#patrick amory

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“Only discs I can think of that have delivered the goods so confidently so far as roolin guitar shit is concerned is Metal Circus, Squirrel Bait and Stink.”

MOVING TARGETS review by GERARD COSLOY, Editor   

CONFLICT 42  August-September 1986

PATRICK AMORY said about Burning In Water in TOO FUN TOO HUGE #1 (February 1987): “You need to own it; it’s one of the year’s best records.” [with caveats though]

GREG FREEMAN from BRAVEAR  Volume 3 Issue 6  (1987): “Slight problem with the songs’ tendency to merge and blur from one into another in my mind (nothing sticks out), but oh well. In relatively small doses this rocks my world.”

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“...this band has a compelling emptiness and mystery that passes a lot of people by.”

TRIFFIDS reviews by PATRICK AMORY

TOO FUN TOO HUGE #2   Spring 1988  (page 77) PATRICK AMORY & GEORGE BOULUKOS, Publishers and Editors

http://thetriffids.com/

TOO FUN TOO HUGE #2 exhumed and forwarded to Fuckin’ Record Reviews by Ground Rule Double D

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“Oh yes. A joyous introspective wallow of ringing guitars and dour vocals...These frustrated youth are a lot more convincing than Dinosaur just because their problems seem a lot more real...but that’s as far as it goes.” 

WEDDING PRESENT review by PATRICK AMORY, Co-editor

TOO FUN TOO HUGE #2 (page 78) Spring 1988

PATRICK AMORY & GEORGE BOULUKOS, Publishers and Editors

The Official Page Of The Wedding Present

Patrick Amory at Wikipedia 

TOO FUN TOO HUGE #2 exhumed and forwarded to Fuckin’ Record Reviews by Ground Rule Double D

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TOO FUN TOO HUGE #2   Spring 1988  (cover)

PATRICK AMORY & GEORGE BOULUKOS, Publishers and Editors

...from the archives of TOO FUN TOO HUGE #2:

Amory reviews a VELVET UNDERGROUND boot: “…an unaffected passel of well-recorded poorly-played songs of light and ease.”

Amory reviews COUCH FLAMBEAU: “…monstrous guitar that owes more to Metallica or Judas Priest than any punk rock band, shrapnel spilling over…mighty rock stylings and total spoiled-brat attitude.”

Amory reviews BREAKING CIRCUS: “Breaking Circus strips their guitar crack so far down it’s a piece of rubber stretched transparent…clanging guitar duets and piano noise alternating with piercing steel vision.”

Amory reviews a lame TELEVISION boot: “…do you really want to hear the 1984 Tom Verlaine cover versions on the flip?”

..from the archives of TOO FUN TOO HUGE #1:

Boulukos reviews BIG STAR: “Only idiots don’t own it now.” 

TOO FUN TOO HUGE #2 exhumed and forwarded to Fuckin’ Record Reviews by Ground Rule Double D

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“...do you really want to hear the 1984 Tom Verlaine cover versions on the flip?”

TELEVISION review by PATRICK AMORY

TOO FUN TOO HUGE #2   Spring 1988  (no page #)

PATRICK AMORY & GEORGE BOULUKOS, Publishers and “Editores”

TELEVISION

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“Strangely off-putting at first, this album is like a great group of friends that slowly coalesces into the best summer of our life…”

BIG DIPPER review by GEORGE BOULUKOS

TOO FUN TOO HUGE #2   Spring 1988  

PATRICK AMORY & GEORGE BOULUKOS, Publishers and Editors

BIG DIPPER

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“As I’ve sunk deeper into the depressing morass of the single, nine-to-five lifestyle, only two or three things nudge my head to the side, off the track…Fortunately the Bats record came out…I could almost forget that I’m in New York City and have to go to work at 8:30 tomorrow.” 

- Review of the Bats by Patrick Amory

TOO FUN TOO HUGE #2   Spring 1988  (page 57)

PATRICK AMORY & GEORGE BOULUKOS, Publishers and “Editores”

You will recall that Patrick Amory is  General Manager PRESIDENT & CO-OWNER of Matador Records, a well regarded rock, hip hop and high life label that had a Number One Hit Record by Queens Of The Stone Age in June 2013. He has to go to work there tomorrow at 8:30 AM. 

Daddy’s Highway was reissued by Captured Tracks in 2014

TFTH #2 donated by Dave Decrepitude 

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The BUILDERS “Alligator” C0nch3  LP  (South Indies, NZ - 1985)

Patrick Amory’s 1988 review of the BUILDERS’ Ginger Jar 7″ is here.