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Order the Blowin Smoke 45 from georgebrigman.com ! ************************************************************ **** In short, Rags in Skull is everything The Stooges’ bogus ‘reunion’ album should have been but wasn’t, and very near the top of a relatively short list of essential 2007 releases thus far. [Bona Fide] -James Jackson Toth, yourfleshmag.com Check out the City Paper review too! ************************************************************ ****Buy George Brigman CDs online at the Bona Fide CD Baby page ! ..................RAGS IN SKULL OUT NOW! SPREAD THE WORD!!!..................................................... ........................................ RAGS IN SKULL is George Brigman's first all new recording in 25 years! Finally, the long awaited recording will be released this March. Here is an exclusive preview with "So This Life" provided for George's fans who are anxious to get their hands on his amazing new disc which again showcases George's incredible guitar as well as his stellar songs. Finally George's thunderous attack is recorded in all its power and glory! Get yours today--downloads available soon! !........................................................... ............................................ George Brigman released his first record, Jungle Rot, in 1975 when he was 18 years old. The down and dirty psychedelic blues sound was unique and stuck out like a sore thumb in the non-existent Baltimore scene. That LP is now viewed as a classic slab of fuzz drenched desperation 30 years later. The LP was officially reissued last year for the first time in both CD (Bona Fide) and vinyl(Anopheles) in beautiful remastered editions with new liner notes and photos. Evil European crooks from Radioactive Records in the UK and Synton Records in Austria selfishly bootlegged Jungle Rot and refused to pay a cent for stealing George's songs.PLEASE DO NOT BUY THE SYNTON OR RADIOACTIVE BOOTS!! WRITE THE COMPANIES AND TELL THEM HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THEM SELLING CRAP AND RIPPING GEORGE BRIGMAN AND OTHER DESERVING ARTISTS OFF! RADIOACTIVE IN THE UK IS SIMPLY SYSTEMATICALLY BOOTLEGGING INCREDIBLY RARE PRIVATE PRESSING LPS BECAUSE THESE OBSCURE ARTISTS USUALLY HAVE NO FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO WAGE AN OVERSEAS BATTLE FOR THEIR OWN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY! ONE OF THE LATEST VICTIMS IS BOBB TRIMBLE WHOSE AMAZING GARDEN OF DELIGHTS GOT THE RADIOACTIVE BOOT TREATMENT LAST OCTOBER! I URGE TRUE MUSIC FANS WORLDWIDE TO JOIN TOGETHER AND JUST SAY NO TO THE BOOTLEGGING SCUM AT RADIOACTIVE!! LETS GIVE STEVEN CARR AND JAMES PLUMMER THE BOOT THEY REALLY DESERVE!!In the late 70s Brigman recorded his followup LP I Can Hear the Ants Dancin where he stretched the boudaries of rock by adding jazz, tons of feedback, distortion and odd backwards masking to his incredible flame throwing guitar work. The somewhat grungy sound of Jungle Rot was replaced by crystal clear wall of sound complete with some incredible jams like "I'd Like to Tie a Knot Around Your Mother's Throat" and "Clap Trap" and his great "Blowin Smoke" 45. Last Summer the complete Ants Dancin sessions were released on CD by Bona Fide Records. The original 9 song LP was expanded to include 10 more tracks including two previously unreleased tracks. For the first time in years George's recordings are now readily available and once again receiving raves all over the globe. Just in case you werent paying attention, the Bona Fide CDs are the only authorized Brigman CDs and you cant go wrong with the swell vinyl Jungle Rot reissue on Anopheles!George's first all new LP in 20 years, "Rags in Skull" is out now!. Stay tuned for more details and thank you all for your support!...... Check out You Tube for a George Brigman interview too!

