Biography
The Foreign Objects were far from the most popular local band of their era (1979-1981). Theirs were the days when Hamp tubbies were still grumbling about the demise of Fat, Clean Living, and the Valley's other connections to the duppier sounds of the early '70s. The popular sonic style at Rahar's was new wave, whether coughed up by the blubby electronics of the Scientific Americans or the dullard pop of the Elevators. The Foreign Objects were a band apart from both these camps.
Their heritage was that of the garage - from '60s thugs such as the Sonics, through to the pre-punk teen damage of the Dictators, right on into the junk culture mania of the Gizmos and the simple-spoken truths of the Ramones. The Foreign Objects were of a piece with this tradition. Their riffs were plain, proud and true. Their lyrics blended paeans of '60s TV shows like "Combat" with defenses of professional wrestling and jokes about psychotronic films. In the late '70s, before the detritus of pop culture started to recycle itself endlessly (via cable TV, CD reissues, and even a Hollywood movie about Ed Wood for chrissakes!), it was possible to do this sorta stuff straight. It wasn't necessary for the Foreign Objects to resort to the ironic distance that would envelop a similar band these days.
The Foreign Objects were just playing the kinda music they dug and braying lyrics about stuff that was considered to be beneath contempt by many of their contemporaries. Because their motives were pure
In the late 70's and early 80's The Foreign Objects rocked the Northeast with their unmistakable punk sound and distinctly original take on the pain and glories of both Professional Wrestling and World War II. Bill Perks' unique lyrical vision combined with the gritty garage-punk of the FOs produced a final effect that was hard to describe.
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