{"product_id":"laughing-hyenas-hard-times-crawl-covers","title":"Laughing Hyenas- Hard Times + Crawl \/ Covers ( Vinyl )","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDouble vinyl LP pressing containing the garage rockers' 1995 album Hard Times, their 1992 EP Crawl and bonus tracks. Laughing Hyenas was an American band that existed from 1985 to 1995. According to AllMusic, \"At first, the band specialized in dirges overlaid with the tortuous, throat-shredding vocals of frontman John Brannon. As time passed, their blues connections became more and more explicit\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the time the Hyenas went back into the studio, Kevin Strickland and Jim Kimball had left to form Mule and had left John and Larissa without a rhythm section. Many people thought this marked the end of the band. Not the case. Todd Swalla (founding member of Necros) stepped in on drums and Kevin Ries on bass. Todd is a much more subtle timekeeper than Jim and Ries had no problem locking in with him, but stayed in the background a little more than Strickland leaving Larissa to take up a little more of the slack. She rises to the occasion, her leads a bit more melodic than before, although still blanketed in a sheet of noise. Brannon’s anguished vocals will still peel the paint of the walls and over the new slightly toned down direction, somehow seem even more extreme.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrawl is notably the only of the Hyenas records recorded in Detroit at White Room Studios.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBonus material:\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll tracks from the Covers “bootleg” 7”, featuring:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Solid Gold Hell” (Scientists)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I Want You Right Now” (MC5)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Under My Thumb” (Stones)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Serves Me Right To Suffer” (JL Hooker)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiner notes by Bob Bert (Sonic Youth, Pussy Galore, Chrome Cranks) and Allyson Baker (Dirty Ghosts, Teen Crud Combo)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnseen photos and flyer reprints\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHard Times disc:\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis album saw one more line up change: Kevin Ries left and one time Necros Ron Sakowski stepped in, the Hyenas went down to Memphis to the legendary Easley Studios to record their final LP with the one and only Doug Easley. On Hard Times, we see the Hyenas influences are more Howlin’ Wolf\/Muddy Waters than they are Nick Cave\/Iggy Pop. The full-on sonic assault of the first three records has given way to a hard hitting groove that has a graceful Exile-era Stones vibe. Larissa’s simple and one-of-a-kind guitar playing has never been better. Brannon does more crooning than screaming on this one, giving us their most “musical” offering yet. Every bit as emotionally ruthless as their previous releases, the Laughing Hyenas went out on a high note with Hard Times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBonus material:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e“Shine” — from the Jabberjaw compilation\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrack List\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJust Can't Win\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Hard Time Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e You're So Cool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Stay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Slump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Home of the Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Each Dawn I Die\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Shine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Crawl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Crawl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Living in Darkness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Walk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Girl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Covers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Solid Gold Hell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I Want You Right Now\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Under My Thumb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Serves Me Right to Suffer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003eShop online 24\/7 at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.darksiderecords.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eDarkside Records\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darksiderecordspk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"AEC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57420495552847,"sku":"813547025531","price":4.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/8725\/2047\/files\/3846219.jpg?v=1775624868","url":"https:\/\/vibesvinyl.com\/products\/laughing-hyenas-hard-times-crawl-covers","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}