Red Lights - S/T [1978 pre-Gun Club] – New 12" Sun ra being his final works

being his final works

even though he's as bold and outspoken as ever

Chuck Berry

blended offbeat funk with an independent spirit that seemed destined to ensure them commercial success

As Holly says: “It's pretty relentless

Red Lights - S/T [1978 pre-Gun Club] – New 12" Sun ra being his final worksWonderful glimpses of Pierce just before he formed the Gun Club, still just a teenager, delivering his own version of underground rock power pop, not just an interesting part of the story but an enjoyable listen as well. While loads of the power pop of this era had a sound polished like a new suburban subdivision, this is stained and rough around the edges, more like the underground rock of Boston and NYC, less like a subdivision and more like a back