When the Molecules
first arrived on the SF
Bay-area music scene in 1990,
they were the logical
extension of the Minutemen,
i.e., insane musicianship, odd
time signatures, music and
lyrics that somehow worked
even though logically they
shouldn’t, combined with a
dead-set punk rock attitude.
The CD in this package
contains 29 excellent cuts
that the Ron Anderson,
Thomas Scandura, John Shiurba
lineup recorded between
1997-98 for a never released
project called Complete
Self Indulgence.
The songs twist and turn like
carnival rides gone haywire,
or Frank Zappa and King
Crimson on bad acid. The DVD
documents the band from their
first show in 1990 to their
final performance in 1997.
Watch Ron Anderson’s hair
change shape! (ronanderson-molecules.com)