When I was in High School, Nashville, Tennessee had a few underground bands making some national waves. Clockhammer, Dessau, F.U.C.T., Buzzkill, etc. The Grinning Plowman were easily the oddest. A mix of dark, electronic rock with tinges of industrial, the band had signed with Carlyle Records, which put out three of its LP’s. I Play Jupiter spawned the college radio hit, “Radiator”, which was a staple on Vanderbilt’s WRVU. I’ve had their first LP on vinyl since High School, but I never picked up a copy of I Play Jupiter, which I’ve often regretted. In fact, I’ve been looking for a copy of it for years. This morning on Blip.fm, I just randomly typed in Grinning Plowman to see if anything showed up, and the first hit was at The Sound of Indie, which just happened to have uploaded “Radiator.” I have re-uploaded it here:
The Grinning Plowman – Radiator.mp3
There’s even a MySpace fansite: http://www.myspace.com/thegrinningplowman
4 responses so far ↓
1 Robert // Dec 16, 2008 at 2:17 pm
I have a copy I can burn for you.
I remember those days like they were…twenty years ago.
2 Eric Greenwood // Dec 16, 2008 at 2:27 pm
you and i went to several shows that the grinning plowman played, if memory serves. and i think we missed clockhammer by minutes at one of those 91 ROCK benefits.
3 Robert // Dec 16, 2008 at 3:54 pm
And then there was that Jehovah’s Witness who was a heroin addict and wanted to play on Spiderman’s Web. Oh, yes, those were the days.
4 Johnny // Dec 29, 2008 at 9:55 am
I used to know one of those guys, Derrick, and trust me when I say, they were odd!!
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