Junkyard (USA)

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Junkyard - Sixes, Sevens & Nines (1991) (Bad Reputation Records Edition 2011)













Year : 1991 (Bad Reputation Records Edition 2011)
Style : Hard Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans + Video
Size : 189 mb

Bio:

Junkyard is a hard rock band formed in 1987 in Los Angeles (but claim to be from Austin TX), with members formerly in Minor Threat, The Big Boys, Decry and Dag Nasty.The band has often drawn comparisons with Guns N' Roses (which, like Junkyard, signed with Geffen Records).-2015, Junkyard released two brand new songs Faded b/w The River" on Unison Music Group.-2016 included 15 shows ranging from club dates in Denver, Dallas, Austin, Green Bay and Chicago to large festivals.-2017 will bring a brand new release on Acetate Records (April 21, 2017), many club dates worldwide.

Album:

Excellent Bad Reputation Records remastered CD reissue of JUNKYARD 1991’s “Sixes, Sevens & Nines” including 8 exclusive bonus tracks, some of them previously unreleased.This Junkyard sophomore release is head and shoulders above the band’s self-titled debut, benefited from a punchy Ed Stasium production & mix that captures the band in all its ragged glory. After all these years, “Sixes, Sevens & Nines” still sounds fresh and relevant today.Junkyard never repeated themselves, and whereas their self-titled debut was a high-energy US sleazy fest, this sophomore effort is far more laid-back and melodic in its approach.While the group found some success on their debut with the nasty singles “Hollywood” and “Blooze”, they followed those up with “All The Time In The World” - a great guitar-oriented number, but one that had little in common with those earlier sleazy anthems.The song itself is great, and conjures up images of the band members relaxing on the couch with a beer in hand and just enjoying life. Used as lead single, made it to #24 on the Billboard US Main Rock charts and was on heavy rotation at MTV.Despite the slightly shift in the musical direction, I remember how much enjoyed this album when I heard it for the first time mainly because it displayed a sense of rhythm and swagger that wasn’t as evident on the debut.Instead of being full-throttle and cranky, Junkyard sounded like they were having fun this time around. Singer David Roach was still belting it out with his signature sneer, but this time around the guitar duo of Chris Gates and Brian Baker were determined to steal the show — and they did a hell of a job.Along with “All The Time In The World”, “Give The Devil His Due” and “Misery Loves Company” (complete with some piano work) showcased a more mature band with an exceptional sense of rhythm and blues. “Killing Time” and “Clean The Dirt” were allowing the guys to break free from the typical ’80s sleazy / hair metal sounds.Meanwhile it was “Back On The Streets”, “Nowhere To Go But Down”, “Throw It All Away” and the perfect album closer “Lost In The City” that followed the rocking formula Junkyard had become noted for when they first burst upon the scene.As for this Bad Reputation ‘Collectors Reissue’, it comes complete with eight bonus tracks, including the previously unreleased “Too Late To Save Me” and “This Trouble” — both of which are excellent additions to the Junkyard catalog.It’s a shame this record was overlooked when it first arrived because it is a great effort. Maybe it was too ‘nice n’ melodic’ for some fans who were awaiting a “Blooze” rehash, but it’s a much more complete and varied piece of work — and still is 28 years later!This is the definitive, collectors ‘expanded version’ of “Sixes, Sevens & Nines”, presented in exclusive here.

Line-Up:

David Roach – vocals
Chris Gates – guitar
Brian Baker – guitar
Clay Anthony – bass
Patrick Michael Muzingo – drums

Additional Musicians:

Steve Earle – co-writer, backing vocals on 4
Kevin Savigar – piano and Hammond organ
Pinky Greenstamps – background vocals
Suber Superius – background vocals

Production:

Recorded At – Rumbo Recorders
Mixed At – The Grey Room
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Design – Robert Fisher
Engineer – Paul Hamingson
Engineer [Assistant] – Dick Kaneshiro, Jim (Watts) Vereecke, Lori Fumar, Mike Davis
Mastered By – Greg Calbi
Mixed By – Ed Stasium
Mixed By [Assisted By] – Paul Hamingson
Photography – Marty Temme
Photography [Additional Live Photography] – Valerie Rousset
Producer – Ed Stasium
Recorded By – Ed Stasium, Paul Hamingson

Tracklist:

