Cargo Records

• FOCUS ON: The Eat

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• Label: Alternative Tentacles >>
• Genre: Alternative & Punk

Like many early punk pioneers The Eat operated in a near-total vacuum. This time in that infamous cesspool of clueless retirees and moronic sun worshipers known as South Florida.

Their classic 7"s were rare and sought after from the moment they came
out, distribution was nil, most were given away at shows and crushed on the spot, some even wound up lining a parrot cage. The result is "Communist Radio" and "God Punishes the Eat" are some of the most sought after and obscenely expensive Killed By Death items on eBay. Their angle on the world has a lot to do with this. Political concerns like "Communist Radio", "Nut Cops", Kneecappin" and "Nixons Biinoculars." Environmental awareness like "Manatee Smacker," "M" 80 Ant Death," and "Living Like a Pig" and numerous celebrations of that seedy Florida lifestyle like "Catholic Love", "Silly Drug Songs", "Money for the Police" and "Psychotic McHales Navy." The Eat reappeared sporadically clear through the mid" 90s, yet still seem unaware how wide their cult and notoriety has spread, especially among people whove never actually heard them.