9 thoughts on “The Neighborhoods: Arrogance (1979)”

  2. Lex, it looks like they’ve reunited and are playing down the Cape this summer. Beats working as a roofer or landscaper, I guess.

    Sadly, the Rat was razed years ago, but the Middle East has taken up some of the slack. Oh look, isn’t that the Fleshtones on April 18th? There’s still a fair amount of punk and garage going on at T.T. the Bear’s – or there would be, except punk is dead.

  3. Ha. Minehan always did have hairogance, you betcha.

    Mitch, If I were in Boston, I’d go see that Fleshtones show. You should go and report back here. Punk can’t die. It is an American vernacular music. It’s permanent and available to anyone who wants to pick it up and use it.

  4. couldn’t help but notice that the Fleshtones are doing the ME with the Lyres … almost worth a trip. saw them together in Brooklyn a year and a half ago … still mind-boggling good.

  5. Are there really people who actually, in fact, for real understand the words? OK, i’m not asking for 100% (that’d be superhuman), but %75? The feat, impossible w/o at least 1/3 bottle of [insert favorite poison].

    I’ve got a headache on the 1:30 minute.

  6. Rock!

    Dawn makes Jimmy realize that his heart beats
    despite last night’s attempts to make it stop
    Now as he arises from a deep sleep
    watch him pick up where he left off

    As he combs his hair and casts a glance
    his every move spells arrogance
    pretty girls in cars play an important part
    he picks a lot of fights but he never ever gets beat up

    down main street at a slow pace
    its all a boy can do to pass the time
    night finds Jimmy restless and quite irate
    I can sense his urgency to die

    now that the street gang’s gone he tries to carry on
    its so hard to grow up when there’s so much to live down
    futile stance, worthless life
    arrogance, arrogance, arrogance, arrogance

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