Carbomb

Michael Gerner
Chris Hodge
Blake Carlisle
James Wright
Gabe Bishop at the end

I was doing a zine called Shelf Life in '95, and asked my father to write some reviews of local records. At the time he was retired and around 75, still in his grouchy phase before he sweetened up. Here are the reviews he wrote for Carbomb! Very funny...

The drummer is too intense. The vocalist has a veiled voice.

Butterscotch: not enough variation in music the lyrics are screamed out the message is an opener that should tempt any love sick chick.

Love Song For Love Birds: Music is too brassy and strident. The vocalist would do better taking a deep male dominant voice instead of sounding like a twit or baby bird crying for a worm.

Constitution Revolution: The breaks at the beginning could have continued. Variation in the tempo is welcomed. The message is frightening. Could it be tongue in cheek bragging?

Stereo Phonics: Music could be for a runaway train. Lyrics are meaningless but for a realization of having loved, will travel(the sorry S.O.B.).

Drag Strip Tease: Rough talk, no tenderness shown. Like a baby crying for his "tiddy". Music is veiled, subdued without a predominant drum.

Slow Poke: Meaning of the encounter is unclear. Listener thinks of homosexuality, mafia or "Covert Action", etc. The music is unique, catchy, and varied. Toward the end, it is exhilirating or just great! The best song on the record! A ten!