Episode 59: The Gun Club

This week we're discussing the wild and influential Gun Club. Led by all around maniac Jeffrey Lee Pierce, the Gun Club pioneered a unique type of blues-inspired punk in the early 80s before releasing a handful of strong rock albums. Pierce, by all accounts, was a drugged up, rabid egomaniac who wailed like a legendary blues man, despite being tone deaf. Even still, the Gun Club released some wonderfully inventive and timeless albums. If Pierce's vocals don't scare you off, there is a lot to be had here.

Closing track: "For the Love of Ivy" from Fire of Love (1981)

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Mike's Picks: Fire of Love (1981) — Best Album, Personal Favorite Divinity (1991) — Worst Album

Alex's Picks: Fire of Love (1981) — Best Album, Personal Favorite Divinity (1991) — Worst Album Pastoral Hide and Seek (1990) — Least Favorite

Albums we discussed this episode… Fire of Love (1981) Miami (1982) Death Party EP (1983) The Las Vegas Story (1984) Mother Juno (1987) Pastoral Hide and Seek (1990) Divinity (1991) Lucky Jim (1993)

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