Jude – Less Than a Demo

Jude
Less Than a Demo
1993 Hamus Records

Andrew Marshall – Vox, guitars
Kelly Taylor – Bass, vox
Cliff Hutchison – Drums

1. Realize
2. At the Door
3. Song of Need
4. The Meaning of This
5. Who Do You Love
6. Chloe
7. Hemingway

Well, the tape title does warn you about this demo. How bad could it be if even the band thought it was “less than a demo’? To be honest, it’s not as bad as the name implies. The sound quality is pretty rough. But I have heard worse – at least you can hear various instruments in the muddy mix here. Sound-wise, this is DIY alternative rock, so there are many rough edges. But I think I would have checked this band out if they were put in a studio and released a fully-produced album. Of course, the mix does make it a bit hard to tell if they are going for grunge or grunge-leaning alternative rock. Probably the grunge-leaning kind. Not sure if they did anything else before or after this tape – nothing I can find.