{"id":1379,"date":"2008-04-18T20:13:53","date_gmt":"2008-04-19T00:13:53","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2008-04-18T22:36:52","modified_gmt":"2008-04-18T22:36:52","slug":"mystery-date-revealed-the-urban-verbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/mystery-date-revealed-the-urban-verbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Mystery Date Revealed: The Urban Verbs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks to all the well-hung who laid their opinions on the table. Without further ado- The Urban Verbs<\/ins><\/strong>. <\/p>\n

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stay hungry<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

From The Trouser Press<\/em>:<\/p>\n

URBAN VERBS
\nUrban Verbs (Warner Bros.) 1980
\nEarly Damage (Warner Bros.) 1981<\/p>\n

Fascinating but tragically overlooked, Washington, DC’s Urban Verbs were an arty quintet whose lead singer was the brother of Talking Heads drummer Chris Frantz. And therein lay the Verbs’ problem: while guitarist Robert Goldstein guided the band through striking modern instrumental pieces of depth and quality, Roddy Frantz’s urban-alienation lyrics, delivered in a fair approximation of David Byrne’s vocal style, typecast the group as second-string imitators. The Verbs’ records showed great potential, but this needless flaw prevented them from being taken seriously.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mystery track #1 is Ring Ring<\/em> from their first album and #2 is Frenzy<\/em> from the same album.<\/p>\n

More treats after the fold.<\/p>\n


\nThere is an Eno connection as well. From their MySpace page<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\nNext Question-This music was recorded by Brian Eno and Ed Stasium at CBGB’s after the Urban verbs first show there. The band and Eno then took the recording into Media Sound Studios on W 57th Street where they mixed the version you hear here.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is that version.