Tasties (The) - Shy Down Girl

Name: The Tasties
Album: Shy Down Girl
Year: 1999
Style: Pub Rock, Power Pop
Similar Bands: Ween, GBV, Redd Kross, Posies, Lemonheads, Ramones, Pixies, Dramarama
"One-Word" Review: Brashy In Your Face Catchy Jams
Based Out Of: Dayton, OH
Label: Rockathon Records

Cover & Back

Lyrics, CD Back, CD

Shy Girl Down (1999)

1. Shy Girl Down 2:38
2. Lotuc House 2:14
3. It's the Love 2:23
4. Face 2:54
5. Over and Over 2:28
6. Mystery of Life 2:05
7. Laura 2:22
8. Bag 1:51
9. Mary Go Round 2:41
10. Porcelain Green 2:08
11. Collision 2:22
12. Just Like a Briar 1:08
13. Tits on Fire 2:08
14. Ooh 1:53
15. Just Call Me Crazy 2:25
16. You Against Me 3:04

Album Rating (1-10): 8.5

Members & Other Bands:

• Nate Farley - Producer
• John Shough - Producer, Engineer
• Todd Prenat - Exec Producer
• Bob Pollard - Sequencing (Guided By Voices)
• Tere Lerma - Lyrics, Vox, Bass, Guitar (Lexo & the Leapers)
• Gale Bonham - Guitar, Bass (Lexo & the Leapers, Robert Pollard)
• Luis Lerma - Drums (Rockafellas, Team Void, The Amps, Pleasures Pale, The Dates, The Breeders, Venus Love Circut, New Creatures)
• Brett Owsley - Keys (Robert Pollard)
• Randy Prenat - Photos
• Greg Holsten - Photos
• Bill Mathews - Cover Art
• Nick Kizirnis - Layout

Unknown-ness: Never heard of this band. When i picked it out of the dollar bin, i was assuming it was a girl-indie pop or edgy punky rock band. Like Softies or Bratmobile. And if it weren't for the pics inside and the name drop of Bob Pollard of GBV, i'd have still thought that. But i think this record is going to be more in the short, drunk rock (only 1 / 16 songs is over 3 min @ 3:04) genre. 

Album Review: The music is basically distortion heavy, fuzzy pub pop that comes off as very catchy. Plenty of influence with, of, and by Robert Pollard, as they are all from the Dayton area. Gale & Tere also back Robert Pollard in an outfit called Lexo & The Leapers. Most of the info about this record is tied to Pollard & the Lexo band, but there are some real good classic late 80's barroom rock grunge.

Stand Out Track: It's the Love (live), Porcelain Green (as used in a commercial)

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