The Firing Squad For God (1987)
The Roots Of The Q’s New Wave Blues
I used to see these guys in the late 70s when they were playing Southern dives like The Buffalo Roadhouse. They were a guaranteed riot back in the day and The Firing Squad For God – a 12″ EP with 5 tracks of hellfire blues & Beefheartian weirdness recorded between 1982 & 1987 – was a return to that early, manic form. The title track features thinly disguised audio tapes of Nixonian TV Evangelist/Tithe Collector Robert Tilton (“If Newsweek calls, say I’m in a meetin‘”). Angular guitars are all over the place. Some of the imagery is pure theatre. A 15 minute blast of the Pool Q’s as a stripped down new wave/blues combo, echoing their debut 1979 single, “Rat Bait.” Fun. A vinyl rip, as its never been on CD.
The Firing Squad for God (4:41)
El Presidenté (1:53)
Working in the Nut Plant (4:58)
Hip-Hype (2:39)
Reprisidenté (2:06)
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Always been a fan of the Q’s. Their Royal Academy of Reality is a great overlooked prog-rock album. Any idea what Jeff is up to these days?
Thanks for this.
Presumably still at it. He just released another Supreme Court album with Glenn Phillips, which we have a sample of, along with the old Supreme Court debut, Goes Electric. Find those HERE.