Kings of Rock N’ Roll

Published by Mack Shrimner

It was the summer of 2003. Somewhere in Western Massachusetts, the night air settled on the grass outside of a pulsating basement window, while a few frenzied screams and squeals escaped into the otherwise quiet night. Inside, a cheap drum kit, a bass pumping through a workingman’s 12, and a reissue Fender Jaguar came together to form what would become the trademark sound of a short-lived local band known as The Centurians.

Many bands have tackled that “retro” sound with varying degree of success. There are plenty who have attempted it and failed. Too many to count, in fact. Then there are bands like The Centurians. Three fresh-outta-college guys playing the music they loved. It was not to last very long, as tends to happen to most good things, but it was great while it lasted.

These here are the remaining tracks of what was once to be The Centurians’ first release, an untitled EP. There are a couple of popular covers (Girl Don’t Tell Me, Money), some obscure covers (Primitive, The World Ain’t Round – It’s Square), and a few originals (Ran Out of Town, What I want You to Be, Kings of Rock N’ Roll). These are the last clean recordings of The Centurians, a rag-tag posse of true rock -n- roll fanatics who made life in western Mass worth living for a few months. I hope you enjoy them.

1. The Centurians – What I Want You To Be
2. The Centurians – Girl Don’t Tell Me (The Beach Boys)
   
3. The Centurians – Primitive (The Groupies)
   
4. The Centurians – Ran Out of Town
5. The Centurians – The World Ain’t Round, It’s Square (The Savages)
   
6. The Centurians – Money (Berry Gordy)
   
7. The Centurians – The Kings of Rock N’ Roll

Update: I’d also like to credit Eric Lindgren at Sounds Interesting Productions for engineering and mixing these recordings.

January 15th, 2009

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