MARIONETTE BLOND SECRETS DARK BOMBSHELLS 11 TRACK 1985 SLEAZE ROCK INDIE
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SHIPPING DOMESTIC $ 4 PLUS $ 1 EACH ADDITIONAL OVERSEAS FIRST $ 24 NEXT 2 ADDITIONAL $ 6 EACH . For Marionette, this proved to be their only album, a furious flash to go along with their glam punk image. Blonde Secrets And Dark Bombshells provides a glimpse into the tumultuous life of a glam band, with spectacular results. The album has a DIY feel, which just adds to the almost frenetic pace of Marionette’s career. Their punk roots shine through while not overawing a vocal line that could have been taken straight from Mick Jagger’s live show. This album may have been their only one, but it was worth the blood, sweat and tears. For fans of: Skid Row, Pretty Boy Floyd, New York Dolls Marionette : R. Zell : vocals / D. Veal : guitar / K. K. : bass / Pig : drums.Of all the main bands of the '80s London Glam scene, the one band that received the most initial press and gushing reviews were the fabulous Marionette. They had it down man...they were punk as shit. Fashion over function...guts over chops...silly, un-pretentious, obnoxious, loud, snotty...all the qualities that make for a rock band you can get behind. They became the scene's answer to the Hollywood Brats and front man , Ray Zell, was the Flash Metal era's R. Crumb. His Pandora Peroxide comic strip was a vital part of Kerrang! Magazine as it was establishing itself as the only good magazine of the '80s Flash Metal Movement. Zell's Pandora character was the ultimate rock chick. Blonde, bitchy and tough, with big tits and dicksucking lips...she took the piss out of ego driven Kerrang cover stars while championing her underdog faves...part Wendy O., part Cherry Pop Tart, to most real deal rock fans, Pandora is as much part of the '80s Hair Metal movement as Aqua Net and cowboy boots. As Pandora took off, so did Zell's rock journalism career and unfortunately Marionette were placed on the backburner. Despite their short career, Marionette deserve to be remembered. Their two contributions to the Trash On Delivery album are the compilation's crowning achievements. "My Baby Sucks Real Bad" and "Too Far Gone" are primal and raw, primo-punk rawk at it's best. Zell spits classic lines like "Oh so very chauvinistic, she won't let me use her lipstick" in "My Baby Sucks Real Bad" like he's delivering the manifesto for the hairspray sect. In "Too Far Gone", Zell removes his tongue from cheek long enough to slurr "Just get me a whiskey. Just get me a beer. I don't need no girls tonight, I think I'm turning queer...Just get me a whiskey...Just get me a beer...But if you get me anything....GET ME OUTTA HEERREE!" ...trading his studied Andrew Matheson lisps for his Iggy yelps like the un-seasoned pro he wuz.
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