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The Volcano Suns
United States - Boston, MA

ALL-NIGHT LOTUS PARTY LP 01. White Elephant 02. Cans 03. Room with a View 04. Blown Stack 05. Engines 06. Walk Around 07. Sounds Like Bucks 08. Four Letters 09. Dot on the Map 10. Village Idiot 11. Ride the Cog 12. Bonus Hidden Mystery Track Label: Homestead Records Cat #: HMS 070 Format: LP Released: 1986

Reviews: Still as great and still as diverse, this SUNS LP is almost as good as their first. It's a mixed bag with half psycho rockers and half melodic country-type beats, which is OK but not as overwhelming as before. However, some of these songs are real standouts in terms of originality and intensity. Still worthwhile. -Ruth Schwartz (from Maximum Rocknroll #42, November 1986) Imagine Sean Penn when he was busier sucking bong loads instead of you-know-who, in his archetypical stoned surfer role saying, "Man these guys are the kind, let's party!" And they are, godlike guitar noise with a sense of humor. Forget the Mission of Burma connection, Mission of Burma were never this balls-out on any vinyl I'm aware of. Not too many bands around that can use guitar noise to as good an effect. -Shane Williams (from Factsheet Five #20, November 1986)