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| the Favors 2003 |
716 Miles To Go
A decade ago, the Favors (with slight apologies to Invader TJ Superstar and Thee Invaders) were the undisputed glam punk kings of the C-bus scene.Equal parts Stooges/Ramones/Guns N' Roses, the Favors had the looks, the eyeliner and the guitar licks to match.
Shannon Malone - a dead ringer for Stone Temple Pilots' Scott Weiland - growled when he sang and strutted the stages at PromoWest Pavilion and the Newport Music Hall with as much aggressive charisma as any of the national act front men coming through.
Guitarist J.D. Dallas played fast, and looked menacing with his shaved head, leather jacket and wife beater tank top - until he broke character with his friendly smile and easy laugh.
Bassist Steve Patrick and drummer Larz Raymond romped the rhythms.
the favors is five cuts of amped up sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, just the way Uncle Iggy taught 'em.
The one-nighter gone bad in She's Insane is hilarious. She breaks his bed, his nose and marks his floor. Then, "When I hid in the bathroom, she kicked in the door."
Going Under (heroin addiction) and Leave L.A. (silver screen dreams turn into porno scene nightmares then get worse) paint starkly graphic pictures of life in Junkieville.
The former ends with the line, "I want to live to be about 15 minutes older than I am right this very second."
One Foot In The Grave ("I'm rollin'/Till the bottom drops out") and G.T.O. (hot car is hot girl is hot car is hot girl) were the showstoppers every time they hit the stage.
Do yourself the favor and find this EP.
Song For The Soundtrack: G.T.O.
Running Data for Saturday, April 20:
2.26 Miles
23:29
Mileage In The Change Jar: 0.15 Miles
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