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Member Since: 14/01/2006
Band Website: http://georgebrigman.com
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Influences: FROM THE I94bar.com --This new disc by George Brigman - who self-released the impossibly-rare and noteworthy "Jungle Rot" LP back in 1975 - is a welcome re-introduction to this talented performer."Jungle Rot" has been reissued on the same label and is the perfect blend of The Groundhogs, Blue Cheer and The Stooges. Turn the clocks forward 32 years, and what you still find is a talented guitarist whose technique has become more proficient but still produces vital music. Over the years, he has synthesized his many influences and created a personal styleYou can argue that Brigman has been greatly influenced by Fred “Sonic” Smith. The evidence is in both his vocal styling and keen interest in expanding the palette of rock and roll by including the shading of jazz. Brigman’s talent is apparent in the track “Donna Leigh” which showcases a breezy melody, smooth chords and punctuating lead guitar. Tracks such as “Borderline” and “So This Is Life” offer a side of Brigman that are hard rockin, straightforward and less cerebral.The influence of avant-garde jazz is apparent on the tracks “No More Humans” and “Leprechauns”. Both offer a nice change of pace for the album and shed light on a period of time in music that was care-free and playful.The final two tracks “Going to Pieces” and “Swell” both exorcise a full assault of acid guitar and heavily sedated vocals.George Brigman has produced an disc that it is worthy of your listening. Brigman is a talented guitarist and musician who continues to grow with his music.---ArthurS............................................ ************************************************************ ****** The many facets of George’s talents collide head-on in Rags in Skull, and the result is his most fully realized recording ever, a swirling mindblowing collection that finally captures the full scope of Brigman’s moods in stunning bone crunching fidelity. Rags in Skull is the culmination of years of recording and demonstrates that not only has George become a forceful singer, but his guitar playing and songwriting have continued to grow and evolve as well. Brigman’s unusual approach is on full display here as his tunes here display elements of classic heavy 70s rock, screaming psychedelia, heavy metal, jazz and further sonic experimentation. George’s distinctive vibe is all his own, and though his roots are in the heavy blues based rock of bands like Blue Cheer and the Groundhogs, that is but one element of his web of sound. Lively uptempo instros are followed by wistful ballads in turn followed by firey, bottom-heavy rockers. The heavy ghetto vibe that George staked out and claimed for his own with his debut Jungle Rot LP is still here. The weariness of life’s struggle, two faced friends, and cracking up are just a few of the topics covered and driven home in finely crafted fashion as George sings about being “on the borderline”. Always on the borderline and outside the mainstream, George has been labeled by some as “outsider music” mainly due to his DIY attitude, though, truly, George is no longer an outsider. His recordings have been praised, cherished, and sadly bootlegged for years, and now after a career of ups and downs with numerous records both in the US and Europe, Brigman’s day in the sun has arrived.. Rags in Skull is the long overdue piece of the puzzle where the music world has finally caught up with George and he has served up a tasty platter, yet another intoxicating witches brew of sonic wizardry! Take for example “Some of My Best Friends Are Snakes” a swirling pounding tune about betrayal—“if not for you, I never would have known...”—that features more of the slashing, spiraling distorted guitar George is noted for. This time the full frontal attack thunders through the speakers with raw fury! That track is followed by the riff heavy rave up “Goin to Pieces” a crunching proto-metal tune whose heaviness is offset by George’s soft vocals giving the tune about cracking up an unusual sinewy feel. The riffs fly out of George’s gutiar like st elmo’s fire and you suddenly realize that George’s muse must be innate and his guitar may be possessed! Brigman’s tunes shine and his guitar playing soars over all. His rapid fire licks continue to amaze and burn as bright as ever now. Another rocker “So This Is Life” features George reflecting on the emptiness of life while his guitar wails and the drums pound relentlessly in direct contrast to the weary lyrics. The stunning tune is yet more proof Brigman has grown wiser and has channeled his efforts into a flowing , powerful sound filled with depth and beauty. Although George still has his defiant attitude, Brigman is no longer the angry teenager who recorded Jungle Rot . Now a seasoned musician who has aged like fine wine, Brigman fulfills his early promise by delivering another rich work that will stand the test of time. George Brigman is taking you for a trip where music is unpredictable and fresh, and Rags in Skull is but the latest chapter in an incredible career that started back in 1975 and is still going strong! Yes, it is a great thing that George Brigman is still doing it–now more than ever!
Record Label: Bona Fide

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Check out the tracks from the CD reissues of my two LPs from the 70s, Jungle Rot and I Can Hear the Ants Dancin!  The CDs are released on Bona Fide Records and available through our site or ...
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