Naked Raygun

Alongside Hüsker Dü, Nude Raygun was among the 1st U.S. post-punk rings of the first ’80s that merged melodic affects with punk/hardcore. Created during 1981 in Chicago, IL (and mainly inspired by such art-punkers as Cable and Gang of Four), the group included several different people during its ten-year profession, including market leaders Jeff Pezzati (vocals), John Haggerty (electric guitar), Marko Pezzati (bass), Jim Colao (drums), and, in early stages, future Big Dark member Santiago Durango (electric guitar). Nude Raygun managed to get clear in early stages that these were unafraid to speak their thoughts (particularly when it found their personal politics views, that have been often from a solid and “macho” viewpoint), as established by such confrontational compositions as “Tojo” and “Potential Rapist” off their 1983 debut Cellar Screams. 1985’s Throb Throb noticed the group hone their sound even more (adding even more melody, and a even more meatier and metallic electric guitar sound), as evidenced with the album’s one “Surf Fight.” By this time around, Nude Raygun got carved a distinct segment for themselves with the faculty rock group and started spawning imitators back their hometown of Chicago. Undeterred, the group trapped to their weapons and refused to check out any established musical formulation while launching 1986’s All Rise, 1988’s Jettison, and 1989’s Understand?, just before Haggerty still left the group. Without their creator present, Nude Raygun were able to soldier on for just one even more discharge, 1990’s Raygun…Nude Raygun, before calling it quits a year later on. Following the group’s divide, Haggerty reappeared as an associate of Pegboy (which also included previous people of Bloodsport, the Effigies, and Bhopal Stiffs) and released three releases through the ’90s, while Pezzati seemed to possess disappeared from the earth, before suddenly showing up once again in the past due ’90s using a punk trio known as the Bomb. 1999 noticed the indie label Quarterstick reissue most of Nude Raygun’s albums with reward tracks, along with the compilation Nude Raygun: Huge Bigness — Selected Paths Through the Collected Functions, 1980-1992.