Restless Variations
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Restless Variations is a compilation album of newer artists (in 1986) that were on Restless Records
issued as a single LP in a gatefold sleeve. The album included tracks from several notable acts, including Mojo Nixon
& Skid Roper
, The Dead Milkmen, Fear
and Get Smart!
and was compiled by Steev Riccardo, Scott Vanderbilt and Rick Orienza.
A "record release" concert, featuring Mojo Nixon, the Dead Milkmen, John Trubee and 28th Day, was held at Raji's
in Hollywood on February 12th, 1986.
Side Two:
Restless Records
Restless Records was started in El Segundo, California in 1981 by Enigma Records and primarly released alternative, metal and punk records. Restless also licensed and released records from Bar/None Records, Metal Blade Records and Mute Records...
issued as a single LP in a gatefold sleeve. The album included tracks from several notable acts, including Mojo Nixon
Mojo Nixon
Mojo Nixon is an American musician, known for playing psychobilly music...
& Skid Roper
Skid Roper
Skid Roper is an American musician active in the 1980s and early 1990s. He has recorded with several groups including surf band, The Evasions, but is best known for his work with Mojo Nixon between 1985 and 1989.With Nixon, Roper served mainly as an instrumentalist...
, The Dead Milkmen, Fear
Fear (band)
Fear is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1977. The band is credited for helping to shape the sound and style of American hardcore punk, the group started out as part of the early California punk rock scene, and gained national prominence after an infamous 1981...
and Get Smart!
Get Smart! (band)
Get Smart! was a three piece band formed in Lawrence, Kansas in 1980 consisting of Marc Koch, Lisa Wertman Crowe and Frank Loose.-Career:The band formed while at University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS in 1980 and, along with bands like the Embarrassment and the Mortal Micronotz, they were prominent...
and was compiled by Steev Riccardo, Scott Vanderbilt and Rick Orienza.
A "record release" concert, featuring Mojo Nixon, the Dead Milkmen, John Trubee and 28th Day, was held at Raji's
Raji's
Raji's was a rock and roll nightclub in central Hollywood, open in the 1980s and early 1990s. It was located in the Hastings Hotel building. The space had previously been a Greek restaurant called The King's Palace....
in Hollywood on February 12th, 1986.
Track listing
Side One:- The Neighborhoods - Arrogance 2:48
- Get Smart!Get Smart! (band)Get Smart! was a three piece band formed in Lawrence, Kansas in 1980 consisting of Marc Koch, Lisa Wertman Crowe and Frank Loose.-Career:The band formed while at University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS in 1980 and, along with bands like the Embarrassment and the Mortal Micronotz, they were prominent...
- Back Into The Future 2:29 - The OutletsThe OutletsThe Outlets were a 1980s Boston rock band, consisting of David Alex Barton on vocals, his brother Rick Barton on lead guitar, Mike White on bass and Walter Gustafson on drums.-History:...
- Title Track 3:59 - The Dead Milkmen - Bitchin' Camaro 3:58
- Electric Peace - Work So Hard 3:43
- Straw Dogs - Young Fast Iranians 4:21
Side Two:
- Mojo NixonMojo NixonMojo Nixon is an American musician, known for playing psychobilly music...
& Skid RoperSkid RoperSkid Roper is an American musician active in the 1980s and early 1990s. He has recorded with several groups including surf band, The Evasions, but is best known for his work with Mojo Nixon between 1985 and 1989.With Nixon, Roper served mainly as an instrumentalist...
- Ain't Got Nobody 2:08 - Lazy Cowgirls - Rock Of Gibraltar 3:08
- 28th Day - Dead Sinner 3:56
- The Villanelles - Each New Day 2:19
- John Trubee & The Ugly Janitors Of America - Ex Lax For Cheryl Tiegs 3:55
- FearFear (band)Fear is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1977. The band is credited for helping to shape the sound and style of American hardcore punk, the group started out as part of the early California punk rock scene, and gained national prominence after an infamous 1981...
- More Beer 3:40
Reception
- "Among the acts signed to Restless are Fear, Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper, Dead Milkmen, John Trubee and others. For a taste of what Restless is all about the label has released a compilation of its artists called 'Restless Variations'" (Los Angeles Daily NewsLos Angeles Daily NewsThe Los Angeles Daily News is the second-largest circulating daily newspaper of Los Angeles, California. It is the flagship of the Los Angeles Newspaper Group, a branch of Colorado-based MediaNews Group....
, 1986)
- "Enigma Records, which is negotiating with a major record company for a new distribution deal, has started a new label Restless Records. The new label will be the home for such artists as Mojo Nixon, the Dead Milkmen, John Trubee and the 28th Day who'll all be on hand Wednesday at Raji's in Hollywood for a coming out concert celebrating a new compilation album 'The Restless Variations' which is also due out this week." (Patrick GoldsteinPatrick GoldsteinPatrick Goldstein is a film critic and columnist for the Los Angeles Times, writing about movies in a column titled The Big Picture. Colleague Tom O'Neill describes him as the newspaper's "chief Oscarologist" as his column focuses largely on the doings of the Academy Awards.-Rob Schneider...
, Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles TimesThe Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
. 1986)
- "The styles on Restless Variations range from the hardcore crunch of Fear's 'More Beer' to the more ethereal and psychedelic musings of 28th Day's 'Dead Sinner'. " (Los Angeles Daily NewsLos Angeles Daily NewsThe Los Angeles Daily News is the second-largest circulating daily newspaper of Los Angeles, California. It is the flagship of the Los Angeles Newspaper Group, a branch of Colorado-based MediaNews Group....
, 1986)