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Artist
Furyo
12+ albums
post-punkGothic RockGothicbatcavedeathrock
about
Like naughty little teases, Abbo, Steve and Eddie sneaked out a couple of low profile releases on compilation albums during the first half of 1983. These turned out to be a useful appetiser for what was to come, even though few probably realised it at the time. Both featured a Where's Lisse? guitarist called Patrick Egan (from who disappeared before Furyo hit the boards, unaccredited and unloved. First came the track “Slave Drive” on Dave Roberts’ “The Whip” album, a near-instrumental featuring a barrage of Steve’s drums and some very aggressive acoustic swooping on guitar. I recall John Peel playing this and it sounded great on the radio, keeping elements of the DK sound yet moving into fresh territory. I wanted more….. Even better was “Meat of Youth” on the “Batcave” album, recorded by the same line-up. This was a much looser, funkier track with Eddie basically playing lead bass and some proper Abbo lyrics. Much the best track on a pretty disappointing album (James T Pursey and various second division ‘Goth’ turns), this is well worth tracking down. (Notes for Record Collectors; the 2 vinyl albums above are long deleted but the Whip has been re-issued on CD, naughtily crediting Slave-Drive to UK Decay which it clearly isn’t. The Batcave album was on Decca and I guess won’t ever be re-issued, which is a shame. These 2 tracks were both played live by Furyo in their first few gigs but had been dropped by the end. MOY was often the encore and made a storming closer) Anyway,
