Alive and Deadly, by The Fuzztones

Alive and Deadly

by The Fuzztones

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1.	Bad Little Woman 03:46	info	buy track
2.	Me Tarzan You Jane 03:47	info	buy track
3.	Bad News Travels Fast 02:46	info	buy track
4.	Strychnine 02:25	info	buy track
5.	The People In Me 03:05	info	buy track
6.	Louie Go Home 02:48	info	buy track
7.	Beg, Borrow and Steal 02:21	info	buy track
8.	Blues Theme 02:35	info	buy track
9.	Brand New Man 02:07	info	buy track
10.	the Witch 02:31	info	buy track
11.	Epitaph For a Head 02:35	info	buy track
12.	7 and 7 Is 01:50	info	buy track
13.	Living Sickness 02:35	info	buy track
14.	Blackout at Gretely 03:18	info	buy track
15.	Cinderella 03:20	info	buy track
16.	We Ain't Got Nothin' Yet 03:02	info	buy track
17.	Hidden Charms 02:40	info	buy track
18.	Cellar Dweller 02:50	info	buy track
19.	She's Wicked 03:11	info	buy track
20.	Riot on Sunset Strip 02:21	info	buy track
21.	I'm Gonna Make You Mine 02:27	info	buy track
22.	One Girl Man 02:52	info	buy track
23.	Pushin' Too Hard 02:43	info	buy track
24.	You're Gonna Miss Me 02:31	info	buy track
25.	Human Fly 02:42	info	buy track
26.	Love at Psychedelic Velocity 05:34	info	buy track
27.	1523 Blair 01:03	info	buy track

about

The one and only time, in the 42 years that the band has been together, that the Fuzztones toured America was in late April and early May of 1984, as the opening act for Stiv Bators' new act, the Lords of the New Church. As with our subsequent European tour of 1985, where we opened for The Damned, we did play the occasional solo show off the beaten path. One such gig was at the Electric Banana, our second show in Pittsburgh (the first being the Decade on April 25th - the night before).
"Alive and Deadly" is a memento of the evening, and an accurate representation of the band's abilities at the time. Of particular note is the inclusion of several songs the band never got around to committing to vinyl, such as Paul Revere & The Raiders' "Louie Go Home," the Blues Magoos' "We Ain't Got Nothin' Yet," and Link Wray's "Hidden Charms." The other members all get a chance to step into the spotlight (except newcomer Ira Eliot): Deb taking the lead vocals on Mouse & The Trap's "Beg, Borrow & Steal," Michael Jay on the Seeds' "Pushin' Too Hard," and Elan on the band's own "Cellar Dweller." And while the set, at this particular time in their career, consisted largely of cover versions, the original arrangement of "Me Tarzan You Jane," a band original that was later recorded by the L.A. line-up, makes an appearance here. Other covers that were later recorded by that line-up are given the Lysergic treatment here as well, including Music Machine's "People In Me," and the Shadows of Knight's "I'm Gonna Make You Mine."
Future line-ups would go on to feature quite a bit more original material, and to even designate Davie Allan's "Blues Theme" as the set's opening number (a tradition that still holds today) and the Sonics' "Strychnine" as the encore (again, a long-standing tradition).
What we have here is a document of a moment in time - the band still young and fresh, tight as hell but still finding it's identity. I hope you enjoy it.
- Rudi Protrudi
The Fuzztone (Raisin' A Ruckus)

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released June 13, 2022

RUDI PROTRUDI - Lead vocals, Vox Phantom guitar, harp
DEB O' NAIR - Combo organ, vocals
ELAN PORTNOY - Rickenbacker guitar, Vox 12 string Phantom guitar
MICHAEL JAY - Tone X, vocals
IRA ELLIOT - Nutty stick action, vocals

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