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Suburban Lawns (album)
''Suburban Lawns'' is the sole studio album by American band Suburban Lawns, released in 1981 by I.R.S. Records. Reception AllMusic called it "an off-kilter triumph", with the album also receiving favorable reviews from ''The Big Takeover'' and ''Louder Than War (website), Louder Than War''. Conversely, ''Trouser Press'' called it "highly ordinary" and "a sub-Devo mesh of hiccupping vocals, angular tunes with tiresome stop-start rhythms and a high, weedy guitar/organ sound". Track listing References External links * 1981 debut albums Suburban Lawns albums {{1980s-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suburban Lawns
Suburban Lawns were an American post-punk band formed in Long Beach, California in 1978 by CalArts students William "Vex Billingsgate" Ranson and Sue "Su Tissue" McLane. They later recruited Richard "Frankie Ennui" Whitney, Charles "Chuck Roast" Rodriguez, and John "John Gleur" McBurney. History After forming in 1978, Suburban Lawns released their debut single, "Gidget Goes to Hell", in 1979 on their own Suburban Industrial label. The song gained the band notoriety when its Jonathan Demme-directed music video was shown on ''Saturday Night Live''. The band was part of the LA punk scene at the time, alongside bands such as X, Saccharine Trust and Fear. Their musical performances included creative costumes with Su Tissue delivering, according to Ennui a "full mind blowing impact". Though music journalists found her performances confusing, that she "looked so bored and uncomfortable standing on stage with all of these boys that looked like they were having so much fun". Their sol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |