I can't offer any big insights, since I never bought anything of his and
didn't bother to go to the Orlando show (where he got arrested and nearly
got a club closed, by pooping on the stage if memory serves. But I did get
to hear some country music that he recorded, which was surprisingly good and
apparently unironic -- and you've never have known it was the infamous Mr.
Allin. Tjis was courtesy of Paul Reller, an associate professor in
composition at the University of South Florida who had done some recording
with GG and let me hear it -- I don't recall that it was ever pressed, I
think I heard a cassette.
Reller used to be in a band called Clang, and if you ever come across one of
their releases in a bargain bin somewhere, it's definitely worth picking up.
The group included two Eastman grads (guitar and keyboards) and two
self-taught rock musicians (the rhythm section), an interesting combination,
and they had a bunch of very hummable, very danceable songs. It was always
fun to watch people bopping along to the tunes at shows and not paying any
attention to the lyrics, which tended to be pretty twisted.
Parry
