Fans inspire live album |
By Mark Munn
Staff Reporter
“Loud and Plowed and...Live’’
Beat Farmers
Curb Records
“Loud and Plowed and...Live,”
the latest project from the Beat Farm
ers, captures all the spontaneity and
spunk of these lewd billy-rockers.
The two-record set was inspired by
fans.
The album was recorded before a
hometown crowd at San Diego’s
Bacchanal concert hall over the New
Year’s Eve weekend of ’89-'90.
The Beat Farmers surfaced in ’83,
with a lineup that included Jerry Raney,
Rollc Love, Country Dick Montana
and since-departed Buddy Blue. Each
musician had been well-soiled with
notoriety in the area with previous
bands.
Country Dick Montana had
drummed for both the Penetrators and
the Crawdaddy’s before founding
Country Dick and the Snuggle Bun
nies. That rowdy country and western
free-for-all allowed Montana to de
velop his gruff-voiced persona.
Jerry Raney had been involved
with well-received San Diego outfits
Glory and the Shames, and played
backing guitar for the Coasters, the
Drifters and other artists.
From the Rockin’ Roulettes came
Rolle Love with a taste for country
and rockabilly.
With these three and Buddy Blue,
the Beat Farmers rose up the ladder of
San Diego’s club circuit. They devel
oped a reputation for heartfelt songs,
passionate instrumental work, cheer
ful vulgarity and Country Dick’sopen
beer bottle juggling routine.
“Talcs Of The New West,” the
band’s First LP, was released in ’85 by
Rhino Records. “Glad ‘N’ Greasy”
was their second project. This six
song EP was recorded while touring
in England. It was released by Demon
Records only in the U.K. In ’86, they
signed with Curb Records, releasing
“Van Go.”
At this point, Buddy Blue left the
band, with veteran Joey Harris taking
his place. Harris had helmed a pair of
noteworthy San Diego bands, Fingers
and Joey Harris and the Speedsters.
The band released “The Pursuit of
Happiness” in ’87, and followcd-up
two years later with “Poor and Fa
mous.” Last year was a busy one for
the Beat Farmers road show. By the
end of’89, they were obviously rarin’
to release an in-concert album.
“Loud and Plowed and...Live”
offers a torrid taste of what the Beat
Farmers do best. “Blue Chevrolet,”
“God Is Here Tonight” and “River
side” arc played full-throttle on this
album. Country Dick Montana adds a
few inebriated interludes, along with
his cvcr-famous “King of Sleaze,”
in which he is joined by Mojo Nixon
on vocals.
“Loud and Plowed and...Live” is
a summation of what the Beat Farm
ers are all about: honesty, energy and
sheer rambuncliousncss. The com
edy value alone on this album is
unmatched. It is certain to put all
people, especially barflies, in gleeful
merriment.
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