Post #74313 by thejab on Tue, Feb 3, 2004 1:09 PM

Another great band that's back is the Urinals. I saw them last Friday at the Hemlock Tavern in San Francisco with the recently reformed Human Hands. I haven't seen the Urinals since 1980 when they played with Black Flag in San Diego. They became 100 Flowers shortly after that and were still just as good. They reformed in 1996 but the original singer Kjehl Johansen left in 1998 and Rod Barker joined as new singer. The drummer (Kevin Barrett) and bass player (John Talley-Jones) are original members.

The show was great! Human Hands were poppy with a bit of psychedelia thrown in. They sounded like something from the early 80s psychedelic scene (sorry!). I liked them but the Urinals were amazing! They are very powerful (and loud) for a trio. They did a few songs off their new CD (which sound quite good) and some great old numbers like "ack ack ack", which they played first and a million bands covered. Unfortunately, only a handful of people showed up for the show (why?). They usually only play in Los Angeles and I don't know if any tour is planned.