A Hard Road to Follow

by The Flesh Eaters

A Hard Road to Follow cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1983
  • Label: Upsetter
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 49:07
  • Community rating: 3.75/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Don Kirk, Robyn Jameson, Maria Dwight, Jill Jordan, Chris Wahl

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Showcasing a slightly more streamlined approach following their earlier manic outbursts, Chris Desjardins' ensemble injects macabre, cinematic poetry into gritty rock structures. The dark, blues-inflected punk sound heavily influenced the rapidly growing deathrock community in California.

Genres

Descriptors: death, alcohol, crime, drugs, violence, distorted, theatrical, loud, riff-heavy, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Life's A Dirty Rat (5:15)
  2. Rhymes (3:29)
  3. The Hammer Hits The Nail (2:54)
  4. My Destiny (5:22)
  5. Buried Treasure (4:33)
  6. I Take What I Want (2:35)
  7. Eyes Without A Face (3:13)
  8. Father Of Lies (4:43)
  9. Fistful Of Vodka (5:39)
  10. Every Time I Call Your Name (4:07)
  11. We'll Never Die (3:30)
  12. Poison Arrow (3:47)

Credits

  • The Flesh Eaters - primary artist
  • Jill Jordan - backing vocals
  • Robyn Jameson - bass, written-by [all songs, except where noted]
  • Chris Wahl - drums, written-by [all songs, except where noted]
  • Don Kirk - guitar, written-by [all songs, except where noted]
  • Al Green - written-by
  • Mabon "Teenie" Hodges - written-by
  • David Porter - written-by

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