Scratch Acid's first two albums were releases by Texas indie record label Rabid Cat, the third and final release, Berserker EP by Touch and Go Records. A posthumous compilation CD entitled The Greatest Gift, was released by Touch and Go Records in 1991.
Their genre is not too easily defined, but contains elements of post punk, and harder elements from garage rock and noise rock and perhaps punk and 80s hardcore. They would fit under the very broad and general umbrella term for much of this kind of musical activity in the mid to late 80s U.S. Underground "Post Hardcore", but this term can cover a wide range of artists from that time, many quite dissimilar, but with roots in the hardcore scene and its fringes, and has since been used to include many other artists after this time. In the book 'Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Underground 1981-1991', music journalist Michael Azzerad referred to an "aesthetic cabal of sorts" (Azerrad, 255)[3] called pigfuck which included contemporaries who were ultimately friends existing in the same circles at the same time and generally, though not always, in 'Middle America', such as Big Black, Killdozer, Butthole Surfers, etc., and Scratch Acid were clearly close to this 'camp'.
After developing a reputation as a crazy, noisy punk band, Scratch Acid disbanded in 1987. According to the liner notes of The Greatest Gift, the band members never received compensation from either Rabid Cat or Fundamental Records (who distributed their releases in Europe).
Brett Bradford went on to form Sangre De Toro and play with Areola 51. Washam went on to perform with many other bands, including the Big Boys, Ministry, Helios Creed, the Didjits, Lard, and Tad. In 1987, Sims and Washam joined Steve Albini in the band Rapeman, which disbanded three years later. Sims reunited with Yow in 1989 to form The Jesus Lizard.
All of the original members of the band appeared at the Touch and Go 25th anniversary celebration taking place in Chicago, Illinois on September 8-10, 2006.
She Said
Scratch Acid Lyrics
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I'm not using my body now
so you can play with it if you want to
I sighted
not so much lethargic
as so much uninterested
entering ino an interesting intercourse of events
well I noticed her face was melting
& if you put yourself in my shoes-----
What could I say?
O.K. We've got a missing person
& we've got an absentee
& we've got a no-show & then she said......
(from lp insert!!!)
The lyrics to Scratch Acid's song She Said are open to interpretation. It could be about a woman who is offering her body to a man because she no longer wants or needs it. The main character seems to be uninterested, but when he notices her face melting, it could suggest that he's having a drug induced hallucination or maybe a nightmare. The line, "if you put yourself in my shoes," suggests that the singer is trying to rationalize what is happening around him.
The second verse introduces the idea of a missing person, an absentee, and a no-show, which connects to the first verse. It could be interpreted that the woman who offered her body is one of these missing people. Or maybe the singer is the one who is missing, and the woman is referring to his absence. This could be a metaphor for a failed relationship, where one partner is distant and uninterested.
The last line, "then she said," leaves the song open to interpretation. It could suggest a continuation of the conversation, or it could be a cliffhanger, leaving the listener to come to their conclusion.
Line by Line Meaning
She said
She spoke
I'm not using my body now
so you can play with it if you want to
I am not engaging in physical activity currently, so if you choose to do so, you may use my body
I sighted
not so much lethargic
as so much uninterested
Yeah, so, like
entering ino an interesting intercourse of events
well I noticed her face was melting
& if you put yourself in my shoes-----
What could I say?
I let out a breath, not due to tiredness, but rather my lack of interest. I was experiencing a strange sequence of events and that's when I realized her face was melting. If you were in my position, what could you have said?
O.K. We've got a missing person
& we've got an absentee
& we've got a no-show & then she said......
Alright, we are dealing with a person who has disappeared, someone who is absent, and someone who did not show up. And then she spoke...
Contributed by Nicholas E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.