1. (1992-2008)
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1. (1992-2008)
"You wanted the best and you got it, the hottest band in the land . . . Adam West!"
If you recognize where that line is from, then you know what time it is. Adam West is a rock-n-roll band, period. Take Iggy & the Stooges, Black Sabbath, The Misfits, The MC5, KISS, AC/DC, and mix in the best 60s garage punk and you've got Adam West. Can ya dig it? In their hometown of Washington, DC, Adam West has won six Wammie Awards for Best Hard Rock Group and Best Hard Rock Vocalist from the Washington Area Music Association!
Adam West is currently working on a new album due for release in Spring 2008. A full six-week tour of Europe is planned for Summer 2008.
Their third compilation volume of non-album tracks from the archives was released in July 2006 on People Like You Records: "Longshot Songs for Broke Players 2001-2004". This 24-track CD and LP includes songs culled from singles (A & B 's), rarities, compilations, unreleased tunes, etc. Adam West followed up the release of this album with their seventh tour of Europe in October/November 2006.
Adam West signed with German record label People Like You Records in 2001 and since have released the following full-length albums: "Power to the People" (2005), "Hi-Balls Are Rolling! 1999-2001" (2004), "God's Gift to Women" (2003), "Ready Steady Adam West! 1993-1999" (2002), and "Right On!" (2001). "Right On!" was also released in 2002 in the USA on The Telegraph Company record label and in Japan on Myrmecoleo Records.
Adam West was formed in the early 1990s, when singer Jake Starr decided to form a 60s garage band. Adam West started gigging around Washington, D.C. and soon built up a local following. Jake immediately started his own label, Fandango Records, and started recording and releasing Adam West material. Their first single in 1993 "I Get a Sensation" was a rave-up garage slice and got Adam West international attention. As of the beginning of 2006, Adam West has released circa 30 7-inch singles, one 10-inch EP, eight CDs, and has made over 35 high-profile appearances on various compilation CDs.
Through all this recording and mayhem, Adam West has toured the USA and Europe many times. They have rocked with some of the best bands in the genre: Hellacopters, Gaza Strippers, BellRays, Zen Guerilla, Electric Frankenstein, Candy Snatchers, B-Movie Rats, American Heartbreak, Groovie Ghoulies, Immortal Lee County Killers, Iron Boss, D-Generation, Mud City Manglers, Silver Tongued Devil, Muffs, to name a handful. They've also appeared on multiple TV shows, played festivals in the USA and Europe, and have gotten frequent play on many traditional, satellite, and Internet-based radio.
Adam West is Jake Starr (throat), Steve (bass), Mario Trubiano (guitar), and Jim Sciubba (drums).
Former members: Tom Barrick (drums), Bill Crandall (guitar), Johnny May (bass), Derek Baranowski (guitar)
2. Adam West (1994)
Quintessential Canadian college rock:
"Brunswick Hotel" (1994)
Album credits here: http://chrwradio.com/lma/1994/Adam%20West%20-%20Brunswick%20Hotel/adam.htm
Previously unreleased album "Let Your Mind Go Blank" (1995) was released on Bandcamp in 2014:
https://davemerritt.bandcamp.com/
3. The actor Adam West, best known for playing Batman in the 1960s TV series, has recodered a few songs, mostly inspired by the TV series.
William West Anderson, better known as Adam West, (September 19, 1928 – June 9, 2017) was an American actor whose career spanned seven decades.
His acting career began in films in 1959. He played opposite Chuck Connors in Geronimo (1962) and The Three Stooges in The Outlaws Is Coming (1965). He has also appeared in the science-fiction film Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964), opposite Paul Mantee, and achieved continuing success for the title role in the 1960s ABC series Batman and its theatrical feature film. He has done voice work on The Fairly OddParents, The Simpsons and Family Guy (he voiced fictional versions of himself in all of those animated series) and also Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders.
Unclean
Adam West Lyrics
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scowl falls when i turn away
unclean when you're getting nearer
running fast till the break of day
she follows me wherever i go
black cloak flowing and stars to show
where to find her i'll never know
unclean when i drink from the fountain
black acid burns me up from within
dirt all over me alright
it never washes away
dirt all over me tonight
why can't i ever escape?
The song "Unclean" by Adam West is a portrayal of a person's internal struggle, where the darkness within is projected onto the external world. The first verse entails the person looking in the mirror, and they see everything that is wrong with them. However, as they move away, their mood turns sour, and they become angrier. The person is never content with themselves, and the reflection they see only reinforces their unworthiness.
In the second verse, the person is haunted by a shadowy figure that follows them everywhere they go. The woman turns away from him, but he can still see her cloak flowing as she walks away. He is helpless against her, and he doesn't know how to shake her off. This could represent an embodiment of his inner demons that he feels helpless to fight.
The chorus speaks about the dirt that is all over him and how it never washes away, indicating that the person feels incapable of cleansing themselves of their inner demons. It speaks of the black acid that burns them up from within, suggesting a feeling of self-loathing and helplessness.
Line by Line Meaning
unclean when i look in the mirror
I feel impure and ashamed when I see myself in the mirror.
scowl falls when i turn away
My facial expression turns sour when I look away from the mirror.
unclean when you're getting nearer
I feel unclean and uncomfortable when someone approaches me.
running fast till the break of day
I try to escape my feelings of impurity by running away all night.
she follows me wherever i go
My feelings of impurity and shame follow me, personified as a dark figure.
black cloak flowing and stars to show
The figure wears a black cloak and is adorned with stars that guide me to her.
where to find her i'll never know
I can never escape these feelings, no matter where I go.
i'm left unwashed and alone
My feelings of impurity leave me feeling dirty and isolated.
unclean when i drink from the fountain
I feel impure even when I try to refresh myself.
black acid burns me up from within
Instead of feeling refreshed, the refreshing water burns me from within.
dirt all over me alright
I feel like I'm covered in dirt all the time, and it's become normal to me.
it never washes away
These feelings of impurity never go away, no matter how hard I try to scrub them off.
dirt all over me tonight
This feeling of impurity is especially strong tonight.
why can't i ever escape?
I wonder why these feelings follow me and why I can never escape them.
Contributed by Gavin O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.