The Aberrant years

"Thanks be to Sub Pop. The label has assembled a box set of four 1980s albums recorded for Australia's Aberrant label by the Sydney, Australia trio feedtime in their definitive lineup ... Feedtime's sound was at once primitive and contemporary (of its time); it was influenced by everything from Australian hard rock bands Rose Tattoo and X (Melbourne), punk rock, American Delta blues, Cajun music, and a whole lot of other stuff ... The four records in The Aberrant Years are augmented by bonus tracks; the box contains a booklet with photos and an historical liner essay. Individually and together, these records are as potent, squalling, and beautiful as when they were issued".

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"Listen to all of The Aberrant Years, and you'll probably get too caught up in feedtime's bracing songs to think much about bands that came after them. Al, Rick, and Tom had lots of influences and loved to play other people's music, but their sound was a world of its own".

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