BAD MUTHA GOOSE
Bad Mutha Goose-is on the loose! This Texas funk band bursting with integrity, pride and soul is most definite-
ly ready to take the warld by storm. Formed in Austin in 1986, the seven-member crew is known for energetic
live shows and attitude with a capital A. Bad Mutha thrives on breaking down barriers between band and audi
ence and addressing one's sense of self, as evidenced in songs like "Be Somebody" and "Free Your Mind"
Stressing individuality is no new concept to punk/skate scene veteran Tim Kerr, founding member and gu
tarist for the now legendary punk/funk band the Big Boys. Tim and Billy Pringle, another veteran of many
Texas Bands, decided that funk was their destiny and quickly recruited Alvin Dedeaux and Denya Ridley on
vocals and Paul Johnson on keyboards and percussion. Recently rounding things out with Mike Champion on
drums and Yoggle on monster bass, the Goose's brand of 70s-based funk mixed with 90s freestyle rap and
their own unique message is unstoppable. The interracial make-up of the group has never been an issue to
the band, Rather than viewing things in terms ef black or white, the Muthas stress having respect for people of
all ethnic backgrounds, and music is the tool to do exactly
that. More good news: the words and the beat are now
available on vinyl with the Be Somebody Ep and Tower of
Babble Lp. High-energy doesn't begin to describe the live
show; then there's the message: Be exactly what you want
to be, have pride, give it one hundred percent, and whoey-
et has the most fun wins
-Mike LaVella
PIREHOSE
f
Mike Watt's face overflows with concentrated passion as he rock-walks his bass through a melodious
cycle of motion, moment and high-performance bassmanship. Firehose's keeper of the groove is a
firm, spirited believer in self-actualization. "You gotta do it on your own," he says. "There are only so many
chords." Tapping, pulling and tickling his instrument through exotic, chaotic riffery, Watt demonstrates the
humble concept that everybody should start their own band and play whatever the heck they feel. That's
what he and fellow Minutemen D. Boon and George Hurley did back in 1980. "People should see Mike
Watt up there playing bass and think, 'Hey, any asshole can do that." he says. This is the first step. The
second is to question things that have always been done automatically. If everybody did this, he says,
people would finally gain control of their own destiny. Watt is certainly in
control of his own bass on Flyin' The Flannel, the latest disc by he and
fellow Hosers Hurley and Ed Crawford. It rocks in the tightly loose,
counter-pointed, harmonic universe of expressionism projected by the
previous Hose sounds of Ragin' Full-On, if'n and fROMOHIO, Rollicking
ragers like "Down With The Bass," The First Cuss" and "I Can't Believe"
prove the fire still burns in Firehose, and smoldering sonnets like "Walk-
ing The Cow" and "Too Long" carry on the power of the punk ballad.
The new album expounds on the virtues of spontaneous combustion
and points out that it's important to look at the real enchilada, the big
picture, and act in your own significant way. "Or else," says Watt, "one
day there'll be hell to pay. Because, you know, karma wails."
-Brian Brannon
70 THRASH MAGAZINE
ZOUNDS
HELL-RE