What Did You Expect

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#		Title	Length
1		Sick World (We are the Proof Of...)	4:00	Play
2		Slammin Sammy	4:56	Play
3		Bangus Angus	3:48	Play
4		Blow It Out	4:39	Play
5		Shut Up and Pay the Rent	2:52	Play
6		Pentagon Dance	6:50	Play
7		Symptoms	2:49	Play
8		Spinners	5:15	Play
9		Hardbodies	2:42	Play
10		Rigatoni Wingnut	3:00	Play
11		Bloodshot	4:29	Play
12		Cereal Killer	4:04	Play
13		Ain't She Sweet	4:01	Play
14		Don't Spit On Me	3:50	Play
15		Don't Call Me Billy	2:56	Play
16		Counterparts	4:38	Play
17		Boy to a Girl	0:55	Play

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Little Big Mouth has had a long and interesting life. The band hasnt always been called Little Big Mouth, in fact it has had many different names to protect the guilty. It all started back in 1986 when Ian Luke(drums) had moved back to Northern California from Florida. Bored out of his mind and looking for trouble, he lucked upon a loud walrus-looking guy with the name of a fish, Tuna (guitar/Vocals). The sparks flew, the bottles drained, the mind began to see funny colored misshaped things, and before one could say, Clich Bar Band, they woke up in one. The band, known then as Hot Spell, incorporated everything that would terrify a musician. They played biker bars and private parties thrown by drug dealers. They had wannabe groupies with tattoos of snakes, knives and death; dressed in leather chaps, with a hairy breasts and a voice lower than Barry White. Their song list, although it did have some decent originals peppered in, consisted of a bevy of classic rock nightmares including the double threat, Mustang Sally and Freebird. Yes! They had arrived in bar band HELL!

Tuna and Ian toughed it out for over a year and a half. On October 8, 1988, they saw the light. It was on that night they were scheduled to play a gig at, yes, another biker bar. The guitar player, who will remain nameless, thought the end of the world was going to take place on this evening of 8/8/88. Despite the fact that this is utterly ridiculous, the fool forgot to consider the 19 before the 88. Regardless, he failed to show up for the gig thus ending the Hot Spell.

After the debacle of the bar band, Ian and Tuna found the mad punster, Alan Echols (Bass), and mountain man Dave Crose (Lead Guitar) to finish the line up for their all original (no cover) rock band. The music came quick, as the originals poured out in mass clumps of joyous revelation. The chemistry was in place, now all that was needed was a name. While up visiting Dave in his home world of Cobb Mountain, a tweeker infested ghost town of a vacation resort era long past, a strange toothless man presented Tuna with a small box. When Tuna looked inside, his face twisted a little as he spun the box around in small degrees to decipher what he was holding in his hands. The old man smiling proclaimed with great pride, Its a mummified cat. I found it in the attic of the hotel last week while cleaning. It must have been up there for over fifty years seeing as how no one new that storage spot exited. Well there you have it. The name of the band had arrived in a small box. Stiff Kitty!

The first seven songs on the CD, What Did You Expect? , were recorded by Stiff Kitty in 1988 and 1990. The first four songs were recorded by Jeff Clegg in his basement in Petaluma, California, and songs four, five and six were recorded by Joe Wachter in his garage in Windsor, California in the hot-ass summer of 1990. Tuna, Ian, Alan and Dave laid all the tracks in one take for both sessions. The beautiful background vocals were performed by The Trio of Sick Angry Men, which consisted of Tuna, Ian and Alan. The guitar solo on track 6, Pentagon Dance, was recorded twice by Dave. He laid the first solos down and then went back and played the exact same solo in a different pitch.

After three rockin and trouble making years with Stiff Kitty, the band split. In 1992, Ian wanted to get the guys back together for a local battle of the bands. Not checking with anyone, he filled out the application but couldnt use the old band name due to conflicts with the club holding the battle (long story). So remembering what his friend Tuna had told the waitress he had the night before, the band was dubbed, Lesbian Tendencies. Unfortunately, the bass player, Alan, got sick of waiting and joined another band called Velveeta (cheese rock). So they enlisted the talents of long time friend, Larry Van Winkle. Larry was a guitar player by trade but agreed to the bass to raise hell with what would be the most disturbing portion of this bands history.

With one week to rehearse a set, this band flat out stunk. Instead of backing out, they decided to distract the crowd by using cheap visual tricks and throwing all sorts of garbage into the audience. This became known as Splatter Matter and reeked havoc in clubs all over northern California. This band was actually banned from 8 clubs in a row for various reasons and got stacks of complaints from the local chapter of NOW for their name alone. One of their most famous shows was during the Christmas of 1992. It featured Panty Clause (played by ex-bass player Alan Echols), raw hot dogs, twenty pounds of cereal, 24 cans of silly string and many twisted rehashes of famous X-mas songs. The last song on the CD, Boy to a Girl, was one of those songs. Cereal Killer, track 12, was also written during the Lesbian era but recorded two years later.

The next phase of this band came together in late 1993 when Alan rejoined the group. Named after their favorite libation, Rare Breed (Wild Turkey), the band went back to the studio to record their next project. Our brave manager, Mo Hull, found us a studio in San Rafael to create the next project. Basic track were laid in mid December 1993. When they came back to finish the songs in January of 1994, the owner of the studio raised his rates for the new year and the band reciprocated by raising their middle finger. Unfortunately, this project was never completed. One song, track 8, Spinners, was salvaged for the CD.

Frustrated, the band scratched that project and even adjusted the name a little to Wild Breed. Mo Hull found another studio, this time way north in Healdsburg, California. This is where they laid the remainder of their tracks on the CD. To the surprise of the engineer, Harry Gale, they recorded 16 tracks in 62 minutes. They enjoyed relative success with this project and played for another couple years. In1997, Ian left to do other projects.

It wasnt until 1999 that Tuna, Ian and Alan regrouped with their new friend and guitar player, Nik Mota. They renamed the band Little Big Mouth and have been playing ever since. Going through several guitar and bass players throughout 2005, Tuna and Ian have decided to retire the band altogether. Tuna is soon to move to Hawaiito persue his new career and Ian is playing with a the band Mudslide. Alan and Nik are living happily together in Lodi, California.

Little Big Mouths final show has been scheduled for March 24, 2006. It will be held at the Tradewinds in Cotati, California, the town where it all began twenty years ago. In appreciation for everyones support, Little Big Mouth has put together this compilation CD of their twenty-year history. Also, a plethora of commemorative paraphernalia is available at www.cafepress.com/littlebigmouth.

Thank you to everyone who has supported us over the years and thank you to everyone who is stopping by to hear us now. It has been a GREAT ride!