The Lookouts - Spy Rock Road (And Other Stories) (New Vinyl LP)
The Lookouts - Spy Rock Road (And Other Stories) (New Vinyl LP)
Description
Thirty years ago, long before there was such a thing as Gilman Street, Green Day, or the East Bay pop punk explosion, three guys got together in an off-the-grid hippie wilderness known as Spy Rock, at the heart of Northern California's legendary Emerald Triangle. They hooked their amps up to their solar panels, made up a couple songs about living on the backside of nowhere, and The Lookouts were born. It would be the first time 12-year-old Tre Cool ever laid hands on a drumstick or a set of drums, but over the following five and a half years he honed the skills that he would put to use in his second band, Green Day, headlining amphitheaters and stadiums, winning Grammy Awards, and being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with his second band. Guitarist and singer Larry Livermore would go on to co-found Lookout Records, the indie label that introduced Green Day, and many other bands, to the world. Together with bassist (and future forest ranger) Kain Kong, and with guest appearances by Operation Ivy and Rancid's Tim Armstrong and Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, The Lookouts produced two albums, two EPs, and several compilation tracks, the best of which are featured on this double LP. Also included is a track from The Lookouts' very first demo tape, recorded in 1985, which features Tre singing backups in his as yet unbroken three-and-a-half-octave soprano.
Tracklist
A1 Story
A2 Agape
A3 Out My Door
A4 Dying
A5 I Saw Her Standing There
A6 Judgment Day
A7 Religion Ain't Cool
B1 Mendocino Homeland
B2 Big Green Monsters
B3 Once Upon A Time
B4 Outside
B5 Kick Me In The Head
B6 California/Mendocino
C1 That Girl's From Outer Space
C2 Wild
C3 Alienation
C4 Generation
C5 The Green Hills Of England
D1 Living Behind Bars
D2 Red Sea
D3 Sonny Boy
D4 Trees
D5 Life
D6 Friends