Dinner with the Flesheaters

Discography -

A Minute to Pray, A Second to Die
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Forever Came Today
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Hard Road to Follow
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Greatest Hits, Destroyed by Fire
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Prehistoric Fits, Vol 2
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Dragstrip Riot
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Sex Diary of Mr. Vampire
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Crucified Lovers in Woman's Hell

A Minute to Pray, A Second to Die
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Hard Road to Follow
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Greatest Hits, Destroyed by Fire
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Prehistoric Fits, Vol 2
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Dragstrip Riot
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Sex Diary of Mr. Vampire
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Crucified Lovers in Woman's Hell

A Minute To Pray, A Second To Die

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1. Digging My Grave
2. Pray Til You Sweat
3. River Of Fever
4. Satan's Stop
5. See You In The Boneyard
6. So Long
7. Cyranno De Berger's Back
8. Divine Horsemen

A Minute To Pray, A Second To Die
1981, Slash Records
Guitar: Dave Alvin (Blasters)
Bass: John Doe (X)
Voice, Maracas: Chris D
Sax, Rhthym Sticks: Steve Berlin
Maracas, Snare, Marimbas: DJ Bonebrake (Germs, 45 Grave)
Drums: Bill Bateman

This is the earliest full length album. This is also probably more available since Warner distributes Slash Records, and you can still get it at music stores today (Buy on CDNOW). It is an excellent album, including "See You In The Boneyard". The music style defines the rest of the Flesheaters albums - deathrock, psychobilly, musichaos, and cowpunk! This is an excellent album!

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Forever Came Today

1. My Life To Live
2. A Minute To Pray, A Second to Die
3. Secret Life
4. Shallow Water
5. The Rosy Hours
6. The Wedding Dice
7. Hand of Glory
8. Drag My Name in the Mud
9. Becaues of You
10. Tightrope on Fire

Forever Came Today
1982, Ruby/Slash Records, a J. Ruby Production
Guitar: Don Kirk
Bass: Robyn Jameson
Voice: Chris D
Saxes: Steve Berlin
Drums: Chris Wahl
Backing Vocals: Jill Jordan

Forever Came Today continues where "A Minute to Pray..." left off, with punky, jazzy chaos singing songs of confronting evil bastards, lonesome heroes and songs of true companionship. Several of these tracks appear on collections like the ones listed below, unfortunately not "Shallow Water" and "The Rosy Hours", two great tracks, are only available on this slab of wax.

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A Hard Road To Follow

1. Life's a Dirty Rat
2. Rhymes
3. The Hammer Hits The Nail
4. My Destiny
5. Buried Treasure
6. I Take What I Want
7. Eyes Without A Face
8. Father of Lies
9. Fistfull of Vodka
10. Everytime I Call Your Name
11. We'll Never Die
12. Poison Arrow

Hard Road to Follow
1983, Upsetter Records
Guitar: Don Kirk
Bass: Robyn Jameson
Voice: Chris D
Drums: Chris Wahl
Backing Vocals: Jill Jordan

This album is somewhat more intimidating than the rest, straight down to the album cover. The songs are more twisted and more anguish is pumped into this album than previous ones. "Eyes Without A Face", the song off of the "Return of the Living Dead Soundtrack" (the greatest deathrock sampler album next to "Hell Comes Tou Your House" which the Flesheaters are sadly not represented on). "Father of Lies" is even more evil, making me wonder how "Eyes..." would be chosen over this one. Sadly this is the only album to get "Father of Lies" off of. Still twisted, still shouted, still chaotic, this won't let you down. i suggest tracking this album down.

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Greatest Hits Destroyed By Fire

1. See You In The Boneyard
2. Cyranno De Berger's Back
3. Dominoes
4. Impossible Crime
5. Secret Life
6. Hard Road To Follow
7. Divine Horsemen*
8. The Wedding Dice
9. Pony Dress
10. We'll Never Die
11. Everytime I Call Your Name
12. Lake Of Burning Fire
13. Drag My Name In The Mud*
* Bonus CD tracks

Greatest Hits Destroyed By Fire
1987, SST Records
Voice: Chris D
Others: varried - from several different releases and sessions
Contains previously unavailable tracks. CD has bonus track.

