Gun Club - Fire of Love

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Music Review: Classic Punk Blues
Rating: 5 Stars

Undeniably, "Fire of Love" is one of the classic punk blues records. From Jeffrey Lee Pierce's wailing pleas (and pleading wails, for that matter) to the driving beat and sharp (Telecaster?) jangles of the guitars, this is a powerful and raw burst of creativity and passion. The band never regained this form -- as Jeffrey Lee numbed himself with drugs, the "Fire" went out of the band. Unlike Kurt Cobain, who went out with a bang (ouch, sorry for the bad taste pun!) after putting out the rawest work of his life, Pierce and the Gun Club (version 17) went out with a whimper (his trashed body gave out after surgery) after putting out the weakest and least inspired music of his career. Still, the sad real life tale of the Gun Club only heightens the emotional impact of "Fire of Love" -- for me, anyway. If you like classic punk rock, with a blues flavor, you owe it to yourself to pick up this album. ...

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