler.

MIDNIGHT RAMBLER a dit…

Thank you to all the people that leave comments on the blog !!!

Mr. Ratboy (Tokyo) a dit…

Great stuff indeed but sadly I have some sad news to pass on to all of you: Satoshi (Ronnie) Silvers, The Golden Arms guitarist was hit by a car and died on the 17th of June 2011.
for more info or to leave a comment, go here:

http://goldenarm.at.webry.info/201106/index.html

He was a great guy and definitely "Too young to die"...

MIDNIGHT RAMBLER a dit…

So sad...

Anonyme a dit…

Links are dead, could you please do a reupload?