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The Plimsouls were virtually alone as an authentic rock and roll band within the lemming-like procession of New Wavers that followed the punk explosion of 1979. In this Halloween 1981 recording from the Whiskey A Go Go in Los Angeles, this group’s savvy fusion of influences is absolutely galvanizing.
For one thing, the urgency of Peter Case’s singing can’t help but remind of a young John Lennon and not just when he and the band are covering « Dizzy Miss Lizzy ». He and the band repeatedly bring original material like « A Million Miles Away » to a full boil. Yet the songs are inseparable from the passionate performances throughout: Case’s lyrics on numbers like « Shaky City » offer images as vivid as the sound of the instruments carrying strains of surf music, rhythm and blues and pure unadulterated rock and roll.
On « Everyday Things, » the Plimsouls rage against the mundane and monotonous not as nihilist punks but earnest musicians aspiring to transcendence through the power of their playing. Eddie Munoz’ lead guitar is a sonic fireball on the ominous « Inch by Inch » and he’s a marvel of abandon and precision as he corkscrews through the roaring rhythm work of bassist Dave Pahoa and drummer Lou Ramirez on « Zero Hour, »