Good things come to those who wait. A long lost live show by The Shirts has been unearthed and cleaned up. Live feat. Annie Golden finds the band firing on all cylinders at Manhattan's Hi-Five Studios in 1981, barreling through fourteen brand new songs that could have ended up on a fourth studio album. They were at odds with their label, feeling that the suits were dragging their feet promoting their Inner Sleeve album. Shortly after the band would call it quits and everyone forgot about the tapes.
Part of the CBGB's scene their blend of New Wave and power pop never made it big stateside, but the Dutch loved them. Every once in awhile they feel the itch to play again, even going as far as recorded a rather good single, Move On Groove On b/w Deux Royale, last year.
The Shirts mastered the art of writing rocking songs - some of them at breakneck speed - about boys-meets-girl shenanigans, nights on the town. Now, 34 years later, listeners are able to hear bangers like I Wanna Be A Rocker and Like A Satelitte, the sad One Of The Masses, and the bass-keyboards interaction that was such a huge part of their sound in Boys Will Be Boys.
The Shirts:
Annie Golden: lead vocals
Arthur “Artie” Lamonica: guitar, keyboards, vocals
Ron Ardito: guitar, vocals
John Piccolo: keyboards, vocals
Robert “Bob” Racioppo: bass, vocals
John “Zeeek” Criscione: drums, percussion, vocals
Live feat. Annie Golden is released via Think Like A Key Music (CD, digital). The tracks were remastered by fabled retired sound engineer Prof Stoned.
Tracks:- Little Bit Of Action
- Nancy
- Lost In A Rhyme
- Don't Say Forever
- I Wanna Be A Rocker
- Tears Comin' Down
- Boys Will Be Boys
- Laura's In The Lion's Den
- One Of The Masses
- Love Don't Arrive
- Whoever Thought
- Boomerang
- Hangin' On A String
- Like A Satelitte
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