I found this 12" EP cheap in a record bin, much to my elation. Raw and more chaotic than many other Flesheaters releases, this album perhaps captures the essence of the band. For if the Flesheaters weren't a chaotic and psychotic band, then no one was. The songs here are alternates versions, unreleased, and taken from some other albums (the first two from A Minute To Pray), so the line ups are hard to calculate, but everything is explained on an insert with full lyrics. The graphics are all show flyers over the Flesheaters history that Chris D made and collected, makes for a nostalgic look, sort of a punk rock yearbook. We'll Never Die is the most standout track on the album. Recently I found it on CD. The CD release has 2 bonus tracks, but does not come with a lyric sheet or booklet.

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Prehistoric Fits, Vol. 2

1. My Life To Live
2. Pray 'til You Sweat
3. Satan's Stomp
4. Kiss On My Cheek
5. Suicide Saddle
6. No Questions Asked
7. So Long
8. Buried Treasure
9. Because Of You
10. Tightrope Of Fire
11. I Take What I Want
12. Fistful Of Vodka
13. Poison Arrow

Prehistoric Fits, Vol 2
1990, SST Records
Vox: Chris D
Guitar: Don Kirk (1, 8-13) Dave Alvin: Guitar (2, 3, 7) Joe Ramirez (5-6)
Bass: Robyn Jameson (1, 8-13) John Doe (2-5, 7) John Richey (6)
Drums: Chris Wahl (1, 8-13) Bill Bateman (2-4, 7) DJ Bonebrake (5) Joe Nanini (6)
DJ Bonebrake: Marimba (2, 3, 7)

This is an excellent collection of Flesheaters tracks, including some from A Minute To Pray (above). The Flesheaters style remains consistent, still a mixture of rockabilly, deathrock and punk, what we've come to expect from Chris D. Some of the songs on this compilation are better than any on A Minute To Pray.

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Dragstrip Riot

1. Tomorrow Never Comes
2. Youngest Profession
3. Soul Kiss
4. Dragstrip Riot
5. Bedfull Of Knives
6. My Baby's Done Her Best
7. Sugarhead And Panther Breath
8. Out Of Now
9. Dove's Blood Ink
10. Take My Hand
11. Agony Shorthand
12. Agony Sorehead
13. Moon Upstairs
14. Slipped, Tripped, Fell In Love
15. Fur Magnet

Dragstrip Riot
1991, SST Records
Voice: Chris D.
Guitar: Wayne James
Bass: Glenn Hayes
Drums: Ray Torres
Backing Vox: Juanita Myers, "Texas" Terri Laird

This album is not as impressive as the earlier ones. In fact, the only track anything like the Flesheaters we know is on Tomorrow Never Comes, though that one song makes the album completely worth it, it is absolutely outstanding! The others are more rock oriented than anything one might expect from the Flesheaters. From mediocre to downright boring.

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Sex Diary of Mr. Vampire

1. Death Installment Plan
2. Cemetery Without Crosses
3. Better Tommorow
4. Soft Knife & A Brick Pillow
5. Covert Counter-Insurgency Man
6. Five Dolls For An August Moon
7. I Love You So
8. A Car Named Ego
9. Diary Of A Psycho
10. Diamond In My Eye
11. Eye Of Lightning
12. Kill, Baby, Kill

Sex Diary of Mr. Vampire
1992, SST Records
Voice: Chris D.
Guitar: Stuart Lederer
Bass: Glenn Hayes
Drums: Christian
Backing Vox: Juanita Myers, "Texas" Terri Laird

This album, like Dragstrip Riot, isn't as impressive as the Flesheaters earlier material, but it is a better release than Dragstrip Riot overall. The sound quality is good, and the music is good, but none of the tracks have really reached out and grabbed me yet.

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1. Woman Hell (Radio Edit)
2. Crucified Lovers
3. Woman Hell
4. If You Want Blood
5. Baby Won't Ya

Crucified Lovers in Woman's Hell
1993, SST Records
Vox: Chris D.
Guitar: Stuart Lederer
Bass: Glen Hayes
Drums: Christian Free
Backing Vox: Juanita Myers, Madonna M., Terri Laird

This seems to be a single with some bonus tracks thrown in as B-sides. Although I don't know much about the history of the Flesheaters, this looks like a single that followed a comeback hit that received radio play (hence the radio edit). This is a return to the Flesheaters we all know and love, and shows there is potential for a Flesheaters reunion in the future. Well, we can only hope. I mean, if Samhain can comeback after 10 years, anythings possible! If You Want Blood is a cover of what I think is a AC/DC song.

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