Russian Meatsquats - Lets Hang Out! (Whoopsie Kerplonk Records) 1986. In the annals of musical history dating from the dawn of time, when cavemen crafted makeshift stringed instruments from the decayed lining of mastodon entrails, to the current era, what with its mp3 encoded bit-rate mania, one thing is certain. The Russian Meatsquats are going to be a footnote. In fact, they will be a footnote of a footnote of a footnote. When intergalactic explorers start rummaging through 20th Century arcana only the most accomplished historian of the bunch will be able to quote Russian Meatsquats lyrics and explain their significance in the mid eighties, Lehigh Valley, PA hardcore punk scene. Does this somewhow mean that the Russian Meatsquats are invalid? Hell no! This is the kind of manna that folks like me frenzy over. I mean, look at the cover of this album and think to yourself. Could this be you and your friends? If you released an album would it have been similar to this? Would you have gotten all of your crew together and taken a photo for the cover? Would you have named your lable “Whoopsie Kerplunk”? How much poop humor would have been enough? This is planned obsolescence folks. These kids had no aspirations other than to play hardcore with their friends. Kinda like Skate Death really. And, who else is gonna care about bands like Skate Death and Russian Meatsquats if not Joe Stumble? I refer to myself here in third person for dramatic effect but the effect of listening to Let’s Hang Out is that you will want to ROCK OUT. The drums alone are enough to drive you into a frenzy. Brian Betzger sir, meet your match.
Russian Meatsquats - Lets Hang Out!(.rar file)
Theme
Brockstrap
Chunk Starter
Powerplug
Get Nuts
Keyboard Adam Song
Buckabout
Phantasm
Jazz Up Me Now
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You’re right, the drumming’s pretty hectic– nothing’s ever topped the drumming on “Is This My World?”, though, I can’t believe you said that…
Oh, shit, he’s got roto-toms? No way.
I dont invoke Brian Betzgers name lightly!
You’ve been hitting some home runs lately. What you wrote here and on the Swiz post is some on-point shit.
This is great! The video is awesome too; when I saw those guys skanking in the pit, it kinda reminded me of being in my teens watching Beyond Possession and hurling ourselves off the stage! Oh nostalgia…now I feel like a really old guy!
Keep up the good work!
Whoa. Roto toms. Mullets. Sweet.
Thank you I bought this 7 years ago for 10 dollars off musicstack.com and it is by far one of the best punk records no one ever heard of. i left there theme song as a message for my only punk friend in my small town to spread the awesomeness that is the Russian Meatsquats! What punk should be.