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Birthday (Remastered)

by The Raging Marys

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BellaRose By Steve Hartsoe © 1988 Pitcairn Music (BMI) www.londondownmusic.com/the-raging-marys info@londondownmusic.com Verse 1: Up and down and back again Simon Says you win Shall we meet on Peachtree Lane? By the grave of Old Man Cain Pre-chorus: Playing soldier in the park Telling stories after dark Children play in BellaRose Verse 2: There’s a legend in the yard From now on you’ll fear the dark Chorus: BellaRose Where do the children go? BellaRose Verse 3: Time to daydream in the trees Scarred and sacred memories
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Assault Gun at Your Waist Written by Chris Carbone © 1988/2019 Pitcairn Music (BMI) www.londondownmusic.com/the-raging-marys info@londondownmusic.com Verse 1 Gotta stop you before you kill Some shoes are so hard to fill Down to the store gonna buy some fun A can of coke, pretzels and a gun Someone’s always in your way No one sees your hate-filled brain Chorus Assault gun at your waist Gonna put everyone in their place Verse 2 You never sleep and you never cry You’re just filled with rage inside Out on the street it’s 12:01 Five people down you’ve just begun Your eyes and mind so far away You die with the same look on your face Verse 3 The neighbors said you lived alone Talked to yourself had a Rambo jones A new job is now yours to take The patron saint of the N. R. A.

about

London Down changed gears and became The Raging Marys from 1988-1991, part of a West Coast pre-grunge movement just before grunge exploded in the Pacific Northwest. The band released the indie "Birthday" on Nov. 17, 1989. The album then and new draws favorable reviews:

"One thing I love about remastering old albums is remembering how tight bands had to be before computers. Great band, great songs, and great production by Kevin Army." -- Justin Perkins, Mystery Room Mastering

Original press:
"On a local record level this is as good as it gets." -- San Jose Metro 
 
"You can immediately tell when a band is putting out their guts. No formulated or contrived licks here. This is soul music." -- Face It Magazine  

"The Marys show a lot of energy and promise. I am impressed by the group's debut LP and cassette." -- BAM 

"For honest energy, it's hard to touch them." -- Good Times 

credits

released May 21, 2021

Produced by Kevin Army and The Raging Marys
Recorded by Kevin Army at Sights and Sound in San Francisco, CA, and Dancing Dog Studios in Berkeley, CA.

Remastered by Justin Perkins at Mystery Room Mastering in Milwaukee, WI.

Album design by Dennis Gonzales (POW Magazine)

Chris Carbone - Bass, BGV, lap steel guitar
Steve Hartsoe - Six- and 12-string guitars, lead vocals
Ken Hartsoe - Drums, BGV
Gerry Henne - Lead guitar, acoustic guitar

All songs (c) 1989 Pitcairn Music (BMI)
"Heartbreak Hotel" used by permission

www.londondownmusic.com/RagingMarys

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London Down San Jose, California

London Down/The Raging Marys is an alt-rock band that rose out of the fertile college rock scene in San Jose, CA, in the late 1980s, melding folky strains with garage-band grit.

After performing as The Raging Marys (1988-'91), LD reunited in 2018 in Nashville to record the album “Gnashville."

Their latest indie album, "Smile and Pretend," dropped Dec. 9, 2022..
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