Itasca - Imitation of WarThe first Itasca record in over four years begins, in Milk, with a dream of Genevieve, the myth in the mirrors gleam perhaps, on this faith haunted album, a reference to the fifth century saint, or the chaste, cave dwelling heroine of medieval legend. It ends with Olympia, standing at the shore maybe, among these myth haunted songs, a reference to the ancient Greek sacred site, or, considering the artist narrator of the title track, to douard Manets

Rev created instrumental versions of many of the tracks which had formed the basis of the second Suicide LP entitled ‘Alan Vega / Martin Rev’

While that record took three years to complete

in what could very well have been the band's last hurrah

this new 50th anniversary Record Store Day

Roger Sutton contributes some fine bass guitar on this track

about the Godfrey Brothers

like some of the best songwriters before them

she established her own path early-on and paved the way for decades of female artists to come – all while firmly maintaining control over her career

The album is full of beefy riffs and stomping drums that rages and rolls and lives up to all the hype

How then the journey becomes addictive

very well indeed and this Be With re-issue

The song ends with a heavy and visceral guitar solo