Louis Gutierrez, who first came to prominence as guitarist with The Three O’Clock – one of the quintessential groups (& along with Dream Syndicate, a personal favourite) to come out of Los Angeles’ early-’80s, neo-psychedelic movement dubbed ‘The Paisley Underground’; in particular, their albums ‘Sixteen Tambourines’ (1983) & ‘Arrive Without Travelling’ (1985) are essential recordings of the decade; the group originally formed under the name The Salvation Army, a raw variant that bridged punk, psych & garage rock, releasing one self-titled cult fave album on Frontier Records in 1982; Louis left The Three O’Clock in 1986 to form rootsy, power pop-ish combo Louis & Clark, with Michael ‘Clark’ Gurley (one EP, ‘Hollywood Capacity Maximum’, in 1987); he then became a principal member of alternative rock band, Mary’s Danish (thee studio & one live album between 1989-92) after which he & two bandmates formed Battery Acid; after 25 years of turning down reunion offers, The Three O’Clock reformed in 2013 to play that year’s Coachella festival – they have since performed select dates, including a Paisley Underground reunion with The Bangles, Dream Syndicate & Rain Parade in December. 2013…
The first full-length album from one of the pillars of the Paisley Underground scene of early-80s Los Angeles is a classic capsule of that moment. The baroque pop melds a heavy 60s pop psychedelic sound with a touch of 80s new wave as evidenced by the use of piano and harpsichord alongside synthesizers. The album contains the breakthrough single from the band, “Jet Fighter,” as “Fall to the Ground,” “A Day in Erotica,” and a stellar cover of The Bee Gees “In My Own Time.”
released November 20th 2020
song taken from the 1985 album “Arrive Without Travelling” on I.R.S. Records IRS-5591. “Her heads revolving like a Catherine Wheel spinning on the ground.”
The Fat Angel Sings 