Includes unlimited streaming of moonlight motel via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Gun club is one of those bands that made me swoon when i saw them live no matter how fucked up jlp was. The album front cover photograph doesnt include rob ritter who had already left the band. I have a gun club fire of love poster, just not sure if it came from the original pressing or if it was a record store promo. Created and led by singer, guitarist and songwriter jeffrey lee pierce, they merged the contemporary genre of punk rock with the more traditional genres of rockabilly and country music along with x, the flesh eaters and the blasters. Reviews of fire of love by the gun club album, punk blues. The gun club jeffrey lee pierce fire of love 1981 full original. Fire of love, an album by the gun club on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Rob ritter bass, terry graham drums, ward dotson guitar, slide guitar, jeffrey lee pierce vocals, slide guitar. The gun clubs classic 81 album was manna for the likes o. Formed in 1979when singer jeffrey lee pierce taught a young kid congo powers to play guitarthe band injects the delta blues, rockabilly and 60s garage with their own amplified fury. Live fire gun club will be a full service gun club. Further elements add to the albums wide influence on the cowpunk and psychobilly scenes which sprang up partly around it.
An indepth look at gun clubs masterpiece, fire of love. The gun club the fire of love lyrics genius lyrics. On gun clubs cathartic debut, fire of love, his unschooled, highlonesome. Formed in 1979 when singer jeffrey lee pierce taught a young kid congo powers to play guitar the band injects the delta blues, rockabilly and 60s garage with their own amplified fury. A portait of jeffrey lee pierce and the gun club by kurt voss duration. After fire of love, the gun club would release six additional lps amidst various lineup changes before pierces untimely death at age 37 in 1996. What a lot of influences felt on this, their debut ranging from blues, a bit of country, rockabilly touched with a raw punk attitude. The las vegas story is a provocative record that reveals the gun club was pulled in many directions at once, and though the tension is in evidence on every track, it nonetheless holds together. Download the gun club fire of love 1993 retail cd covers. Jan, 2010 the gun club fire of love live lyrics more or less. Fire of love by the gun club on amazon music unlimited. The gun club fire of love 1987, blue, gatefold, vinyl.
For the love of jeffrey by jay hinman january 2002 jeffrey lee pierce reggae enthusiast, heroin addict, and former president of the blondie fan club upheld the confident predictions of many by dying a lonely and fairly depressing death over four years ago, on march 31st, 1997. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. His cover of preachin the blues combines robert johnsons and son houses lyrics, showing an intelligent rendering of this classic blues song. Listen to your favorite songs from fire of love by the gun club now. This lineup of the gun club may not have existed for long, but here theyre absolutely incendiary. The fire of love is burning me the fire of love wont let me be oh my love, hear this my plea because of you, its burning me the sun. Fire spirit closes what was side one with a midtempo fire spirit. Fire of love is a visceral, atavistic screamer of an album which leaves you begging for more. Gun fire software free download gun fire top 4 download. Now, some people have always given poor jeffrey lee a hard time for his lyrics, not to mention the. The fire of love is burning deep the fire of love wont let me sleep oh my love, hear this my plea because of you, its burning me the sun beats down with its. The fire of love is burning deep the fire of love wont let me sleep oh my love, hear this my plea because of you, its burning me the sun beats down with its fiery glow knows i wont see my love no more im sorry for the things ive done forgive me dear, my only one my. It was produced by robin guthrie of the cocteau twins.
Along with x, the flesh eaters and the blasters, they helped set the tone of the hollywood rock scene of the 1980s and are cited as a tribal psychobilly blues band. It was released on blondie guitarist chris steins label, animal records. Fire of love is the debut album of the american punk. Fire of love 1981 miami 1982 fire of love is the debut album of the american punk band the gun club, released in 1981 on ruby records. Download the cddvd cover part you chose and see what other parts are available for this title. Licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of blixa sounds. The gun club biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. The groups leader was known to suffer from a plethora of unfortunate health problems as well as engage in an unyielding partyhard lifestyle. Enjoy the jampacked selection of interactive weaponry for free and find out for yourself why gun club 2 is the most downloaded gun simulator anywhere. An indepth look at gun club s masterpiece, fire of love. After fire of love, the las vegas story is their most satisfying album and is. Oct 22, 2010 our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. The album is considered groundbreaking in being the first of its kind to combine the hard, strippeddown sound of punk rock with american roots musics. Rob graves 1955 or 1958 june 28, 1990, also known as rob ritter, was an american guitarist and bassist, born in detroit, michigan.
The gun club released the death party ep in 83 as a seemingly. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. Gun fire software free download gun fire top 4 download offers free software downloads for windows, mac, ios and android computers and mobile devices. How the gun club merged roots music and punk to ignite fire of. Fire of love is the debut album of the american punk band the gun club, released in 1981 on ruby records. The gun club fire of love live lyrics more or less.
The gun club s classic 81 album was manna for the likes o. Originally released in 1981 on slashs sublabel ruby records, fire of love features the classic second lineup with ward. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The gun club injected punk rock with doses of blues and country music. Find album release information for fire of love the gun club on allmusic allmusic. Its in these lyrics that we first hear pierce staring mortality in the eyes. You can hear him hiss shh as the song concludes, a feature of the remaster. And the gun club makes it sound so simple and pure. The gun club fire of love 2017, pink green, vinyl discogs. The original recordings of mother juno were released as mother berlin in 2015 on bang.
Listen free to the gun club fire of love sex beat, preaching the blues and more. Find album release information for fire of love the gun club on allmusic. Miami is the second studio album by punk blues group the gun club, released in 1982. With pierces wailing high lonesome slide guitar twinned with ward dotsons spineshaking riffs and the solid yet offtherails rhythm section of bassist rob ritter and drummer terry graham, the gun. Punk rock discovering truth in the blues of the likes of charlie patton and robert johnson the mighty howl of jeffrey lee pierce still scorches and sounds every bit contemporary in the late 00s.
Every once in a while, the underground burps up a work of pure genius. This features the late jeffrey lee pierces swampedout brand of roiling rock, swaggerific hellbound blues, and gothic country. Feb 22, 2009 off their classic 1981 album fire of love i can see clearly from my diamond eyes, im going to the mountain with the fire spirit noone will accept all of me so the fire. Pierce and crew including guitarist kid congo powers formed this band in 1980 originally named creeping ritual.
Jack on fire stalks a mystic southern swamp which is fire of loves main landscape. The gun club fire of love lyrics and tracklist genius. Mother juno is a 1987 album released by the gun club. Fire of love by the gun club 643777201210 vinyl lp. Off their classic 1981 album fire of love i can see clearly from my diamond eyes, im going to the mountain with the fire spirit noone will accept all of me so the fire. The gun clubs debut is the watermark for all postpunk roots music. And, in case you havent noticed it yet, the gun club did bring the fire of love. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy.