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

Karen Weil karen.weil at sddt.com
Tue Aug 3 13:21:10 EDT 2010


LB is very much spot-on. Growing up in Las Vegas, I was actually able to see more than a few great hardcore bands (most from Calif., but sometimes, bands from the Left Coast and even Canada made an appearance). It was a great education.

k.w.
SoCal
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From: LONESTYLE at aol.com
To: gathering at misera.net
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 8:59 PM
Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) Derf Scratch (Fear) RIP


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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