Loud Fast Rules!

Loud Fast Rules!

by Stimulators
Loud Fast Rules!

Loud Fast Rules!

by Stimulators

Vinyl 7"(Single)

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Overview

The Stimulators were a band who existed in the gray area between two eras of punk rock -- their earliest performances dated from the latter days of New York Punk's first wave, while they were clearly beginning to favor the more manic and aggressive hardcore style that was taking over when they recorded their first and only album, Loud Fast Rules!, during a gig in Raleigh, NC in the summer of 1981. However, Loud Fast Rules! Never quite settles on one style, and it's never strong enough at either approach to gel into a single, unified sound. Denise Mercedes clearly wanted to be a guitar heroine, but her leads are often too flashy for maximum impact, and when the rest of the band cranks up the tempo, she often sounds as if she's struggling to keep up. Patrick Mack was a pretty good singer, but while he fits fine on the more trad-sounding tunes, he lacks the heavy vocal power the HC-oriented numbers demand. Nick Marden's bass work feels more than a little clunky on most of these tunes, and while drummer Harley Flanagan sounds pretty impressive for a 13-year-old, he made the right move when he moved over to bass to form the Cro-Mags the same year. "Hopeless" and "Crazy House Rock" recall the second string of the early British punk bands, "Dancing in the Front Lines," and "Not the Same" are hardcore without the force and focus the best bands brought to the style, and "Blind Ambition" and "$ick of George" confirm this band should have just left reggae alone. And it doesn't speak well of a punk band when they sound a lot more comfortable playing Kiss' "Rock & Roll All Night" than the Stooges' "I Got a Right." Ultimately, Loud Fast Rules! never quite lives up to its own billing -- the Stimulators aren't that loud or that fast, and they sure don't rule -- and while they had a reputation as one of the better bands on the early-'80s New York scene, this album suggests you had to be there, and on a night other than the one where they rolled tape for this release. ~ Mark Deming

Product Details

Release Date: 08/10/2018
Label: Frontier
UPC: 0018660011373
Rank: 16720

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Stimulators   Primary Artist
Harley Flanagan   Drums
Denise Mercedes   Guitar
Nick Marden   Bass
Patrick Mack   Vocals

Technical Credits

Sophie Kiewlak   Executive Producer
Doug Pomeroy   Remastering
John Hanti   Production Coordination
Stimulators   Composer,Producer
Harley Flanagan   Composer,Lyricist,Group Member
Jeane Feliu   Photography
Peter Crowley   Liner Notes
Donald Murk   Mixing,Producer
Larry Crombez   Photography
Denise Mercedes   Composer,Lyricist,Group Member
Wayne Vican   Mixing Engineer
Anna Karingal   CD Art Adaptation
DM2   Sleeve Design
Penny Rand   Photography
Jerry Williams, Jr.   Engineer
Brian Ritchie   Composer
Nick Marden   Group Member,Lettering,Lyricist,Composer
Patrick Mack   Group Member,Lyricist,Composer
Neil Cooper   Concept
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