Songs weren’t so much learned as ideas thrown together and recorded the moment they began to coalesce.
Captured were: Brian Hooper’s “What The Hell Was I Thinking”, James Baker’s “Drunk On A Train”, Boris’ “Don’t Pull Me Over”, Kim’s “Pearls Before Swine”, Tex’s “On My Back” and “Just Let Go” and Spencer’s “At The Hospital…..”.
There was Zappa’s “The Torture Never Stops”, Warren Zevon’s “My Shit’s Fucked Up” (was there ever a more appropriate cover for the Beasts?’). Add to that some untitled jams that became the hilarious Your Honour and Its All Lies.
Deeply sad is that Spencer was only around long enough to make it onto one track. Absolutely wonderful is that he did make it onto the recording. And with such a funny and typically Jones style piece of observation as “At The Hospital”.
With respect, this isn’t the Beasts of Bourbon. It would need to have Jonesy on every track to be that! But loudly and proudly this is: The Beasts Still Here.
