Sonic Overload 5/17/10

How the hell did I get three weeks behind of posting? Well, here's the first of three recent Sonic Overload shows that I'll post today.

Ronnie James Dio, vocalist for Black Sabbath, Heaven and Hell (the name that the Dio-fronted Sabbath have used in recent years), Rainbow and his own band, passed away over the weekend from stomach cancer at the age of 67. I never met him but was told by many people that there were few “rock stars” as friendly or classy as Mr. Dio (who was born Ronald Padavona in 1942). I had the opportunity to see the Dio lineup of Sabbath on the “Dehumanizer” tour in ’92 and then saw Heaven and Hell in 2007. It was a highly-entertaining arena rock show, too-long drum solo and all, and Dio’s voice was as strong as ever. Yes, he flashed the devil horns. Would you expect anything different? I’m still kicking myself (well, figuratively speaking) over missing the Black and Blue tour with Sabbath and Blue Oyster Cult in 1980. I blew it there. R.I.P. Ronnie...

Sonic Overload 5/17/10

TRACK 1

BLACK SABBATH-E5150/The Mob Rules (Warner Bros.) in memory of Ronnie James Dio

ANTI-YOU-Guess What? (No Way)
SEX BUNKER-Fred Hampton Will Have His Revenge On Chicago (demo)
HOLY SHIT!-My Girlfriend Is A Depressed Vegan Nightmare (Criminal IQ)
MUCH WORSE-Carry On In The Face Of Shit (Pass Judgement)
AK47-Not Enough (Reason)
CRIMINAL INTENT-5-0 (Sewercide)
AUK-Where Are Your Gods (Tadpole/Loud Punk)

DIE OUTSIDERS-Empty Heart (demo)
SPITZZ-Beatify Me (Tario)
CONTAMINATORS-In-Crowd Execution (Going Underground)
THOMAS JEFFERSON SLAVE APARTMENTS-Petty Thief (Ratfish)
PACK-Robot (Vinyl)

TRACK 2

HERDS-Afterlife (Functional Idiots)
RAW NERVE-Hemlock (Youth Attack)
SLICES-Medusa (Iron Lung)
POLLUTION-Failure (demo)
SECOND LAYER-Fixation (Cherry Red)

ORIGINAL THREE-This Way Is The Way I’m Walking (Empty)
TRAILER PARK TORNADOS-Sapsucker (from “Pain In The Big Neck,” Big Neck)
ORPHANS-Nobody’s Tool (Unity Squad)
TRIGGERS-Its It (Dirtnap)
HATEPINKS-I Piss In Your Swimming Pools (TKO)

CONDEMNED TO DEATH-Garland’s Pit (Grand Theft Audio)
M.A.D.-Parent (demo)
DOVE-Ambivalence (from “Bouncing Babies,” Fountain Of Youth)
LAW AND ORDER-Power (Fetal)
GRAVEN IMAGE-My World (from “We Got Power,” Mystic)
F-Citizens Arrest (self-released)
PTL KLUB-Sea Of Hate (Mystic)
NO ALTERNATIVE-Make Guns Not Love (Subterranean)

TRACK 3

THIRD DEGREE-7-Plys (Indecision)

CRASS-Where Next Columbus? (Crass)
CHINA WHITE-Live In Your Eyes (Frontier)
PETER & THE TEST TUBE BABIES-Banned From The Pubs (Dr. Strange)
GBH-Unique (Hellcat)

STARZ-Night Crawler (Metal Blade)
ADVERTS-Bored Teenagers (Anagram)
DILS-Class War (Subterranean)
NAKED RAYGUN-Tojo (Touch & Go)
ATV-Life (Cherry Red)
BUZZCOCKS-ESP (IRS)

TRACK 4

BORN DEAD ICONS-Salvation On The Knees (Partners In Crime)
NO EMPATHY-Agrippa (Johann’s Face)
TUBERS-Coconut Thunder (No Idea)
EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING-Second Guessing (Goner)

PIRATES-I Can Tell (Warner Bros.)
SWIMMING POOL Q’S-Rat Bait (DB)
HARD-ONS-Just Being With You (Waterfront)
THIS SHIP WILL BURN-Servant Of Servants (Thrashbastard)

RAINBOW-Long Live Rock ‘N’ Roll (Polydor)