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Another forgotten release from 1989 that gets little mention these days, is the debut by Lord Tracy, ‘Deaf Gods Of Babylon’. After Terrence Lee Glaze’s departure from Pantera, he met up with three transplanted Memphians living in Texas, guitarist Jimmy Rusidoff (Southern Creed), bassist Kinley ‘Barney’ Wolfe and drummer Chris Craig (both of Black Oak Arkansas and Texas band Lightning). ‘Deaf Gods Of Babylon’ is the debut and only album released on the UNI label. Not long after it's release UNI, which was already struggling (and receiving no help from the parent MCA), folded up. Produced and engineered by Mark Dodson, ‘Deaf Gods’ never got the push and PR it deserved because of the financial condition of the record company and only some 80,000 copies were sold despite exhaustive touring. In 1989, there were plenty of faceless hair bands in the metal/hard rock field — headbangers who figured that the quickest and easiest way to achieve commercial success was to sound exactly like Guns N' Roses, Motley Crüe, or Bon Jovi. But Lord Tracy avoids the knee-jerk, formulaic approach. Depending on their mood, the band will incorporate influences that range from AC/DC (‘Submission’) to Aerosmith (‘Rats Motel’, ‘East Coast Rose’) to Motörhead (‘Piranha’). Although metal and hard rock are a big part of this release, a few of the tracks aren't headbanger-oriented ‘Chosen Ones’ and ‘Foolish Love’ are glossy arena rock numbers that wouldn't have been out of place on a Bryan Adams CD. This long-out-of-print album is worth obtaining if you can track down a copy. Track listing: 1. Out With The Boys 2. East Coast Rose 3. She's A Bitch 4. Barney's Wank 5. Whatchdoin' 6. Chosen Ones 7. In Your Eyes 8. Rats Motel 9. Foolish Love 10. She Man Blues 11. King of the Nighttime Cowboys 12. 3HC 13. Submission 14. Pirahna 15. Ivory Lover