The Coolers - 10,000 Bands (Re-issue)

Published Friday 1st February 2013
The Coolers - 10,000 Bands (Re-issue)
The Coolers - 10,000 Bands (Re-issue)

STYLE: Rock
RATING 3 3 3
OUR PRODUCT CODE: 131482-19708
LABEL: Key
FORMAT: CD Album
ITEMS: 1

Reviewed by Graeme Crawford

When an era of music goes past there's always a tendency for re-issue companies and music nostalgists to suggest that some recording, however obscure, is an unrecognised classic and re-release it for the digital age. In truth, sometimes the music is hardly worth the effort. The Coolers were a short-lived Californian garage band with punk influences fronted by Mark Krischak, who was originally involved with The Lifesavors. '10,000 Bands' is not a particularly professional recording, as you hear Krischak asking for the fuzzbox pedal to be turned down during the opening track's guitar solo, and later on he changes the lyrics to reference the feedback squeal that has just happened. It was "recorded in a family room" according to the liner notes and sounds like it with a severe lack of depth to the sound, especially with the bass and low drums. The vocals are also lacking in volume and some clarity although this may be down to the lazy Ramones-style vocals. Lyrically, it is very 1980s with constant references to dancing, drugs, drink and death, but in a very insipid and blasé manner. This re-issue is available on a transparent, square vinyl. So if you are a collector of unusual vinyl you may have a place for it. But I would suggest you won't listen to it much.

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Reader Comments

Posted by anonymous in orange @ 06:39 on Mar 21 2015

Hello reviewer. I personally recorded this in my bedroom at the age of 14. I used one cheap radio shack mic into a tape machine to record the bass drums and rhythm guitar. Then that cassette was run into another cassette player from my parents stereo with two mics through a cheap radio shack mixer. Everything done in one take on the spot. There was no turning down, a fuzz box. Mark was turning the knob as we were recording to make light of how lofi this recording was and still is.



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