No Questions Asked (album)

No Questions Asked
Studio album by the Flesh Eaters
Released 1980
Studio Program Recorders
Mental Ward
Genre
Length 24:20
Language English
Label Upsetter
Producer Chris D.
The Flesh Eaters chronology
Flesh Eaters
(1978)		 No Questions Asked
(1980)		 A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die
(1981)
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No Questions Asked is the first studio album by the Los Angeles, California punk rock band the Flesh Eaters, released in 1980 on Upsetter Records.[nb 1][2]

Critical reception

According to reviewer Joseph Neff from The Vinyl District:

"The Flesh Eaters’ [early output was] good, but flirtations with greatness arrived on the 1980 long-player No Questions Asked, [Chris] Desjardins refining a vocal approach comparable to a wilder West Coast Richard Hell."[3]

For his part, Jay Hinman from Perfect Sound Forever, was of the view that:

"... The album suffers a wee bit from muted production and some discontinuity, which is not particularly surprising given that eight musicians rotated through 14 short tracks ... The sound is sharp, static bursts of punk heat, dressed up with Chris’ phantasmagoric visions of plagues, hemorrhages and rabid cops. The sound is best represented on tracks like "Impossible Crime", "Dominoes" and "Police Gun Jitters" ... It’s worth noting that Desjardins’s tales were repeatedly inspired by B-movies (the name of the band being a prime example ...),[3] with a ghoulishness particularly heard in the lyrics of this LP. No Questions Asked marked the end of the first wave of the Flesh Eaters, and gave birth to the all-star roots/voodoo combo of 1981’s A Minute to Pray, A Second To Die."[4]

Reissues

In February 2004, Atavistic Records released a remastered edition on CD of the original record,[nb 2][5] which was extended with ten bonus tracks, including the entire four-song debut EP Flesh Eaters from 1978,[nb 3] the three cuts contributed by the band to the Tooth and Nail compilation in 1979,[nb 4] and three previously unreleased demo recordings from 1978.[5] Mark Wheaton was in charge of the mastering at Catasonic Studios in Echo Park, California.

Track listings

1980 LP release

All songs written and composed by Chris Desjardins, except where noted. 

Side A
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Sleeping Sickness"   Stan Ridgeway 1:42
2. "Jesus Don't Come Through the Cotton"  Judith Bell, Fredo Sutton  0:54
3. "Police Gun Jitters"     1:34
4. "Dynamite Hemorrhage"   Stan Ridgeway 1:33
5. "Ten Inch Razor"   John Curry, Scott Lasken 2:06
6. "Kiss on My Cheek" (spoken word)   0:13
7. "Suicide Saddle"     1:49
Side B
No. TitleMusic Length
1. "Cry Baby Killer"    4:16
2. "Dominoes"    1:54
3. "Crazy Boy"  Joe Ramirez 2:09
4. "The Child Comes First"    1:16
5. "Home of the Brave"    1:07
6. "Impossible Crime"    1:50
7. "No Questions Asked"  Stan Ridgeway 1:57
Total length:
 24:20

2004 remastered CD edition

Extended version with 10 bonus tracks: 15 to 17 were originally released as part of the 1979 Tooth and Nail compilation, 18 to 21 were originally released in 1978 as the four-song EP Flesh Eaters, and 22 to 24 were previously unreleased material.

All songs written and composed by Desjardins, except where noted. 

Personnel

The Flesh Eaters
The Flesh Eaters (2004 CD edition bonus tracks)
  • Chris Desjardins - Vocals
  • Pat Garrett - Guitar (15, 16)
  • John Doe - Bass (15, 16)
  • Don Bonebrake - Drums (15, 16)
  • Exene Cervenka - Backing vocals (15, 16)
  • John Curry - Guitar (17 to 21)
  • Scott Lasken - Bass (17 to 21)
  • Dennis Walsh - Drums (17 to 21)
  • Judith Bell (credited as V) - Backing vocals (17)
  • Tito Larriva - Guitar (22 to 24)
  • John Richey - Bass (22 to 24)
  • Joe Nanini - Drums (22 to 24)
Production
Additional production (2004 CD edition)

Notes

  1. ↑ Upsetter #UPCJ 34
  2. ↑ Atavistic #ALP143CD
  3. ↑ Upsetter #UPSET 8
  4. ↑ Upsetter #UP WR 1&2
  5. ↑ At Program Recorders Studios in Hollywood, California.
  6. 1 2 At Mental Ward Studios.
  7. 1 2 At Catasonic Studios in Echo Park, California.
  8. ↑ At Alleycat House, Stodola's four-track home studio.

References

  1. 1 2 Campbell, Al. "No Questions Asked: AllMusic Review by Al Campbell". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  2. ↑ No Questions Asked. allmusic.com. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Neff, Joseph (July 24, 2014). "Graded on a Curve: The Flesh Eaters, A Minute to Pray, A Second to Die". thevinyldistrict.com. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  4. ↑ Hinman, Jay (January, 2001). "The Flesh Eaters: Heavy Punk Thunder from the Lake of Burning Fire". furious.com/perfect. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  5. 1 2 No Questions Asked, 2004 remastered CD edition. allmusic.com. Retrieved January 17, 2016.

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