Mark Death, known for his stint with no frills, punked up, rocket fueled rock n' roll bands like The Hot Lz's and The Halfways has assembled a new crew to help take down the sterile institution known as modern rock n' roll and restore it to its former sweaty, leather clad glory! The Plane Crash also features guitarist Rich Peterson from Somerset Meadows, Chuck Roast formerly of Minty Rosa on bass and drummer John Chilson of The Hoods. This 7" actually came out last year on Mark's own label, Hate Street Records but it just recently popped up on my radar and I thought it was just too good to be buried by something as trivial as time. This 7" is the follow up to this Portland band's previous LP Nostalgia For The Gutter, also out on Hate Street Records.
The Plane Crash play a mean brand of boozed up, stripped down rock n' roll like The Dead Boys The Joneses, or Radio Birdman once did in a different age. Like the bands I just mentioned, The Plane Crash also do it with a glam rock strut and stride similar to Johnny Thunders or Michael Monroe. The three songs here are all packed with disdain, cynicism and distrust. No hearts and flowers found here folks, and that's just fine considering the avenue The Plane Crash has chosen to go down. Rock n' roll of this ilk need not be sunny and hopeful. Sometimes the we get eaten up and spit out and The Plane Crash provide the perfect soundtrack for those very times. Do The Plane Crash just reinvent the wheel? No, but listening to this band is similar to seeing a great whitewall tire, you've seen it before but are always excited to see it again because it's feel is timeless and unfailing. I hope bands like The Plane Crash never stop doing what they're doing because records like this feel like a course correction. Something rock n' roll needs every now and again.
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