01. Back On The Streets
02. All The Time In The World
03. Give The Devil His Due
04. Slippin’ Away
05. Nowhere To Go But Down
06. Misery Loves Company
07. Throw It All Away
08. Killing Time
09. Clean The Dirt
10. Lost In The City
11. Too Late To Save Me (Previously Unreleased) (Bonus Track)
12. This Trouble (Previously Unreleased) (Bonus Track)
13. Hallalujah I Love Her So (B-side and bonus for Japanese ST CD) (Bonus Track)
14. Back On The Streets – Early Demo (Bonus Track)
15. Give The Devil His Due – demo (Bonus Track)
16. Misery Loves Company – Demo (Bonus Track)
17. Lost Angel (Live) (Bonus Track)
18. Playin’ To Win (Live) (Bonus Track)

+ Video "All the Time in the World" (Official Video)




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Junkyard - High Water (Digipak Edition) (2017)













Year : 2017
Style : Hard Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans + Video
Size : 134 mb

Bio:

Junkyard is a hard rock band formed in 1987 in Los Angeles (but claim to be from Austin TX), with members formerly in Minor Threat, The Big Boys, Decry and Dag Nasty.The band has often drawn comparisons with Guns N' Roses (which, like Junkyard, signed with Geffen Records).-2015, Junkyard released two brand new songs Faded b/w The River" on Unison Music Group.-2016 included 15 shows ranging from club dates in Denver, Dallas, Austin, Green Bay and Chicago to large festivals.-2017 will bring a brand new release on Acetate Records (April 21, 2017), many club dates worldwide.

Album:

Eleven songs — raucous, blues-based, uncompromising hard rock song — mark a triumphant return for Hollywood rockers JUNKYARD on their first official album in 26 years titled "High Water", due on April 21 via Acetate Records.Junkyard built their reputation in the sweaty, beer-soaked dive bars of East Hollywood during the late '80s. In a city awash in a sea of hairspray, lipstick and power ballads their appeal was immediate, and after a show with Jane’s Addiction at L.A.’s legendary Scream Club, Geffen Records pounced. The band’s self-titled debut was released in 1989 to significant acclaim, garnered rave reviews (including four stars from Rolling Stone) and yielded sales in excess of half a million units. After a successful second album, Junkyard went back to the drawing board for what was to be their third release, but changing musical tastes led to recording upsets and the group disbanded. In 2014, Geffen re-released Junkyard‘s first two albums and the band was once again in demand. Tours of Japan and Europe followed, including co-headlining the Serie Z festival in Spain, performing to over 10,000 fans–many of which had waited decades to get a glimpse of the band in action. In 2015, Junkyard released the single “Faded” b/w “The River” and was promptly signed by Los Angeles indie, Acetate Records.For their return, Junkyard retained their '80s Sunset Strip hard rock formula but with a more modern, I'd say aggressive approach. "High Water" is a take no prisoners, a "I don't give a damn" album as one song title says. This is not a comeback or trip down memory lane ordeal, this is a hold your girl tight when they hit the stage deal. This album has a lot of attitude and the music is dirt, in your face hard rock. Much like the title of this CD, the music could be interpreted in so many different ways. You still have the big guitar sound and David’s vocals still driving the boat, and at places it has a 'live' vibe. The vibe of a sweaty, packed venue.Produced by guitarist Tim Mosher, the sound in Junkyard's comeback album is a pretty classic one: big guitars and drums with vocalist David Roach spilling his guts on top. "High Water" feels loose and live, so as far as production goes they weren't trying to re-invent the wheel, just deliver the songs in a punchy, in-your-face attitude.With such blunt songs as the soul-searching of "Cut From The Same Cloth" to "We F@ck Like We Fight" (abbreviated as "WFLWF" for the politically correct) going down as easy as an aged Kentucky bourbon, Junkyard rocks hard 'n dirty.And they Rock in fine form.

