01. This Is My Life (2:28)
02. Oh What To Do About You (2:19)
03. I Don't Really Care (2:21)
04. Killer (2:07)
05. Mix Me Up (I'm So Confused) (1:50)
06. Reputation (2:05)
07. Foolish Child Of God (2:09)
08. It's Punk (2:16)
09. Happy (3:54)
10. I'm Open (3:10)
11. Rammit Damnit (2:15)
12. Destroy My Guitar (3:46)
Bonus Tracks:
13. Bongo Party At Joe's Pool (:35)
14. I Only Want To Be There (2:33)
15. Am I Really Here? (1:52)
16. I Can't Do It For Nothing (3:00)
17. Downers (1:36)
18. The Public Just Eats It Up (3:16)
19. Turn Around Girl (3:17)
20. No Voice (4:25)
21. Quits (2:24)
22. Blame It On Us (The U.S.) (4:59)
23. Candy Man (3:43)
24. Time Won't Let Me (3:12)
25. Let It All Go (3:14)
26. Dollar's Worth (3:32)
Total Time = 72:31
Tracks 1-12
recorded
between Mother's & Columbus Days 1979
at
Acuff-Rose Studio,
Nashville, Tennessee
Produced & enginneered 24 Track
by
Lynn Peterzell
Mike Hopper: Songs, Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitars
Roger Ferguson: Bass, Bass Pedals, Vocals
Butch Davis: Acoustic, Electric, Steel Guitars, Vocals
Mark Cudnik: Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Gary Branchaud: Bass (8, 9)
Paula Peterzell: Vocal (5)
Lynn Peterzell: Vocal (1)
BONUS TRACKS:
Recorded at various studios in Nashville, including:
Acuff-Rose, LSI, Cumberland, PollyFox, Fat Trax, et al.
Including the talents of the above, plus Bruce Bossert, Billy Anderson & R. Stevie Moore.
CREEM Magazine sez:
Thus, an astonishing early post-punk rush, purportedly emanating late nites from Roy Acuff's Nashville studio, unbeknownst to the neighborhood cowboys sippin' Pabst at the local bars. This motherfuckin' disc smokes BIG rock! I couldn't believe my bleedin' ears! Musta been a hillbilly hook-up with some crystal-meth merchant nearby, I am sure! Songs are short, crisp, ballsy, defiantly devious. Drumming is so very mindblowingly solid. Mr. Hopper belts his bewilderingly bawdy banter, on top of his crack band's buzzcockian blast. Fave picks: "MIX ME UP" & "I'M OPEN." A stone gas classic! Five thumbs up!!!!!
Michael emails:
15 April 2001
JOEY RAMONE RIP
that was sad.....he was to young...
that pic is from the same night at exit-in.. i was there.....
how important was he??? well because of RSM and Ramones.... THIS IS IT was born!! i'd say he's a god!! your a good ole boy!! HA!!! i wanna cover Were a happy family!! i remember the first time you played some ramones for me..... I said I can do that!! hell i took a copy to the studio with me an told Lyn "make us sound like that"!! hop!
good news: much more choice potent HOPPER music tapes exist, and we hope to bring you additional mp3/ep's in the fortnight. Coming next: hits from Mike's seminal work with RSM, circa 1975-77... "Wait Up".
