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Beyond the Valley of 1984 [Explicit Lyrics]

Artist: Plasmatics [1]

Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics

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  1. 1.
    Incantation – Plasmatics 02:13
  2. 2.
    Masterplan – Plasmatics 03:10
  3. 3.
    Headbanger – Plasmatics 03:25
  4. 4.
    Summer Nite – Plasmatics 04:46
  5. 5.
    Nothing – Plasmatics 03:42
  6. 6.
    Fast Food Service – Plasmatics 01:22
  7. 7.
    Hit Man [Live Milan] – Plasmatics 03:46
  8. 8.
    Living Dead – Plasmatics 03:46
  9. 9.
    Sex Junkie – Plasmatics 03:08
  10. 10.
    Plasma Jam [Live Milan] – Plasmatics 08:08
  11. 11.
    Pig Is a Pig – Plasmatics 04:55

After the jackhammer, metal-tinged punk rock of their debut album New Hope for the Wretched, the Plasmatics got a lot more ambitious with their second long-player, 1981's Beyond the Valley of 1984. Opening with the arty gloom 'n' doom of the opening cut "Incantation," in which Wendy O. Williams and her bandmates chant in Latin (or something that sounds like it) over a plodding minor-key synthesizer line, Beyond the Valley of 1984 aims to sound bigger, more expansive and more "important" than the purposefully trashy debut, though as a consequence it also sounds a good bit more pretentious, especially when Williams launches a rant against cops, government and the press on the final cut "A Pig Is a Pig" (the latter target rather ironic, given the way the band courted media attention). The album also includes an oddball girl group homage, "Summer Nite," about Williams losing the man of her dreams at a rock show (the Angels, of "My Boyfriend's Back" fame, add backing vocals), and an eight-minute instrumental, "Plasma Jam," which wears out its welcome at the half-way mark. However, the band does sound noticeably tighter and more potent on this disc; Richie Stotts and Wes Beech's guitar work is strong enough to pull off the metal-influenced leads they were straining for on New Hope, and the addition of former Alice Cooper skinsman Neal Smith on drums was an inspired choice, with his solid, muscular hard rock chops a genuine improvement over Stu Deutsch's work on the debut (and imagine what a record this could have been if the Billion Dollar Babies had all been hired as Wendy O.'s backing band?)). And Williams' vocals are much improved, having developed a welcome touch of nuance in the year separating the two LPs, though she still barks more than she sings. Beyond the Valley of 1984 sounds like the soundtrack to a show which leaves you without the excitement of watching the band blow things up, but it does reveal a more distinct musical personality than the group's earliest recordings, and suggests they could have won a following with the thrash metal crowd if they'd emerged a few years later. Mark Deming, Rovi

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  • Online Item #: 11439729
  • Store Item Number (DPCI): 244-04-9319
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