The Accelerators deliver some melodic Ramonesque Punkrock on this release. Although the release receives much appreciation, this is not really my cup of tea. It´s good, it´s melodic, but it does not grab me. It just sounds too unambitious to me. But that should not deter you ´cause I don´t even own a Ramones album. Reviews I found:
"A snappy new punk pop EP with a whiff of the '60s (especially in "I've Seen Her Somewhere Before"). The ACCELERATORS have RAMONES-y vocals, blasting guitars, bouncy singalong melodies, and that relatively rare ability to write terrific tunes. My favorite release of the month.
-Jeff Bale (from Maximum Rocknroll #19, November 1984)" (Taken from the Kill from the Heart Page)
"Fast & noisy HC punk from New Jersey with great singalong melodies, real catchy stuff. A minor classic. [8]" (Taken from FLEX!)
The Accelerators consisted of Ron Nole (bass/vocals), Dave Ross (drums/vocals) and John T. Hansen (guitar/vocals). Hanson later died through alcohol abuse; bassist Nole joined SF´s (better known) Parasites.
From Ron Nole´s Facebook page:
"They released a number of self-produced vinyl records and cassettes and were featured on comps such as the Weird New Jersey collections with standout titles such as "Shades of Death Road". Their brand of fast and loud "power pop" music made them local club favorites throughout the late 1980s.
Hansen, who produced much of the band's recorded output, continued to innovate on the basic punk ethos. For "Landscaping '99", a cassette release from the late 1980s, the band recorded with an actual power lawnmower in the studio. The band appeared a number of times on Pat Duncan's show on WFMU-FM. John Hansen died in 2001 due to effects of alcoholism in Philadelphia, Pa.
Anthony L. Rodriguez joined the band in 1991, on guitar and vocals. For a short time Anthony filled in on drums returning the band to a trio, then later back on guitar, while A.C. Krueger joined in on drums. Troy DeAngelis is the band's current drummer. Brian Sommer of New Jersey hardcore legends Stetz joined the band in 2001 as the rhythm guitarist.
"Punk Rock Rumble", "Do You Remember Punk?", "Start the Revolution", and "Punk Rock Revolution" are also currently available. A Punk and Horror Video collection is also available.
The vinyl is extremely thin: choose the cheapest vinyl you can get, put it in a flimsy cover with stupid pictures and poor graphic works, add no lyric sheet, and you have your typical Mutha Release. Hell, they even recycled sometimes overstocked jackets by reversing the inside out and glueing some xeroxed cover papers on the white inside cardboard. That is not quality, but it´s great.
Revelation collectors would probably go crazy about these tiny little color streaks in the black vinyl you can see in the picture above, but it´s simply a transition color towards plain black - there´s a color pressing on grey-marbled vinyl and this seems to be some grey vinyl remains.
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