Before his relative success with +/- (plus/minus), James Baluyut was in the band Versus, sometimes with his 2 brothers Richard and Edward and sometimes a couple other guys along the way. Teen Beat release this 7" in 1995. Versus specialized in the loud/soft dynamics of so many 90's bands but they focused on good pop song stucture. Big Head On has a great intro, a huge head banger chorus and a really cool off beat accent on the hi hat during the verses. N*I*T*A on the b-side is more tame with a rolling repetitive bassline but the chorus is classic Versus.. I just love that distorted guitar. As an aside, my old band readymaid got to open for +/- in '01 or '02 and James was great to hang out with.
Side A mp3 -- Big Head On
Side B mp3 -- N*I*T*A
2 comments:
"embers is sammy" did a cover of this one. I have this as well, but my sleeve is pink-ish...hmmm
don't forget fontaine! her bass lines ARE versus!
versus is one of my favorite bands.
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