Everybody knows and loves The Pine Box Boys, the worldwide kings of Horrorbilly. But before they recorded such classic albums as Arkansas Killing Time, Stab, and Tales from the Empancipated Head, they were The Zag Men, a roaring noise-improv group with a tastefor crazy sounds and Zappa-esque stage antics. Now, for the first time, Vetoxa Records offers a collection of live performances from the early days of this group's brief reign of comic terror, all taped in San Francisco venues in 2003. If you like spectacular guitar shredding, bizarre soundscapes, or just plain noise, Crime Spree is for you. Features a blistering version of Ennio Morricone's Magic And Ecstasy (a.k.a. the disco theme from Exorcist II: The Heretic).
