These were the second series of Marshalls equipped with a master volume, which allowed for more distortion at lower volumes. It quickly became a very successful amplifier, and ubiquitous amongst hard rock and heavy metal bands. The series included head amplifiers with matching cabinets, as well as combos, and was produced until the 1990s. For example, the JCM900 was released in 1990 and the JCM2000 was released in 2000. It was later noted that "800" stood for the decade. The name comes from Jim Marshall's initials, "J.C.M.", coupled with the meaningless "800" from the number plate on his car. The JCM800 was the first series produced after the contract expired. lecherousgaze.In 1981, Marshall finally reached the end of its 15-year distribution deal with Rose-Morris, which had severely limited its potential to sell amplifiers outside England Rose-Morris tagged 55% onto the sticker price for exported models. With a frenzied swirl of muscled riffs, searing leads, and filthy distortion, Clise’s playing here is like the grand finale of a fireworks display in Beirut. Frontman Zarian Zaidi’s GG Allin-inspired vocal performance helps keep things wonderfully creepy.Ĭlise’s own originality as a fretboard shredder comes to life in the B-Side “On the Skids,” a title-track that somehow never made it onto the band’s first album. Goode” riff, the song detonates into a sonic sucker-punch that boogies like it was recorded by rockabillies on crack.
The A-side opens with Clise channeling Rory Gallagher channeling Chuck Berry. So far the only preview of the release is a single entitled Animal Brain. His weapons of choice are a clear 1969 Ampeg Dan Armstrong Plexi guitar and twin Marshall-plexi-driven stacks, and his playing is rife with beefed-up nods to Robin Trower and Mahogany Rush’s Frank Marino.įans of Lecherous Gaze’s 2012 debut album, On the Skids, have been waiting in rabid anticipation for this year’s Zeta Reticuli Blues. And though both Mascis and Clise share an affinity for turning it up to 11, the latter has a love for all things Plexi. But Clise has also played with Mascis in the bands Sweet Apple and Witch. Many die-hard disciples of J Mascis are, by proxy, familiar with psych-punk quartet Lecherous Gaze, since guitarist Graham Clise happens to be the guitar tech for Dinosaur Jr.
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