a brief history of The Wet Teens:
In the late 1970s Glam Punk was rising
in music Meccas with bands like Generation X, The New York Dolls, &
The Screamers. Meanwhile in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, your only chance
to see a live Glam band was to start your own. This was the launching point
for Michael Mercury & The Wet Teens. After a few years playing in dives
around South Carolina & a single Atlanta show to their credit, they
recorded a demo on an old reel-to-reel & dubbed off 50 copies for friends.
Shortly after the demos were recorded The Wet Teens came to a sudden end
when lead singer & frontman Michael Mercury died of syphilis – a complication
of being a sex addict & a Christian Scientist.
Twenty-five years later a house fire
sparked The Wet Teens revival. The destruction of the family home led to
Michael Mercury’s nephew acquiring a copy of The Wet Teens demo tape &
relaunching the band & taking on his uncle’s persona. Eventually they
re-recorded the demos & the result before you is Let It Pee.
On Let It Pee The Wet Teens
ignore the excesses of when Glam turned into Hair Bands in the late 1980s.
They are raw & subject to their own excesses, most notably in the lyrical
content that documents the sexual exploits that led to the first Michael
Mercury’s death. They mix the sounds of AC/DC, Motley Crue, Judas Priest,
& The Stooges to deliver a bleak story as a slab of beach trip debauchery
& good times.
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The
Wet Teens - Let It Pee
MP3 Album 2010 | Silber
088
7 tracks, 20 minutes
$5 (download
only (256 kbps, ~48 megs))
Okay, I know what you're thinking,
"What's a glam punk band doing on Silber?" Well, when good friends
make good music, you feel a need to make it heard. Over the top &
hyper-sexualized rock & roll brought back to life &, much like
Frankenstein's Monster, is stronger & more intense than before it died.
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