The Blamed – Pay the Rent

The Blamed
Pay the Rent
1991 (no label)
Hayward, California, USA

Mark – Basssssss
Bry – Guitars, vox, drums
Justin – Lead guitars
Adam – Drums possibly

1. Airhead
2. Walkabout
3. Sesame Street
4. (Skeeters)
5. YMIAG
6. Yo!
7. Soft Song
8. Cow Punk (Apocalyps)
9. Spacefiller
10. Mulligan Stu
11. Dance Micks
12. iloveu

This is an early demo by The Blamed that no one seems to have heard of until it popped up on eBay recently. This demo shows a bit looser and less serious version of The Blamed – several songs here are the band joking around and goofing off. It was also recorded on a “dinky little 4-track” as the cover notes, so the sound is a bit raw and rough. Of course, this fits the punk rock vibe well, though. A few of these songs (“Walkabout” and “3am” obviously, but I also recognize “YIAMG” as something else I think) end up on 21, which is also the best reference point for the music style here as well. And yep – “Mulligan Stu” is a brief cover of part of the Vengeance Rising song. Pretty cool demo. Also – I guess there was some question as to whether or not Adam played some drums on here or in the band?