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...Then along came the Shanks in a cloud of painful, whistling feedback that never went away. Their set began in a blaze of white noise/heat, and before long, off came their shirts -- as good an excuse as any for a couple of the guys in the band to make out with each other on stage... The show began to devolve halfway through, as the band argued with the crowd and itself, starting and stopping songs, stepping into chaos, and then just as quick, they got their shit together and began playing in earnest, like a phoenix from the ashes. It's best not to over-think The Shanks. Just watch and listen. - Lazy i
***CDs***
-100 Man (DIY)
-Urine Heaven (DIY)
-Killers in the Nebraska Territory Comp (Lone Prairie)
-We Luv Your Scene (DIY)
How rare is it that a band can both pay a subtle homage to their influences while still maintaining their own unique identity & sound? The Shanks know the difference between side drifting (imitation/cover band) & having an "Our ROCK'N'ROLL helped to make OUR rock'n'roll" depth that makes them sound fresh and crispy. -Kamikaze Tailspin
This is fun punk, not to be confused with funny punk-which means slap-bass or country songs. These guys are no FREDDY AND THE FUCKING DREAMERS, but they probably crack each other up at practice and entertain the hell out of their friends. Dying duck guitar "solos" and vocals that sound like 15 people singing at once leaves you, the listener, wishing you could be part of the party (did I really just write that???). Song two, "Dead Flowers," sounds like it took less time to write and record than the weed run that fueled it, making its catchiness that much more impressive. If you heard and liked the NARC EP put out by their labelmates SPREAD EAGLES as much as I did, you’ll want to get this. -MAXIMUM ROCK&ROLL
"Considering the third-rate record sleeve, I had no expectations for this record." -Ryan Leach (Razorcake)
Blown-out garage punk from this Nebraska band. Seems like the type of thing that any fan of In the Red Records or the review page at Terminal Boredom would love. If you have got a lotta P.Trash or Solid Sexie Lovie Doll singles in your collection, you will wanna be all over this. As good as most of those bands and from the Midwest, to boot. .. –Mike Frame RAZORCAKE
Yet another band from Nebraska via the Boom Chick label to go along with The Terminals and Brimstone Howl. Who'd-a-thunk anything was going on there? Apparently the Crap Detectors laid some seeds that took their time germinating...anywaaaaay, this being their debut and all, the Shanks step up to the plate right away with "Cut Me", a nice rip of bad-mood punk-rocking double guitar (one on rhythm fuzz the other handling pinpoint attack) scrunch. "Homeless" struts pretty mean, but on "Ike Turner Blues" the fuzz guitar finally flies totally off the handle and things get all surly and shit. A decent debut. Things are happening out there in them hills it seems...Omaha Bobby C gives this a B. Scum stats: unknown quantity on gray-ish marble vinyl. And I should add that Boom Chick Records has a pretty sweet looking logo. (RK) TERMINAL BOREDOM
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