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The Scientists: A Place Called Bad

by The Scientists

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therealjohnpaulmurray
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therealjohnpaulmurray Fucking excellent, mahn!!! Favorite track: This Is My Happy Hour.
airdnis
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airdnis the best band from my country? potentially. i hope one day we collectively realise how good these guys are. Favorite track: Swampland.
DolphinWolf
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DolphinWolf Kim Salmon is an icon and genius. As a guitarist he is one of the greats - in the upper echelon. As a composer he is a genius
The_Bunnyman
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The_Bunnyman One of my all time favourite artists who I was lucky enough to see live numerous times. Great to have their entire catalogue in one place. Thanks for the music Favorite track: We Had Love.
eyeflys2000
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eyeflys2000 Such an amazing collection by a totally incredible band. If you haven't heard this,you need to. Favorite track: We Had Love.
Novasquad23
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Novasquad23 big scientists an since the 80's. great to have the complete recordings in one place
Favorite track: Solid Gold Hell.
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about

With a sound that was swampy, primal and modern-urban all at once—as much in the tradition of rock n’ roll and punk rock as it was a rejection of those things, the Scientists’ formula was as universal as it was specific to their own experience. The themes of getting wasted, driving around in hotted-up cars, being trapped in crap jobs, and paranoia were their subject matter. Machine throb bass and drums with jagged car-wreck guitars were their modus operandi. Fitting into no place or time they spurned all but the most rudimentary and elemental of rock structures to create a sound all their own.

> 4CD includes complete studio recordings, live recordings, and a previously unissued set from Adelaide UniBar, plus dozens of previously unpublished photographs, discography, and fold out Perth Punk family tree.

> 2LP version boils the box down to 22 essentials, plus unpublished photographs, discography, and fold out Perth Punk family tree.

“The Scientists proved to me that rock 'n' roll could be played by gentlemen in fine silk shirts half unbuttoned and still be dirty, cool and real.”—Thurston Moore

“They wrote fantastic singles and looked like they just crawled out of the ooze. What more could you ask for?” —Warren Ellis

“The Scientists turned my head around and made a man out of me! They grew hair on my palms and made my socks stink!”—Jon Spencer

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released August 19, 2016

2016, 2016 Numero Group

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The Scientists Perth, Australia

The Scientists went through many incarnations in their 9 year history but are remembered mostly for the lineup that existed from 1981 to 1985. Kim Salmon, Tony Thewlis, Boris Sujdovic and Brett Rixon together had the peculiar chemistry that produced the classics, Swampland, Happy Hour, the Blood Red River mini LP and We had Love. ... more

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