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Raw / War (1977)

Amerigo Marras & Bruce Eves

Raw War

Ti­tel der Single: Raw / War
Titel: War (B-Seite)
Her­aus­ge­ber: Crash’n’ Burn Records, Toronto
Da­tum: 1977
Me­di­um: re­cord 17cm

 

Die Single Raw / War der beiden Konzeptkünstler Amerigo Marras und Bruce Eves, die sie gemeinsam mit der Band The Diodes und dem Sänger der Band The Curse, Mickey Skin, ausnahmen, gilt als eine der ersten Punkmusik-Veröffentlichungen aus Kanada. 

Michael Panontin schrieb auf canuckistanmusic.com, einer Plattform für alternative kanadische Musik, zu der Platte: "It was around this time that the band, along with singer Mickey Skin of the all-girl group the Curse, were sort of corralled by the artists into contributing to what was essentially an issue of the CEAC's newsletter. The Diodes' Paul Robinson: "They (the CEAC) wanted the Diodes and the Curse to be political, and manipulated 'Raw' / 'War' to this end. It all seems a bit contrived now, but it was interesting and very them." The 1:37 of 'Raw' finds Maras querying us with bits like "Does a repressive society reproduce repressive social models?", with Skin in the background snarling, as if in response, a litany of gems like "Stick it up your fucking ass!" and "You're the scum of the earth!". Over on the flip, the pair take what will become the first recorded sounds by the Diodes, and use them as punked-up backing music."

Michael Panontin, www.canuckistanmusic.com/index.php?maid=192, 18.02.2019