It’s one of those work days ruled by technical problems, connectivity issues and the seemingly endless wait for elusive assets from marginally communicative colleagues who clearly do not share the same priorities. As such, I’ve had some down time, and this post – dear readers – is the fruit of that down time.
If I’m being honest, I was entirely unfamiliar with the oeuvre of Unit 3 + Venus until earlier today, but I gather this particular track (here captured by Dutch documentarians, if I glean my hearsay correctly) was included on several arguably seminal, early `80s West Coast punk compilations. Despite it not being technically “No Wave,” someone saw fit to post it on the contentious-but-illuminating “No Wave” Facebook group, as it does inarguably share a lot of the same aesthetic as said New York scene.
Enough of my meandering preamble… here’s “I Don’t Like Beer” by Unit 3 with Venus….
Now, as it happens, I very much do like beer, so the fact that this track was able to vault over my firm preconceptions about it is a testament to … something.
In any event, as I dimly understand it, the band was Unit 3, and they did other stuff that did not involve little Venus. That said, Venus later grew up and reprised her moment on the mic with the Long Beach Stingers, who – I believe – count at least a former member or two from Unit 3. This was posted in 2012.
Venus aged very well.
Nope, no matter how much Venus restores the gleam in an old man's eye, I'm stickin' with Todd on this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1ABFJACVrg
:>)
Posted by: DrBOP | February 25, 2021 at 11:03 PM