25.8.09

Second Rate- (almost) complete discography

All right fellows, I hope my english is not too boring for those who are indeed english spoken people and most of all I hope everything's fine for all of you as for me, this is sadly the end of my summer hollidays. Back to work....

Here is one great, almost legendary, french band. In the late 90's some bands were really leading the french scene like Burning Heads or Seven Hate and then came Second Rate, formed in 1998 in Besancon, eastern France. Picking up their influences in the american scene (Husker Du, Jawbreaker, Hot Water Music, Texas is the reason...) and mixing it with french 90's emo tradition such as Drive Blind, Sixpack, Les Thugs with a rock n roll side ala Real cool killers and a little Mega city four touch. So they basically become "huge" in the early 00's, being connected with bands like Flying Donuts, Sexypop, Homeboys, Dead Pop Club and forming the emoglam connection. The band reached a sort of climax by playing at the printemps de bourges fest -non underground- and touring uk the same year following theur split with the great band Scuttle.
A classic line up: two guitars, a drummer singer and a bass player who kept on changing over the year and a brilliant way to play great shows and release good cds. A five year span history which contribute a lot to the french scene. I remenber being to their last tour, saw them in Limoges and to this day it is still one of the best show I've ever seen. I videotaped it but after 6 years and many movings I cannot find it. Maye some day, I'll post it. It must be somewhere.
Anyway, hope you'll like this band for those who don't know these guys, you got to be familiar with the typical french accent when trying to sing in english!
You can visit Nasty samy website, former second rate guitar player, website to know some more.


Yo buy it!


I could not provide you with the first split 7" with brainwash, as I have nothing to record my vinyls on my laptop...
And I simply do not have their first demo, state of regression, 1998. If someone can help...





2000 - Nice Line Life

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2001 - Grinding To Dust Two Years Somewhat Insane

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2002 - split Second Rate / Scuttle

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2002 - CD single promo Printemps de Bourges

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2003 - split Second Rate / Flying Donuts

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2003 - Last Days Of Glory

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Second Rate - With The Sun

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