Retreads HIGHWAY TO HELSINKI (Gulcher 417)

Retreads
HIGHWAY TO HELSINKI
(Gulcher 417)

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Hailing from the musical backwater of Muncie, Indiana, the mighty Retreads are a rock-music equation that makes perfect sense. And I'm not talking about the "heartland rock" morass that is synonymous with "Little Pink Houses," etc. That said, it only figures that a gut-bucket, fuel-injected hot-rod of a band like The Retreads would come from such a mundane burg as Muncie. Propelled by Pabst Blue Ribbon, testosterone, maybe a few cheap drugs, and an unstoppable desire to rock like mofos, The Retreads are a no-bullsh*t band that works their magic well outside the machinations of rock-scene politics and hype. The 'Treads exist out of sheer force of will, and that will is a mighty force indeed. The band started as teenagers with a Ramones fixation, but after a couple years of three-chord hormone-inspired buzzsaw pop, the guys saw fit to retool, revamp, and rock the f*ck out! With the musical "maturity" that occasionally happens to particularly rawk-crazed 20-year-olds of twisted vision, the 'Treads burrowed further into the uglier side of proto-punk and early metal, producing a sound that is an amalgam of Dead Boys, Stooges, MC5, AC/DC and Blue Oyster Cult, tempered with a just hint of stoner rock and hardcore. But instead of merely spewing out xeroxes of these earlier sounds, The 'Treads mashed a junkyard full of fantastic rock through their own private trash compactor. Leave it to Indiana's original punk label, Gulcher Records, to give credit where credit's due and dig a winner when it's heard. Originally released on The Retreads' own Cock Rock Records, HIGHWAY TO HELSINKI is a diamond in the rough, honed by anger, desperation, and sheer force of will. What more can be said? 'Treads rock out, doin' it for the dudes! Retreads Uber Alles! (John Sewell/Mean Street)