Starting the piece of sandpaper affixed to the cover, you know you're in for some abrasive shit when you pick up the debut Feederz LP. The band called it "a product to destroy all other products!", and even if the back of my copy wasn't clearly damaged from being stored against another one, I'd be inclined to agree. The Feederz message, conveyed as well through the instrumentation and venemous vocals as well as the lyrics, is vehemently anti-consumerism. No need to rationalize, just "destroy what bores you on sight!" A punk masterpiece that kicks off with an Olivia Newton John cover.Situationist tendencies, the drummer from the DKs, one of the most blasphemous songs ever recorded (which saw initial release on Alternative Tentacles' famous "Let Them Eat Jellybeans" comp), and a frontman named Frank Discussion who made ripples at Gilman by performing with a cadaverous cat and deceased dog affixed to his person? I'm sold, although I can't stand by some of the language on here. Broken Rekkids reished this a few years ago, along with the second LP and a (surprisingly decent) third, new LP by a reformed Feederz. They run the gambit from essential (this) to quite good. LISTEN.
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