The Gruesomes are a Canadian garage punk band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, that formed in
1985. The band gained recognition following the 1986 release of their debut album, Tyrants of Teen Trash (Og Music), which led to an underground following in Europe, the United States (US) and Canada. Subsequent releases increased their fan base and, after periods of touring, the band established itself within the global garage music scene.
Original members were guitarists and singers Bobby Beaton and Gerry Alvarez, and a pair of brothers,
drummer Eric Davis and bassist John Davis. Drummer John Knolls replaced John Davis a couple of years later. The Gruesomes recorded three albums in the '80s and made a couple of music videos.
Their first full-length album was Tyrants of Teen Trash, switching over to the Og Music label. The local
fan base had expanded greatly in that first year and the album did well, not only in the group's Canadian homeland, but also in the United States and Europe. In the middle of a heavy touring schedule, the group put out two more albums over the next two years, Gruesomania and Hey! Even with a number of its songs landing on the charts, and a continuous growth in popularity, the band called it quits in 1990.
For the new millennium, the members of the Gruesomes reunited. The group was welcomed back with
open arms in Canada, and found itself playing for a sold-out audience in Toronto, even though it had been a decade since the guys had shared a stage together. Along with a large live audience, the show was also taped for television. There was a new album for 2000 as well, Cave-In.
THE GRUESOMES - CAVE - IN! 2003
Overshadowed by the reunions of the Guess Who and the Grapes of Wrath, Canada's other favorite G-
band got back together in 2000, and it's just like old times. Gruesomes' reunion album is everything earlier albums were: turbo-charged garage rock done extremely snottily (who would have it any other way?). Put on the go-go boots and get ready to rock, children. This may not be deep, but it's a heap of fun.
The Gruesomes – Cave-in!
Label: Tyrant Records – UNION004
Format: CD, Album
Country: Canada
Released: 2000
Genre: Rock
Style: Garage Rock
TRAXS
01. Cave-in!
02. Stop It, Girl
03. You Gotta Believe Me
04. You're Not The Boss Of Me
05. The Deal
06. No No No No No
07. Come And See Me (I'm Your Man)
08. Wish You Were Her
09. You Weren't Using Your Head
10. Serves You Right
11. Love Got In The Way
12. Who Dat?
13. Hip-no-tyzed
14. One Good Reason
LINE - UP
Vocals, Guitar – Bobby Beaton
Vocals, Guitar - Gerry Alvarez
Bass – John Davis
Drums – John Knoll
Flac Size: 250 MB
THE GRUESOMES - GRUESOMOLOGY 2003
Top reissue label Sundazed makes a rare foray out of the '60s to present Gruesomology, a 25-track
retrospective covering 1985 to 1989. The songs were chosen from the band's three albums: 1986's Tyrants of Teen Trash, 1987's Gruesomania, and 1988's Hey!, as well as from the Jack the Ripper and Unchained EPs and various compilation appearances.
The Gruesomes – Gruesomology 1985-89
Label: Sundazed Music – SC 11132
Format: CD, Compilation, Stereo
Country: US
Released: Aug 26, 2003
Genre: Rock
Style: Garage Rock
TRAXS
01. (Theme From) Bikers From Hell 2:44
02. No More Lies 2:01
03. Jack The Ripper 2:07
Songwriter – Wray, Sutch
04. Things She Does To Me 2:54
05. What's Your Problem? 3:04
06. Get Outta My Hair 2:23
07. Cry In The Night 2:01
Songwriter – F. Nuyens, J. Baar, W. Bieler
08. Unchain My Heart 2:15
Songwriter – Jones, James
09. My Broken Heart Will Never Mend (Unless You Come Back With The Glue) 1:14
Songwriter – The Way-Outs
10. Your Lies 2:13
Songwriter – Stanley
11. Way Down Below 2:14
12. Je Cherche 2:41
Songwriter – Murphy, Brouillard, Laurendeau, Lambert
13. Buzz Off 2:13
14. Why Me? 2:25
15. You Said Yeah 2:32
16. I'm Glad For You 2:47
17. Time's Gonna Come 2:23
18. Won't You Listen? 2:50
Songwriter – Splinter, Tax
19. Nowhere 2:20
20. Tell Me How You Feel 2:21
21. Thanks For Nothing 3:46
22. So Far, So Bad 2:08
23. Hey! 1:48
24. Three Men, One Coffin 2:07
Songwriter – Van Herk
25. For All I Care 3:10
LINE - UP
Bobby Beaton - Vocals, Guitar
Eric Davis - Bass
Gerry Alvarez - Vocals, Guitar
John Davis - Bass
John Knoll - Drums
NOTES
Tracks 1, 3, 5 to 7, and 9 are from the 'Tyrants Of Teen Trash' LP (Og 10).
Tracks 2 and 4 are from the 'Jack The Ripper' EP (PR-001).
Tracks 8 and 10 are from the 'Unchained' EP (PRI-004).
Track 10 is also from 'It Came From Canada, V.3' (Og 13).
Tracks 11 to 17 are from the 'Gruesomania' LP (Og 15).
Tracks 18 to 23 are from the 'Hey!' LP (Og 20).
Track 24 is from the 'A-billy' 7" (What Wave Mag #18, WW-10) / 'Live In Hell' (Cass.).
Track 25 is from 'It Came From Canada, V.1' (Og 8).
Flac Size: 438 MB
The Gruesomes Jack The Ripper on Urban Aspirines HERE