Thrash bands in the late 1980's seemed to come out of nowhere and every metal magazine of the day had tons of ads for thrash demo tapes and new LP's which almost totally usurped any other form of metal. Kinda like grunge only a few years later, labels reached out to sign almost everyone they could and lots of bands released one or maybe two records and faded into obscurity forever.
Loss For Words was definitely one of those bands. Formed in 1987, they were signed by Metal Blade/Death Records shortly there after and released their first and only full-length record in 1989, Prey. They disbanded in 1990 and this LP was there only official release.
Unlike psych and prog records of the 1970's, obsure thrash records don't really command huge premiums, which is a shame really as it wouyld keep alot of these bands in the sight lines of serious collectors.
That being said, Prey is a great album without the rarity attached. It's dense, crossover/thrash with fast, short songs and raw vocals. They aren't breaking any new ground, but deliver a stripped down, west coast thrash thing very well.
The CD has been rereleased and is pretty easy to find on Amazon. This LP copy was bought at Zion's Gate in Seattle, WA and looks like a copy of the original record with a 'Metal Blade Original '80's' tag on it - like it was backstck they dug up and rereleased as there are no changes to the artwork or the date of release on the back cover.
Tim Dowdle,the. bass on this album is my husband and is still rockin out to this day creating awesome music.
ReplyDeleteVery cool - and tell him his legacy with Loss For Words is certainly appreciated! If you do check up on this, please let me know what Tim is involved in these days!
ReplyDeleteHello again!
ReplyDeleteTim is still awesome and the most amazing bass player as ever! I am fortunate enough to sit next to him when he performs, and there is no place I'd rather be! Tim has been toying around with some different projects, playing some music with different folks. I do believe that with the right combination, and knowing that the need to hear him playing is still wanted by the masses, would indeed get Tim back or there, the perfect band would come together, and the contracts would be flying again his way. What say you? You can always reach out to Tim or both of us, via Jenniekrocks@gmail.com , and Tim or both of us will get back to you ASAP. Keep ROCKIN'!
Jennifer D.