Guana Batz – Loan Sharks Guana Batz – Loan Sharks Seethrough is as good as any of the songs included on Held Down, B-Side Blues feels more like a studio jam and their cover of Batman is fun though not essential. This reissue features three bonus songs that come from a 10″ issued around the same time. The original album closes with an instrumental from the Busters’ catalog. Please Gimme Something is the slower song of the side but is very torrid. Nightmare Fantasy, written by Sam Sardi, is no less frantic and shows the influence of the Ricochets. It opens with the manic pace of King Rat, followed by the wild cover of Johnny Cash’s You’re My Baby. It stays close to 50’s rockabilly, but more frantic ( Can’t Take The Pressure, Got No Money) and weird ( Nightwatch, Lady Bacon).ī-side is slightly different. The A-side delivers a solid set of five originals, mostly acoustic with slap bass and rhythm guitar to the fore, light drums and electric lead guitar. Not only the Batz were talented, but they came with a different sound, both classic and innovative. After two singles that made quite a stir on the relatively new psychobilly scene and a decent life in the indie charts, Pip and the boys toured heavily, switched to double bass by recruiting Sam Sardi of the Ricochets and took their time to write a solid debut album.Įxpectations were high, but the debut long player (10 songs for 25 minutes) largely fulfiled them (and even more). Truly a classic and without a doubt one of the ten “must have” psychobilly records. Guana Batz – Held Down… At Last! Guana Batz – Held Down… At Last!ĭown The Line / Got No Money / Can’t Take The Pressure / Nightwatch / Lady Bacon / King Rat / You’re My Baby / Nightmare Fantasy / Please Give Me Something / Bust Out / See Through / Batman (Live) / B-Side Blues
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