[kj] (OT) Derf Scratch (Fear) RIP

[LONESTYLE at aol.com]

I am not dissing small scenes, for they were the heart of American HC and  
beyond. Small scenes made punk what it is today. The greatest bands put out 
some  great music from these scenes. ;) Even tough a lot of them broke up 
too early  they still left a mark on society with their tunes. :)
 
~LB
 
 
In a message dated 8/2/2010 8:56:20 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
kjlist at live.com writes:

I  believe this was their first full US tour and WTF? had already been  
released in the UK; they never had actual distribution in the US prior to  
EDAVRE, that I'm aware of.

And re: the snark about the "small"  scene in Minneapolis - I realize it 
was submitted with a wink, but I  would contend that "small" scenes, by their 
very nature, have generated  some of the most exciting and enduring popular 
music. Cleveland, Akron, Athens  and Minneapolis were smaller communities 
with scenes centered around college  campuses and dive bars. Even the scenes 
in NYC and LA were "small" by  definition, in that they were focused on a 
relatively specific geographic  area with constant intermingling of bands, 
audience members and  first-adopters. I would hold the Minneapolis scene of the 
early 80's up  against any other for hipster cred, longevity and sheer 
diversity  (Replacements / Husker Du / Soul Asylum / Prince / Jayhawks and  many 
more).

Of course, I went to college across the  river from Fargo, so all we got to 
see were Cities bands who would make the  trip up north, and adventurous 
punk bands. I got to see Fugazi, All, Nation of  Ulysses, Circle Jerks et. al. 
for five bucks at the Elks Lodge. Good  times.
 
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Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 14:15:04 -0700
From: saulomar1 at yahoo.com
To:  gathering at misera.net
Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) Derf Scratch (Fear) RIP



Had WTF? come out by then? 



 
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 From: Rheinhold Squeegee  <kjlist at live.com>
To:  vassifer at earthlink.net; Gathering Gathering  <gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Fri, July 30, 2010 1:46:25  PM
Subject: Re: [kj] (OT)  Derf Scratch (Fear) RIP

August 26, 1981:



 
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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:34:39 -0400
From: vassifer at earthlink.net
To:  kjlist at live.com; gathering at misera.net
Subject: RE: [kj] (OT) Derf Scratch  (Fear) RIP



Wow. I'm having an incredibly hard time imagining the Replacements  opening 
for Killing Joke -- but I'm sure it was memorable.

Alex in  NYC



-----Original  Message----- 
From: Rheinhold Squeegee 
Sent: Jul 30, 2010 3:44 PM  
To: vassifer at earthlink.net, Gathering Gathering 
Subject: RE: [kj]  (OT) Derf Scratch (Fear) RIP 

FEAR was a favorite growing up. They were erratic, incomprehensible,  
unpredictable, shambolic, frequently idiotic and even more frequently a  powerful 
expression of everything I loved about music at the  time.

Kind of like...KJ?

I loved how they were  always teetering just on the edge of falling apart. 
Growing up I would hear  stories of the Replacements at Duffy's in Mpls (and 
opening for  KJ) or Kirby's in Moorhead, MN (next to Fargo, ND). The 
consensus was  always the same: either you saw the greatest rock'n'roll show ever, 
or you  saw a bunch of drunk fools play KISS covers for 20 minutes before 
falling  off the stage.



 
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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:21:25 -0400
From: vassifer at earthlink.net
To:  gathering at misera.net; gathering at misera.net
Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) Derf  Scratch (Fear) RIP


I loved FEAR's first two albums. Awesome live band as well. 

Alex  in NYC



-----Original  Message----- 
From: folk devil 
Sent: Jul 30, 2010 2:03 PM 
To:  gathering at misera.net 
Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) Derf Scratch (Fear) RIP  

Can I ask what appealed to you about them?
Worse than the  Expoited, to me.

 
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To: gathering at misera.net
From: countessghoulita at aol.com
Date: Fri,  30 Jul 2010 13:40:00 -0400
Subject: [kj] (OT) Derf Scratch (Fear)  RIP

http://longgoneloser.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/derf-scratch-r-i-p/   




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