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MP3 The Lurks! - Avoid Lurks
9 MP3 Songs in this album (24:49) !
Related styles: ROCK: Rock & Roll, METAL/PUNK: Garage Punk
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The enigmatic Dead Presley has taken over on bass, Villain has changed his stage name to Original Recipe (he does that every once in a while to keep a step ahead of his enemies), and the Freakin'' Frog recording has been replaced by this fine US-UK studio effort... but The Lurks are alive and well, and still rockin'' the vegas punk and rock and roll scene...
THE LURKS ( from Spencer Patterson, Las Vegas Weekly)
The Lurks don''t have delusions of grandeur about record contracts and European tours. They''re perfectly content playing the Double Down and Bunkhouse a few times each month, and enjoying the modest perks that come with that territory. "We''re just having fun, drinking beer," laughs drummer Omar Villain. "That''s one reason I joined this band. Everybody out there is so focused on making it big, but you have a better chance of making the NFL than hitting it big in music. These guys are just trying to have fun."
Last fall, the trio emerged from the ashes of The Pharaohs, when singer/guitarist Quint Olsen and bassist Rick Keever found themselves running ads for a new third member. Villain, a scene veteran who can tell firsthand stories of old-school desert shows, came calling. "Omar has more of a punk background than our previous drummer," Olsen says. "So our music is still rootsy rock ''n'' roll, but maybe with more of a punk-rock edge."
Ultimately, Olsen''s songwriting—a blend of early-era Social Distortion bar punk, Del Fuegos-style roots-rock and some Johnny Cash twang (he also fronts alt-country outfit Quint & The Cowpunk Calamity)—sets The Lurks apart from most of their peers. A Freakin'' Frog recording of "Dinner for a Dog" on the band''s MySpace page is appropriately rugged, but offers the kind of melodic instinct that might just appeal to the right A&R man, were Olsen ever interested. "I don''t have any crazy fantasies of becoming a rock star," he insists. "I like building my name locally, and this is some of the most fun I''ve had." Take a listen to "Dinner for a Dog" and toe tap away.
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