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Treated with indifference by the specialized press and snubbed by the band's aficionados because not considered on par with masterpieces like the first "Fire Of Love", the second "Miami", and the stunning "Death Party". But, in all honesty, did a record like this deserve such treatment? No, damn it!
"Las Vegas Story" by the phenomenal Gun Club is a magnificent album, perhaps not up to the previously mentioned titles, but certainly a record full of passion, great ideas, and pathos.
Listen, just to get an idea, to the cemetery rock 'n' roll of "Walkin' With The Beast", the tempered melancholy of "Eternally Is Here", the punk power of "Moonlight Motel", or the immortal notes of "Secret Fires" and tell me: why should a chapter like this go unnoticed and why should it be, stupidly, considered a half misstep?
Still not convinced by what I'm writing? Go listen to "The Stranger In My Town" with its shabby stride, the touching cover of "My Man's Gone Now" or the psychedelic "Give Up The Sun". So why not reevaluate the fourth musical effort of ours? And why not enjoy "Las Vegas Story" for what it is able to express with great class?
Sure, compared to Pierce & company's fundamental records, here quite "mainstream" echoes are audible, diversions that may initially leave you slightly bewildered, but in its entirety "Las Vegas Story" presents us with a kick-ass band, driven by demonic rock 'n' roll and one of its most illustrious fathers; Mr. Blues.
Much better than the subsequent, and often cited, "Mother Juno" but a few meters below the dynamite "Fire Of Love"; the legendary "The Las Vegas Story" delivers earth-shattering emotions. The poetic imagery is, more or less, the same even if the music, while not straying from the classic trademark of the Gun Club, becomes more accessible.
The legendary Jeffrey Lee Pierce, the Cramps-like Kid Congo Powers on guitar, the gloomy Patrica Morrison on bass, and the great Terry Graham on drums; they crafted this unforgettable record in the distant 1984, offering us what is unfortunately destined to be remembered as the last great effort of the Club! Don't miss it because, despite not finding an excessive number of admirers, "Las Vegas Story" deserves all your esteem and respect! A record to be rediscovered.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
04 The Stranger in Our Town (05:12)
There's a stranger in our town
he's got a burning eye
he wants to get off on you...
The last time that he was here
he had a roving eye
he smiled as he got off on you...
Don't face me with that sad face
because, you lost that glorious grace
you will always be coming back to this place,
There's a stranger, in our town
There's a stranger, pullin' you around
There's a stranger, in our town
There's a stranger,
and he's gonna break your heart
and then get off on you...
There's a stranger in our town
pulls out a punk's spinal cord
piss and blood on the sidewalk of hearts...
This stranger in our town
lives in tunnels beneath hell
lives in tunnels way down below your heart...
push it in and push it out
you already know what it's all about
and you'll be begging as usual without any doubt,
There's a stranger, in our town
There's a stranger, followin' you around
There's a stranger whose in our town (who's)
There's a stranger,
and he's gonna break your heart
and then get off on you...
(solos: 1st - Kid Congo, 2nd - Mustang Dave)
So, I walk smile like he smiles
I walk just like he walks
my right hand to my face like this...
This stranger in our town
he once was in another town
with insects on his face like this...
with names that are just like names
and pictures from the rear of trains
what you want will always be the same,
There's a stranger, in our town
There's a stranger, pullin' you around
There's a stranger, in our town
There's a stranger,
and he's gonna break your heart
and then get off on you...
Stranger in our town
stranger he got a burning eye
he got insects on his face like this
but, he is such a strange strange stranger
he is such a strange strange stranger...
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