Janitor Joe - Stinker

 

Label: Amphetamine Reptile

Year: 1993

Are Janitor Joe "unsung heroes of noise rock?" Or, is that a title that I just made up?

Either way, there are bands that to my ears are the epitome of noise rock, as a musical genre (and what else would it be besides a musical genre?), and Janitor Joe is one of them. Everything about their sound is checking off boxes on the noise rock application. You want this band playing loud music in your establishment! 

And even though they were on the premiere record label of the genre during a particularly fruitful era of the genre, you don't hear people getting all bent out of shape about Janitor Joe. Why not? What did they ever do to you besides rock you very very hard? They were top quality, grade-a shit. These two songs will attest to that. Scouts honor.

DL