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Rocket From The Tombs (or '''RFTT''') was an American rock band originally active from mid- 1974 to mid-1975 in Cleveland, Ohio . They were little known during their original career (and never officially recorded), but were later heralded as an important Protopunk group There was some fluctuation of the group's personnel, but the classic lineup was David Thomas (vocals), Peter Laughner (guitar, vocals), Craig Bell (bass, vocals), Gene O'Connor (a.k.a. Cheetah Chrome ) (guitar), and Johnny Madansky (presently known as Johnny Blitz ) (drums). When RFTT disbanded, the personnel formed two different musical groups:
(Hargus insists, however, that "The sound of the Rockets is much more ferocious than Ubu or the Dead Boys.") Both groups used songs first written or performed by Rocket From The Tombs as parts of their repetoirs: the Dead Boys were known for "Aint It Fun," "I Need Lunch" and "Sonic Reducer"; Pere Ubu went on to reinterpret "Final Solution," "Life Stinks" and "30 Seconds Over Tokyo". Rocket From The Tombs never recorded an album in their lifetime, but various live recordings and demos circulated occasionally as Bootlegs . Most of these were collected on a single CD by Smog Veil records, and titled ''The Day the Earth Met the Rocket from the Tombs'' ( 2002 ). The CD rekindled interest in Rocket From The Tombs, and they reformed in ( 2003 ) with original members Thomas, Chrome, and Bell, joined by and Richard Lloyd (guitar), and Steve Mehlman (drums). In ( 2004 ), Smog Veil and Morphius released ''Rocket Redux'', consisting of Rocket From The Tombs originals performed in studio by the 2003 lineup. It received mostly positive reviews; Joe Tangari declares that ''Redux'' "never sounds like a complacent reunion record, and in a way, I suppose it's not really a reunion record in the first place so much as it's a Debut Album , played with all the hunger and fire of a band eager to make their mark on the world." {Link without Title} Rocket From The Crypt was named in homage to the band. EXTERNAL LINKS REFERENCES
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