Description
Missile Toe is an album by the American indie rock band Pspazz, released on Brainstorm Artists International in 1995, distributed by Diamante. The album was produced, recorded, and mixed by Gene Eugene of Adam Again fame at The Green Room in Huntington Beach, California.
Pspazz was a punk/ska/weirdness band from Hawaii comprised of Kyle Maligro on guitar and vocals, Mason Ian on guitar, Zach Wilhelm on bass, and Robin Ryder on drums. They went on a tour in the US opening for bands like MxPx, P.O.D., Five Iron Frenzy, Stavesacre, Starflyer 59, and The Prayer Chain.
Sitting somewhere between The Presidents of the USA and ’70s power poppers Cheap Trick, this energetic wonderfully titled album rocks out from start to finish. Guitar/vocalist Kyle Maligro does a passable impression of the Trick’s Robin Zander especially on «Mayor», but as a fan of that band, I’ve got no problem with that! Easy listening this isn’t but if you’re into all things rock and roll, this is a must. Lyrically I found it much harder to get into – I haven’t got a clue what half of this is about. Perhaps it’s the American slang, perhaps it’s just my age! That hasn’t stopped me getting down though. Like The Presidents, some of this is clearly just simple good fun. «b.o.» examines the perils of band members not wearing deodorant. The wonderful «Rubber Ducky» appears to be about a man in the bath who wants to borrow your duck though I am sure this is merely an allegorical reference to some aspect of sanctification that temporarily escapes me! Great song though. The rocking «Mask» looks at how God looks on our hearts not at the outside. In «Freak» Milagro sings, “I am a freak/ I’m a weirdo but I love God above” and ultimately perhaps that’s all that matters, overall this is a wonderfully slightly off kilter modern pop rock album. [Mike Rimmer, Cross Rhythms, October 1996]
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CD tracklist:
01. Missile Toe
02. b.o.
03. Mask
04. Everyday
05. Pspazz
06. French Toast
07. Mayor
08. Rubber Duckie
09. Feel The Rhythm
10. Roller Coaster
11. Hair
12. Freak
13. Two Little Trips
14. Let Go, Let God
15. Untitled
16. Untitled
Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and CD by Brainstorm. Track titles are as they appear on the back cover. In the liner notes, track 2 is listed as “B.O. Juice”, track 12 is listed as “A Freak Who Loves God,” and track 14 is listed as “Let Go Let God.” Tracks 15 and 16 are secret tracks not mentioned in the liner notes.
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