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What can you say about the Trash Brats? In a time when it's cool to play rock & roll again these guys never stopped. After 13 years of playing rock & roll they have seen more than most would want to. Having their neighbors torch their house to the ground, having their house robbed by drug dealers, having friends get shot and killed, even getting sued by a stalker. They've done most everything with the exception of selling out and being fake.
One thing these guys have never gotten or seen is the success they rightfully deserve. Too punk for rock and too rock for punk. The first time I saw the Trash Brats was in 1988 at a punk festival in Detroit. When I walked in there were four guys playing on stage. The singer had pink hair and was wearing lingerie. They were playing some of the best music I've ever heard. The crowd hated them. Some guy screamed "faggot" as a bottle was whipped at the stage. Soon there were chairs flying. Everybody became violently pissed - booing, spitting and throwing things. Unbelievably the band kept playing, amused by the reaction. Boom I was sold!
I remember seeing the Brats in 1989 opening for Dag Nasty. Same scenario same scene. People became so angry the bar owner yanked the band from the stage before they were finished in fear of a riot.
I saw the Trash Brats open for Kid Rock in 1995. The sold out audience was less than happy to see The Trash Brats play. From beginning to end the band was showered with wigger spit, beer, insults and threats. The band was humored by the reaction and decided to taunt them into further rage which resulted in their roadie going home with stitches from a flying beer can. I've never seen a band cause so much fury just for the way they look.
The reason I tell these stories is for the simple fact that before there was Marilyn Manson, before there was The Toilet Boys, before that dick head in Stone Temple pilots was wearing fishnets and the rest of the come-latelies, there were the Trash Brats. The band has achieved popularity not only in Detroit but world wide, which is saying a lot for a band that has never been signed. Groups like The Goo-Goo Dolls, The Forgotten Rebels, Joan Jett and even Dope has claimed The Trash Brats to be one of their favorite bands out of Detroit.
The Trash Brats are a true testament that there is still hope out there for rock n roll. And guys who actually know how to write great songs!
You have to give the Brats credit. They've never compromised themselves to fit the current mold of what's trendy. Is it a coincidence that all these other so called rock bands look and sound the same? No, they're just too pussy to do anything different. The Trash Brats have never cared about that. They dyed their hair unusual colors and strutted the drag look back when it was unheard of. Its funny seeing bands do it now when its "safe"..... If you think you've got balls try wearing a dress in a city full of auto workers..
So here are a collection of Trash Brat songs recorded from '87-'98 hope you enjoy it.
For those who have never heard of the Trash Brats may your loss be your lesson..
-MIKE BEDELL
THE TRASH BRATS WERE AND STILL REMAIN SHARPLY BENT. AND
ANYONE WITH AN ELEMENTARY KNOWLEDGE OF MUSIC COULD TELL YOU HOW SHARPLY THEY
HONED THE HOOKS.
UNDENIABLY GREAT POP POWERED BY FOUR FREAKS WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN SPONSORED BY
AQUANET, REVLON, AND FREDERICKS OF HOLLYWOOD.
WHEN THE BRATS WERE PLAYING YOU COULD HAVE DROPPED A BOMB ON THE BUILDING AND
EFFECTIVELY WIPED OUT THE ENTIRE DETROIT MUSIC SCENE-PUNK, METAL, ROCK AND
RAP......
BUT NO BOMBS WERE EVER DROPPED, THOUGH BRATS FANATIC PAT SCHLICK DIED WAY TOO
YOUNG. HE INSPIRED THE SONG "SOMEDAYS TOO LATE".
FREAKS IN LINGERIE SINGING ABOUT DEAD SKINHEAD FRIENDS. FREAKS IN LINGERIE
SINGING ABOUT DETROIT'S DEVILS NIGHT ARSON TRADITION IN WHAT IS OTHERWISE A LOVE
BALLAD IN "GERRI'S SONG". FREAKS IN LINGERIE PAYING HOMAGE TO THEIR
GHETTO BANDHOUSE IN "3873 MARLBOROUGH ST". FREAKS IN LINGERIE THAT
KNOW A THING OR TWO ABOUT HOOKS. OUR FREAKS. IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, SUCK THE BALL
SWEAT OFF THEIR NYLONS..
-JIMMY DOOM