Line-Up:

David Roach – Vocals
Tim Mosher – Guitar
Todd Muscat – Bass
Patrick Muzingo – Drums
Jimmy James – Guitar

Tracklist:

01. Walk Away
02. Faded
03. Cut From The Same Cloth
04. Styrofoam Cup
05. Hellbound
06. W.F.L.W.F.
07. Don't Give a Damn
08. Hell or High Water
09. Wallet
10. 'Til the Wheels Fall Off
11. Kindness to the Dead

+ Video "Faded" (Official Video)




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Junkyard - Old Habits Die Hard (1992/2019)













Year : 1992 / 2019
Style : Hard Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 118 mb

Bio:

Junkyard is a hard rock band formed in 1987 in Los Angeles (but claim to be from Austin TX), with members formerly in Minor Threat, The Big Boys, Decry and Dag Nasty.The band has often drawn comparisons with Guns N' Roses (which, like Junkyard, signed with Geffen Records).-2015, Junkyard released two brand new songs Faded b/w The River" on Unison Music Group.-2016 included 15 shows ranging from club dates in Denver, Dallas, Austin, Green Bay and Chicago to large festivals.-2017 will bring a brand new release on Acetate Records (April 21, 2017), many club dates worldwide.

Album:

Junkyard‘s long lost album recorded back in 1992 is about to get an official release under the name Old Habits Die Hard via Acetate Records on November 22, 2019. The “new” album features original members — lead vocalist David Roach; guitarists Brian Baker and Chris Gates; bassist Todd Muscat and drummer Pat Muzingo.Seven of those 12 songs appeared on Junkyard‘s self-released album Joker (1998), four and perhaps five (if you include the song “Hanging Round My Dreams”) of the 12 tracks were on the band’s self-released record XXX (1998) and two of those eight tracks showed up on the group’s EP Tried & True (2003).Acetate opens the vault and blows the dust off a killer collection of recordings slated as the follow up to 1991’s “Sixes, Sevens and Nines.” Recorded in Los Angeles in 1992, “Old Habits Die Hard” features the original members Brian Baker, David Roach, Chris Gates, Todd Muscat and Patrick Muzingo.

Line-Up:

David Roach - vocals and percussion
Chris Gates - lead and rhythm guitars
Brian Baker lead and rhythm guitars
Todd Muscat - bass
Patrick Michael Muzingo - drums and percussion

Tracklist:

01. Introduction
02. Pushed You Too Far
03. Out Cold
04. Tried & True
05. Fall To Pieces
06. Blue Sin
07. Holdin’ On
08. Staredown
09. I Come Crawling
10. Hangin’ Around
11. Take Me Home
12. One Foot In The Grave




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Junkyard - Rome Is Burning (2020)











Year : 2020
Style : Hard Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 57 mb

Bio:

Junkyard is a hard rock band formed in 1987 in Los Angeles (but claim to be from Austin TX), with members formerly in Minor Threat, The Big Boys, Decry and Dag Nasty.The band has often drawn comparisons with Guns N' Roses (which, like Junkyard, signed with Geffen Records).-2015, Junkyard released two brand new songs Faded b/w The River" on Unison Music Group.-2016 included 15 shows ranging from club dates in Denver, Dallas, Austin, Green Bay and Chicago to large festivals.-2017 will bring a brand new release on Acetate Records (April 21, 2017), many club dates worldwide.

Album:

Acetate Records hit the vaults and collected JUNKYARD‘s favorite High Water era rarities, B-sides and acoustic tracks and compiled them onto this new release titled “Rome Is Burning“.“Rome is Burning” begins with the eponymous song, a powerful kick ass rocker included as a bonus track in the deluxe edition of “High Water”. Next we have “The River” – B-side of the 7” vinyl-only single “Faded”, where Junkyard exploits his most cowboy-punk streak.The following 4 tracks are acoustic reinventions of some of the best songs from “High Water”, all done with an intimate, melodic feeling. The highlight for me is “Till the Wheels Fall Off”, the fantastic tune composed with Blackberry Smoke – whom also recorded their own version.We get as well an insane live version of “Wallet”. As explained by Mr. Roach, the song is about those Sunday mornings in which you wake up in a room that you don’t know, next to a girl who doesn’t sound like anything to you, and you decide to silently walk away … to realize, when you are about to get home, you have left your wallet at the girl’s home.“Rome is Burning” is more than a fan’s collectors release, it’s enjoyed as whole balancing rock n’ dirty with acoustic moments.

Line-Up:

David Roach – vocals
Jimmy James, Tim Mosher – guitars
Todd Muscat – bass
Patrick Muzingo – drums

Tracklist:

01. Rome is Burning (Vinyl LP Bonus Track)
02. The River (Vinyl 7″ B-Side)
03. Styrofoam Cup (Acoustic Version)
04. Till the Wheels Fall Off (Acoustic Version)
05. Don’t Give a Damn (Acoustic Version)
06. Hell or High Water (Acoustic Version)
07. Wallet (Live Version)




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