Word: raunch
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Songs the Lord Taught Us contains ten original compositions and three ancient covers. The fact that all 13 blend so seamlessly is attributable to the band's choice of forgotten but exquisite raunch-classics, and to their ability to work light years ahead of the influences...
...next piece, "A Cruise to the Moon," develops this line of thinking still further. Lunch has fused a smooth, swinging piece reminiscent of Duke Ellington's prime with a completely separate bit of raunch straight out of Teenage Jesus. She makes it all work by brilliantly counterpointing the two. The two factions alternate between dive-bomb runs and frenetic soloing. They both compete for our affections, and we are propelled by the sheer audacity and exuberance...