Degeneration article
this band DEGENERATION played circa '77 - '70 in Chicago and Las Vegas and elsewhere to audiences where sometimes they were pelted with rocks and bottles by stupid hicks, elsewhere true rock fans and punk rockers of that era loved them !
as of this date these tracks remain unreleased only available to bootleggers, see page 7 of this site to see reviews of this band not available anywhere else, an interview with member PETER BLAST is below....
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Interview with PETER BLAST circa early jan 2007....
70s inv mgmt. After listening to the amazing Degeneration tracks for the past few weeks, were intrigued to know more about this punk band of the 70s and how they got started, tell me were any of you guys in other bands prior to forming, and did any vinyl ever come out ?
When exactly did you guys get together as a band and start to rehearse and play shows ? Also I understand that the demo tape of the recorded ep was stolen, were there plans for an eventual lp ?
PETER BLAST
Yeah I was in this group called the "EXIT" we were doing later to be "Degeneration" songs & a bunch of new stuff. Dick Krepid was a guitarist from like a Stones cover group & everywhere I went he'd fuckin be there on the other side of the room payin for my drinks ( I like this guy ).On top of that he looked like he just walked out of a N.Y. DOLLS photo.It was a good mix. I moved all my belonging's into the Apt. hallway & used the Apt. as a rehersal studio.Oh yeah I also brought my drummer from the exit Ray Zore into the mix.That was '77 or '78, all we needed was a Bassist.Zore's friend one block over was Chick Sorpion. The wheel was turning. We never got anything released, but now Bootlegers,that might be a different story. 2) Well like I said '78 we started recording & doin some local shows. A Lot of back room shit.You had to have your fan following spreading the word. --3) Without your Masters,your like kinda fucked.
70s inv. mgmt.
Interesting to say the least, well what do you think of the films; D.O.A. about the Pistols ?
Sound of Music ?
PETER BLAST
4) Its a fucked up world we live in. Is'nt it ? What doesnt kill us will make us stronger.I like the films. There's alot a great stuff out there ,but there's alot of great New stuff too.The Wheels still turning & I'm a Wheel.I can't wait for ya to hear the "New,PETER BLAST,Pure Organic Junk CD" ! Ya know ya can check out www.peterblast.com and www.Poptownrecords.com & www.myspace.com/peterblast Chin,Chin !
- from early Feb '07 -
Can you tell us anything about when you met JOHNNY THUNDERS and the glam scene around the DOLLS ?
PETER BLAST
Anyway... I met Thunders right after Richard Hell left the Heartbreakers. I had just went through the first breakup of Degeneration & we talked about doing some recording together,but without a label it was hard pulling it together.We did alot of backstage jamming among other things. I dont think either one of us was 100%.It was like Rock n Drop. 2) Glam was way cool ! Ya know the N.Y. Dolls had that street thing going on,but "The Stones" now come on ! or the "Faces" Please these fuckin guy's had it down. Everyting later got termed Punk.....What happen to all the Rude Boys ? I think Keith Richards was one rockin Rude Boy.
https://www.angelfire.com/droid/pysch/7.html
Tracklisting for 'PURE ORGANIC JUNK' to come here soon, have to say 2 of the songs ( the ballads ) sound like space age ZOLAR - X music, espeically on the vocals, probably just happened that way......stay tuned....
70s article
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