Description
The Buck Pets – The Buck Pets – Vinyl Record
The Buck Pets is the self-titled debut album by the American alternative rock band The Buck Pets. Released in 1989, the album captures the band’s raw energy and distinctive sound that combines elements of punk, garage rock, and alternative rock.
Formed in Dallas, TX in the late ’80s, the Buck Pets (Tony Alba, drums, Ian Beach, bass, Chris Savage, guitar and vocals, and Andy Thompson, guitar and vocals) released three albums during the transition from the ’80s to the ’90s before splitting for good in 1993.
The album opens with the energetic and catchy track ‘Iron Cock,’ setting the tone for the rest of the record. Throughout the album, The Buck Pets deliver a high-octane performance, with songs like ‘How Delicious She Looks,’ ‘Hammer Valentine,’ and ‘Song for Louise Post’ showcasing their driving guitar riffs and powerful vocals.
The Buck Pets may not have achieved mainstream success, it remains a cult classic among fans of alternative rock from the late 1980s and early 1990s. The band’s unique blend of influences and their ability to create a visceral and passionate musical experience make this album a noteworthy addition to the era’s alternative rock scene.
Markedly influenced by early indie rock giants such as the Replacements, the Buck Pets scored a deal with Island, which released their first two albums, 1989’s The Buck Pets and 1990s Mercurotones. The band would score opening act gigs for alt-rock giants Jane’s Addiction and would work with producers Michael Beinhorn and the Dust Brothers, but commercial success was evasive. The majority of the record buying populace were still a year or two away from rambunctious alt-rock and diversions into dancier territory and the Buck Pets called it a day after their Restless released final full-length, To the Quick in 1993.
Brand new, never played and still sealed in the factory plastic seal with jacket slit
Island Records 1989
Track Listing
Iron Cock
How Delicious She Looks
Good Day
Inamorata
Hammer Valentine
More and More
Perfect
Little Murder
Lost
Song for Louise Post
