Ahmed's Wild Dream
The Gun Club was Jeffrey Lee Pierce's vehicle for raw, blues-soaked punk rock that refused easy categorization. By 1992's Ahmed's Wild Dream, they were a machine—guitar-driven, rhythmically relentless, mixing explicit blues DNA with post-punk aggression. Tracks like Walkin' With The Beast and Sexbeat pulse with genuine menace and groove. Pierce's vocals sit somewhere between Nick Cave and Howlin' Wolf, all grit and conviction. This is outsider music with real blues knowledge behind it—not a pastiche, but a genuine synthesis. Essential for anyone tracking punk's blues offramp or American garage rock's darker territories.
Item Details+
| Genre | Rock, Blues |
| Style | Blues Rock Alternative Rock Garage Rock |
| Notes | Mint (NM or M-) Good (VG) |
| Media | Near Mint (NM or M-) |
| Sleeve | Very Good (VG) |
| Label | What's So Funny About.. |
| Year | 1992 |
| Country | Germany |
| Format | CD |
Tracklist+
1. (The Creator Was A) Master Plan 1:18
2. Walkin' With The Beast 4:20
3. I Hear Your Heart Singin' 3:49
4. Another Country's Young 5:54
5. Sexbeat 3:04
6. Lupita Screams 3:26
7. Go Tell The Mountain 7:50
8. Preachin' The Blues 6:11
9. Stranger In Town 5:21
10. Goodbye Johnny 7:15
11. Port Of Souls 5:30
12. Black Hole 4:15
13. Little Wing 4:38
14. Yellow Eyes 10:00
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