THE POORBOYS - "PARDON ME" 1992 Rock CD

Keeping in line with the previous posts of the month, here's another long-forgotten early 1990's band: The Poorboys!

These guys were really tight, with a very straightforward Rock-N-Roll sound. If you like bands such as The Black Crowes, you'll dig The Poorboys (seriously, TBC are the best comparison).

Their biggest hit was the song "Hey Man", which not only opens "Pardon Me" - their sole full-length album - but also was the first track on the soundtrack to the Disney classic "The Mighty Ducks".

It's a real shame that these guys never truly got off the ground; the songs on "Pardon Me" are really good, and the production and mixing from industry legend Andy Wallace help the songs sound raw yet clear, if that makes sense.

I hope someday to see this gem of an album appear on streaming services, and the 'boys get their due... but until then, I have a copy to share with all of you. Enjoy!

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BROOKLYN BEAT - "BEAT THIS" - 1990 Compilation CD

Last Summer I came across this CD at a downstate flea market: "Beat This - The Brooklyn Beat Compilation CD".

In the time since then, I've tried finding out more information about this now-defunct record label. There are several others currently that have the same name (or close to it), but none of them appear to be THIS "Brooklyn Beat".

This compilation from 1990 showcases Twenty different bands, including some CBGB semi-staples like The Beatniks From Mars. There's a little bit of everything here, from New Wave to Indie to Alt-Rock. Many of these bands seem to have completely vanished into obscurity. Which is a shame, because there are some great tracks here!

Through this compilation I discovered Cryptic Soup, who were making music up through at least the 2010s. Anyone interested in Jangly, hard-to-pin-down early 90's Indie Rock should check them out.

While this particular compilation has already been uploaded to the Internet Archive (twice!), it's only in 30-second clips. I wanted to rectify that, so I have the full album ready for everyone's enjoyment!

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REIGNDANCE - "THREAD" - 1994 Alternative Rock CD

Happy New Year, Sanctum Dwellers! Hopefully I'll be able to keep a much tighter upload schedule in 2023.

I wanted to kick off the year with an album from a long-forgotten band from the height of 1990's MTV, the Alt-Rock band REIGNDANCE.

The band only released two full-length albums, and while mostly now known only as the band Andre Comeau was in (from the first season of MTV's "The Real World"), and a band Dean Fertita was involved in, this album still has a few memorable tracks worthy of inclusion on any 1990's Indie/Alternative playlist.

Reigndance's debut, "Problem Factory", is already available at the Internet Archive, and I felt the need to include the other half of their discography when I stumbled upon the CD at a Goodwill recently. Hopefully you enjoy it!

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