Everybody poops (Bill McFadden) - Random songs

Tracklist:
01. Never run
02. Hanging up
03. Rikki Rae

Thanks to Allen Brewer for sending the songs.

Bill McFadden from Beltones and Pink Panzer's latest project before restarting the Beltones. None of the songs ever got released and it all seems like a way for Bill to do what he does best, namely making music and doing shows. Thought it would be cool to upload these songs since his old band is back and playing and hopefully recording some new stuff anytime now.

Just like anything else Bill has been in this is amazing and it still seems like he creates songs for me (i know it sounds emo but thats just how it is). Basicly the only artist who can create lovesongs that means anything (Rikki Rae), still to this day he is one of my top 3 vocalists and songwriters.

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Pink panzer - Hebrewphobia Demo (2004)

Tracklist:
01. Gay & white
02. White mans land
03. Pink flags flying
04. Man thunder
05. Pink panzer
06. Stick in the mud
07. Cruisin'
08. Dick in dixie

In no way released by any recordlabel haha.

So after The beltones broke up and Bill moved down to Texas something really wierd happened. US got their first white/gay pride bands and a whole new genre of skinheads calling themselfs G.A.S.H. (Gay Aryan SkinHeads) arrived. One of the funniest and best performed spoofs ever pulled of and my guess is that some people actually took this shit serious. No the band is not gay and they are in no way anti-jew or white power. They basicly took the post-77punk songs by Skrewdriver and added some male love into the songs.
If you are one of those that say you dont agree with Skrewdrivers politics you just like the music you gotta love this (otherwise sorry to say this but your a homophobic shittalker).
Bill has spooky recemblanse with Ian on the vocals and the band really captures the r'n'r feeling that Skrewdriver had in their whitepower days. Some songs like Pink Panzer are almost straight covers of some songs by the band but with some lyrical changes offcourse.
The best tracks are (yes i am serious) Pink panzer, Man thunder and the gay-anthem Pink flags are flying (haha).
If you can take this kind of things without going all PC about it (oh no they are mocking gay men and singing about not fucking black men in the ass) you will find some actually great songs musically. Just watch out some tracks are so catchy that you might find yourself singing along on the buss (Pink flags are flying for a land so gay and free).
8/10

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The beltones - Cheap trinklets (2001)

 Tracklist:
01. Aint no life
02. Set them up, Stevie
03. Weak
04. Cheap trinklets
05. Concrete jungle (Bob marley cover)
06. Hellfire
07. Shitty in pink
08. Better than a kick in the head
09. Lullabye
10. Mix it up
11. Mr wrecking ball
12. Thief
13. Garbage picker

Released by TKO records in 2001.

Their last and most commercial release. Lots of radiofriendly punk (in a good way) and really good production value the whole LP through.
As always its their bitter and emotional songs that are the best. Weak, Garbage picker and Lullabye are all dark but always makes me happy when listening to them.
A great cover of Concrete jungle and i think this is the way to make covers. Dont make it sound like the original and dont even make it if its not anyway near as good as the original.
Hellfire delivers a short but sweet r'n'r track where you can hear the clear simularitys between Bill's and Ian Stuart's voices (would become even clearer in Bill's next group Pink Panzer).
Dont want to sound like some missunderstood emokid but this is one of those bands that really "understood me" and i guess thats why they will always be one of my top 10 bands ever.
10/10

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Lyrics for Fuck you anyway by The beltones

Tonight is the night i come unglued/No longer will the beautifull people walk the streets and smile while i sit & stew/Been waiting all my life just to give it to you/Gonna pay back all you generous souls & when im done you motherfuckers will all be through./Just kidding, please forgive me didnt realize the whiskey would hit me so quickly/ill just grab my death & be on my way/didnt mean to wreck your evening, dont worry about me cause im only bleeding/& before i go theres just one last thing i want to say.
Always taking back the things that i say & do/Never ment to hurt anybody, but somethings inside that just wont play it cool/I wouldnt mind beating all of you black & blue/So if you want me i'll be in the corner holding back what i really think of you/Just kidding, please forgive me didnt realize the whiskey would hit me so quickly/ill just grab my death & be on my way/Didnt mean to wreck your evening, dont worry about me cause im only bleeding/& before i go theres just one last thing i want to say/FUCK YOU ANYWAY!

(Note: It is not me in the ending of the vid. It is a yankee by the name of comdrbuzzkill showing of his proud bald head.)

The beltones - Selftitled 7'' (2000)

Tracklist:
01. Shitty in pink
02. Nobody to love (Pogues cover)

Released by Radio records in 2000.

First release with the new line-up (check out my introduction for info) and it hasnt changed at all. Same great spirit and dedication poured into these songs and even if Bill was the one that personified the band the rest of the members all contribute to this great sound.
Shitty in pink would a year later be released on their full-lenght so the only reason to get this album is their cover of The pogues old song Nobody to love. This is one of the few bands that actually come of good covering something by Shane Macgowan.
This record came in two different covers, this one and one with Bill's head covering the young lass's body (i know wich one i like the most).
9/10

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The beltones performing My old man (Live)

A live performance by The beltones. Dont know what year this is but judging from what i can depict in the darkness its the post On deaf ears line-up.

