I81B4U

Infobox Album
Name = I81B4U
Type = EP
Artist = Gang Green


Released = 1988
Recorded = Newbury Sound, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genre = Hardcore punk
Length = 15:05
Label = Roadrunner Records
Producer = Daniel Rey
Ross Humphrey
Reviews =
Last album = "You Got It"
(1987)
This album = "I81B4U" EP
(1988)
Next album = "Older... Budweiser"
(1989) |

"I81B4U" was an oddly named EP from Boston hardcore punk / speed metal band, Gang Green.

It was released in 1988, after the previous year's debut for Roadrunner Records, "You Got It" and before 1989's release, "Older... Budweiser".

The title is a reference to Van Halen's album, "OU812" released in the same year.

I81B4U translates phonetically to "I Ate One Before You")

Overview

The release of this EP compounded the band's position comfortably occupying the ground between hardcore punk and speed metal – known as crossover thrash in some circles, too.

Five short and fast songs featured the band's trademark melodic mutant rock and roll style, with "Bartender" and "Lost Chapter" emerging as the stand-out tracks in all their live sets since. Sing-along choruses and memorable riffs, coupled with capable guitar solos, kept both camps happy – but perhaps leaving the hardcore punk fans of theirs wondering what was coming next.

Tracks 3 and 5 displayed the band's other hobbies – other than drinking a certain brand of beer – the love of loose women. The lyrics, including titles, were straight out of the AC/DC sexual innuendo handbook.

Track listing

*All songs written by Chris Doherty, unless stated
#"Bartender" – 3:16
#"Lost Chapter" (Joe Gittleman, Doherty) – 2:59
#"Rent" – 2:07
#"Put Her On Top" – 3:42
#"Cum in U" – 3:02

Credits

* Chris Doherty – vocals, guitar
* Fritz Ericson – guitar
* Joe Gittleman – bass
* Brian Betzger – drums

* Recorded and mixed in 1988 at Newbury Sound, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
* Tracks 1, 2, and 4 produced by Daniel Rey
* Tracks 3 and 5 produced by Ross Humphrey
* Engineered by Drew Townson
* Mastered by Tom Coyne at Frankford/Wayne, New York, USA
* Illustrations by Joel Adams

External links

* [http://www.taang.com/bands_ganggreen_body.html Taang Records band page]
* [http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=gang_green Trouserpress entry for Gang Green]
* [http://homepages.nyu.edu/~cch223/usa/ganggreen_main.html More info on Gang Green]