LES RATS - Tequila 1987

One more classic french stuff now: Les Rats were a punk rock band, originally members were Joss (guitars), Patrick (vocals/guitar), Jean-Michel (drums) & Laurent (bass) from Seine-Et-Marne. This Parisian group was in the 80s one of the leading French punk bands. The Rats were formed in 1983 at Montereau (Seine-Et-Marne), near Paris. Their rough punk rock sound marked the French 80's/90's punk scene. Originally started as quartet, the group will expand to five in 1987 after releasing their debut album Tequila: Lawrence "Rolo" joined the Rats as a second guitarist, while Lawrence (another bassist) left the band and leaves his bass to Mohamed "Momo". Patrice singer (also guitarist), will therefore not concentrate at singing. Very popular in the middle of alternative rock, they occur many times with bands like the Sheriff or Parabellum. Their songs are their words for describing a sarcastic daily bleak backdrop of suburban boredom and illegal products. Some of them have also written by Giant Verde, 413 Karbala singer, songwriter and occasional Parabellum. From the early 90s, the group began a shift toward fewer primary rock, more built, and abandoning some of their punk accents. The album Solicitation is particularly representative of this period, although their lyrics keep the same sarcastic vein. It is then that Momo left the band, replaced by Roland of Parabellum, then Fred. The band split in 1996 after a last concert at the Divan du Monde in Paris. A year earlier they had released their only album "Live From Prisa", containing most of the best known songs of the group. I added the first two singles "Violence" and "Tequila" in the file and I promise you this is superb stuff.

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LES RATS - En Concert 1990

Besides some re-ups now a little live tape by Intox Production from Les Rats (drowned in the high school routine student life of a remote suburb where the future which they are promised does not like them, it is not by chance if Joss, Patrice, Jean-Michel & Laurent meet since they share the same juvenile fantasy: to become a rock band one day. Like those who bathed their adolescence with wild riffs and media scandals to make their parents pale. It doesn't matter if their material aiding the sounds that leave their instruments can make believe that they become stars because they have rabies in their stomach.... They will be called RATS!) which was recorded in Lyon on 18.01.1989 and we listen to ten dirty catchy smasher in a solid sound quality and I don't wanna write more because all info is available via the Tequila post and I recommend you a click there. I'm tired from the first working day after the famous Easter days.

De Barbès A Belleville/Bébé Je T'adore/Violence/La Veuve Et Moi/Rien/L'Armée/Enfant A Problèmes/La Fleur Au Canon/Poubelle Trouve Un Job/L'oeil Qu'il Te Manque

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LES RATS - L'Oeil Qu'il Te Manque 7'' 1988

Third 7Inch on Gougnaf Mouvement by Les Rats from Montereau & Esmans (Seine-et-Marne) with two solid powerful numbers. This is the third time they appear on wdthtc and so I spare myself further words. You can find their famous Tequila album plus a small live legacy and the corresponding infos about the band and I'll see what slab I'm going to rip this morning, maybe a little nap inbetween. - I guess the idea with the winter pictures from all over the world hasn't worked, your feedback on this is shitty... let's leave that.

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V/A - 1984: The First Sonic World War 1984

This great Compilation is not really new in Blogland but this is my copy and all scans are within and I think, the 1984 serie by the French label New Wave Records has spawned a remarkable series of international combos over time that sooner or later made it to some notoriety. The first part consists mainly French sounds, but that changed with each additional one and bands from all over the world were asked to send their demos for the following volumes and exclusive, four comps in all, were created. Rare items these days I would say. A short review: "This French Sampler contains a wide variety of Punk styles: classical, garage, thrash, skunk (big in France), and drum-machine/synth Punk (which the French seem to have cornered the market on). Some choice thrash, and there’s lots of good stuff and a dozen more. Tres bien!" (Tim Yohannan, MRR #15 • July 1984) A little Oi! stuff is also there. I like the slab for its perfect mix of songs and the artwork is also excellent. Never boring and selectable at any time. It's getting warm today, so a little trip to the lake... music on.

1.Benefactor Of People - HUMAN BEING

2.Nucléaire Mon Ami - LES CADAVRES

3.New Clear War - ANGRY RATS

4.The Kind - ABJECT

5.Paul Tibbets - STAKHANOV SS

6.Mitterand - K.B.T.

7.Don't Be The First - SUB KIDS

8.Hazler Reir - LOS TOREROS

9.Schlag - HEIMAT

10.Just Wanna Be Myself - ELECTRONAZE

11.Alleluia - R.A.S.

12.Agenouillé Dans Les W.C. - COLLABOS

13.Les Poings Levés - L'INFANTERIE SAUVAGE

14.Hurt - HURT

15.Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien - PANIK

16.Les Dix Commandements - RICDU'S CHAOS

17.Svetlana - KREMLIN KONTINGENT

18.Psalm № Ⅱ - DEADLOCK

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V/A - 1984 The Third 2LP 1987

One of my favorite compilations is the double album by the important French label New Wave Records, who released a small series called 1984 in the Eighties with tons of international bands and every release is a direct hit in my opinion. Also Freunde, Volume 3 was pressed 1500 times and there are thirty-eight bands/songs to discover, plus a detailed booklet with lots of infos and lyrics and and and... I love such loving and detailed slabs because they not only make an impact acoustically, but also visually and I'm certainly not alone there, and on days off like these, the pleasure is doubly pleasant. The only downside is that I have to write so much and don't like to write much. I've already thought about not writing anything anymore, but I don't like that either. What a conflict hahaha... Now I'll open a beer and the subtle reference to Volume 4 (the last part) and the first two will follow... someday!

1.Stress Test/The Tables Turn - YOUTHQUAKE

2.Just Sixteen - DARK AGE

3.Jugend - EXTREM

4.A - ZOI

5.No More Problems - ROSTOK VAMPIRES

6.Poupée Speed - SS20

7.Muerete Dirigente - ATAQUE FRONTAL

8.Doo, Radden Menneskehed - VI

9.CRS = SS - SCRAPS

10.Return Of Frost - DEVIATED INSTINCT

11.Egoista - F.P.B.

12.L'Engrais De Ma Révolte - PARIA PUNK

13.Reasons - N.V. BOYS

14.Pauv'con - MASK HAGAZ

15.Werbling - BÖSLINGE

16.Toulouse Boredom - PIN PRICK

17.Number - PATARENI

18.Terroristes - RAZZLE DAZZLE

19.Seurapiirihuora - U.S.C.

20.Em Setembro - CÓLERA

21.Générique/Violence In The Shows - KRULL

22.Anarchie, Frieden, Liebe - ALPTRAUM GMBH

23.Futur Macabre - VLASTA

24.Mayhem - LOUDBLAST

25.Greed - CANCEROUS GROWTH

26.Le Pogo Des Eboueurs - TRASHMEN POGO

27.Penal Repression - CHAOTIC SUBVERSION

28.I'll Pull The Switch - RANDOM KILLING

29.Rien Á Dire, Rien Á Faire - LES CADAVRES

30.Dežuje - TOŽIBABE

31.L'Exécution - LES PROPHÉTES DU DÉSASTRE

32.I Don't Need - BLABLASCHMURTZ

33.Behind High Walls - DOC WOR MIRRAN

34.Fight For Freedom - WYLSPER

35.Kivul - DIE TROTTEL

36.L'Homme Se Meurt - COCK ROACHS

37.New One - CHANNEL RATS

38.Dziecko - REJESTRACJA

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SUB KIDS - Kids Of Glory 7'' 1983

The Sub Kids were formed in 1978 from the ashes of the Spiders, a group created at the end of 1976 at Grande Synthe just next to Dunkirk, around Fred Rok (13) on vocals/bass, and his brother "Scum" (15 years) on guitar/vocals, André "Ded" Leprince (drums) and a certain Bruno on vocals. England is very close, pirate radios and BBC programs arrive in homes, making all the Punk groups and Pubrock of the moment heard. The Spiders split up, Fred took the guitar and formed the Suburban Kids in 1978 with François "Steve Matchbox" Hyart on bass, Matthieu on drums and Frederic aka "Bubu or Freddy Dustbin" on vocals and then on drums. They open for Les Boys in Dunkirk on January 21, 1978. Scum on rhythm guitar joined the group before leaving for the army in April 1979. On October 27, 1979, they were on stage at the Palais du Littoral Grande Synthe during the Côte d'Opale festival, with Electrons, Identity and After Death, and another at the MJC in Boulogne. They participated in "Live in Dunkerque" on April 18, 1980 with Marnalau Chris, Lead and Bass and Dunedozer at the Coudekerque Branche convention hall, then the Golf Drouot in Paris on January 16, 1981 where they finished third behind Louis XIV and Blitz. February 81, Fred leaves for military service and it is his returned brother Scum who takes the lead. The name is shortened to Sub Kids. The Outcasts are invited to Grande Synthe on May 22, 1981 by the Sub Kids who are opening for them. Matthieu Converty leaves (we will find him in the Butter Cookies) and he is replaced by Bubu, as well as his brother Stéphane who arrives in 1982, which makes two drummers for the formation at that time, like their favorite group Outcasts. The group is going to see the Outcasts again in concert in Paris at the Gibus in December 1982 so that the Irish come again to Dunkirk, which will also be done with the Rats on the bill on January 16. Their first single "Kids Of Glory" was released in early 1983 on the service provider Aaltrack. The latter has a studio in an old converted farmhouse near Ghent. Apart from the Belgian groups, many French will record there, like Rosenthal, the SS Kids, Identity, Electronaze or the Scraps.

The same year, they are on the compilation Chaos En France Vol.1 with the title “Against The Law”. The second EP Boots On Cars was released in 1984, still on Aaltrack. Stéphane leaves the group. The previously unreleased "Don't Be The First" is featured on the New Wave Record compilation 1984 - The First Sonic World War. They also take care of an association, "Sur Les Docks", with the publication of a fanzine of the same name. Fred leaves the group definitively in July 1985 to explore other musical horizons. The Sub Kids continues for a while, a few dates with the Gibus again with the Outcasts, in Reims at the Salle MJC Claudel on March 23, 1985 with Vaterland and at the same place one of their last appearance with the Brigades on October 20, 1986. They stopped definitively in 1987. Fact is, that this group since its beginning 1977, confirms the fact that it is one of the first seminal Punk groups in France, and which is not from Paris. A nine track compilation was released by Negative Records in 1988, followed by the Vinyl Songs CD in 2004 with unreleased tracks and live material. (source: 45vinylvidivici)

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