The beltones - On deaf ears (1999)

 Tracklist:
01. My old man
02. Insipid sedentary girl
03. Naming my bullets
04. Fuck you anyway
05. Shoot the shit
06. Juvenile delinquent
07. Lock and load
08. Casualty
09. Suzi is a heartbreaker V.2 (Newtown neurotics cover)
10. Let the bombs fall

Released by TKO records in 1999.

All these songs where recorded in 1998 at the same time they recorded their Naming my bullets EP. All songs from that EP are featured with the same version on this record (except some differences in the NN covers lyrics) so i wont upload that EP.
If you liked the first two 7'' you will love this record. Its the same songs but damn better quality and a bit faster then the originals.
Both Let the bombs fall and Juvenile delinquent are great tracks in that emotional yet hard way that Beltones always did.
Last album with both Chris and Kevin but dont worry, great as they where the band still managed to deliver 2 superb records after this one.
10/10

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Lyrics for My old man by The beltones

Another empty bottle thrown over your shoulder
Another hazy morn' is another day older
Now the weekend's gone, and so are you
And all the bottles collecting up on the shelf
Are there to ease the pain but it just don't help
Cuz now you hate yourself, and you hate me too

Well looking at you puts a lump in my throat
That makes it hard to swallow my beer
And there's a reason that it's giving me the fear
Cuz you're shaking like a leaf
And I've seen that shake before, my friend
I ain't giving you no shit, just understand

You're looking like my old man X4

Well some little girl went out and broke your heart
Ripped out your mind and tore your world apart
And it ain't the first time you've been done this way
There's an angry little man inside of you
He comes out to play when you get stewed
And you're gonna have to starve him out some day

Well looking at you puts a lump in my throat
That makes it hard to swallow my beer
And there's a reason that it's giving me the fear
Cuz you're shaking like a leaf
And I've seen that shake before, my friend
I ain't giving you no shit, just understand

You're looking like my old man X4

The beltones - My old man 7'' (1996)

Tracklist:
01. My old man
02. Fuck you anyway

Released by Just add water in 1996.

The album they changed their name to THE beltones instead of just Beltones (not to be confused with the old ska band).
These songs where also on their 1999 full-length but these are older versions of those songs. Bill has clearly evolved his singing on this record, its that same ruff growling voice you can hear in Bill Owen's of Those unknown and Houston Ritcheson's of Belligerent 86.
Two great songs that would be released in even greater versions a few years on. Tragic and very emotional lyrics and especially Fuck you anyway hits the spot when your feeling down or just a bit antisocial.
10/10

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The beltones - Lock and load 7'' (1995)

Tracklist:
01. Lock and load
02. Casualty
03. Insipid sedentary girl
04. Shoot the shit

Released by Far out records in 1995.

The beltones first and probably my least favourite release. This record was included in their first full-lenght but these are the older versions of those songs so i thought i would upload it for your listening pleasure. The best track in the bunch is Insipid sedentary girl and has a bit slower rock 'n' roll feeling then on their 1998 version (actually like this version better).
8/10

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The beltones (Introduction)

Formed in Fort Lauderdale back in 1994 by Bill mcfadden (vocals, guitar) and Robert Sessions (guitar). Bill borrowed his girlfriends little brother to keep the beat on drums and also added Chris Arocha (used to play bass in Class war) and the band was complete.
They recorded their first demo in late 1994 called Please god make them stop that got Tim Pagones from Far out records attention. He signed them directly and the band released their first record a 4-track 7'' named Lock and load in 1995. Later that year they made a song for
Just add water records compilation called I Can't Believe It's Not Water. The owner of the label Jason Duncan was impressed and helped them release their second 7''called My old man. In 1998 they recorded another 4 song 7'' called Naming my bullets for TKO records. All of these where big underground successes so the year after that they decided to go back intio the studio and re-record their first two 7inches and together with Naming my bullets they finally had their first fill-length called On deaf ears.
After this release the band moved to Gainesville but Chris decided to stay behind since he had his wife and business in Fort Lauderdale. Now being a band without a bassplayer they hooked up with Will Thomas who was a..... drummer. Being a man on a mission he decided to give it a try. In 1999 after a big fight between Bills wife and his ex-girlfriend (Kevins sister) Kevin left the band so their new bassplayer jumped in on drums. This was just before they where going on their US tour so James Ross jumped in to fill the gap on bass. This was only temporary and after the tour they replaced James with Mike Mutti. With this line up they recorded their 2000 7'' and their infamous 2001 release Cheap trinklets.

The band went at it and did some tours, crashed some tourbusses but finally decided to call it a day in 2003 when Bill moved away. After this Mike Mutti went to play in Nervous tics an Bill would form his side-project Pink Panzer.
Bill reformed the band in New jersey in 2006 with an all new line-up but after some shows they disbanded.

This is the one of the most influential bands of the 90's and would inspire many bands in the future. Funniest thing with Beltones is that they never really played Oi!, no skinhead was a part of the band and they never (in the beginning) hung around in skinhead-circles. Even so the majority of their harcorefans was always skinheads.