The Nurks - Another Rainbow / When You Can. 1968 USA-South Carolina

From Anderson, South Carolina (I was just there last year in fact). Opens with a haunting organ until we get into the familiar garage beat. Nice melodic vocals. This track has been anthologized. B) side adds in a bit of sax. The Nurks have a nice touch of harmony. Not bad at all.

2/13/24

3.5 / 3.0 

Idlewilde South - Feel It / Pedro's Bar & Grill. 1980 USA-South Carolina

From the hinterlands of South Carolina. A) side is FM friendly bar n' roll. B) side features an opening cool hard rock riff that reminds me of Blackfoot when they catch a groove. Actually the whole song reminds me of Blackfoot.

1/23/24

Musical Science - Frame of Mind / Secrets.1983 USA-South Carolina

Pretty much what the genre tag offers is what you get with Musical Science. It's not exactly Thomas Dolby styled new wave, but one almost gets the sense that his music played a role here. But the oddity is the metal guitar. It's not super heavy, even by 1983 standards, but it's a definite contrast to what is normally expected with music such as this. In retrospect, it appears that Musical Science should have been one of the bands to get signed. They had the right sound for the era, and good songwriting. Probably coming from Anderson, South Carolina didn't help...

Ownership: SP: 1983 Underground Sound. Online acquisition (2020)

5/11/20 (first listen); 9/20/20 (review / new entry)