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Bugs are one more band I really don't know anything about. They have two tapes released for Listen Loudest. Their music is pretty unusual for ex-yu garage punk rock scene.

Their first tape "Looking Through" (1991) is strongly influenced by 60s beat. A side starts with "Baby" mid tempo beat song with nice melody. If you close your eyes you'll never say it's 90s band. They sound just like 60s mod band from one of your favorite 60s comps. "Flying" is definitely my favorite song - not only favorite Bugs song, but really one of the best neo 60s/beat songs I ever heard. Everything is so catchy - great riff, beautiful chorus - it just keeps hanging in your ears. "Song" is again one more nice mid tempo beat number. "You Got to Hang on Rock'n'roll" is pretty boogie - you can compare it, a little bit with latest Beatles period and great rockin' songs they made, but then Bugs did it in 66/67 style. "Koprivnica" is the only non english song on both tapes. It's great song about their town, friends and places they like to go. It's pure 60s garage punk with great chorus again.

"We'll Take You Down" opens b side and it's again great 60s beat. It reminds me a little bit on "Flying". I really like the way they make the songs. It's pretty simple and primitive but it has something very catchy. "Please to Meet You" is a "Sympathy for The Devil" rip off. Rhythm is little bit funky, anyway it's not my favorite. "Hard Rock Cafe" has nice punky guitar, catchy chorus again and I like it. "PLease Come" is just one more good Bugs mid tempo beat song. And "That Boy" - a really nice mercy beat ballad written by Bugs closes this great tape. All 11 songs from this tape are nice and primitive ode to boys from Liverpool. It's very clear that The Beatles were the biggest Bugs inspiration - even their name tells it. Still I think that The Bugs created very specific style, unique for ex-yu scene, but also in the world.

The Bugs 2nd tape "Impact of Fire", also from 1991 has better sound quality - so the charm of 1st tape has disappeared a bit. Guitar sounds pretty punk now, much more distortion than on 1st tape. "Pepperland" opens side a. It's nice beat song, a bit funky - maybe this time The Bugs listened to "new" british bands from the end of 80s/beginning 90s like Stone Roses or Inspiral Carpets. "Midnight Hours" is very good up tempo garage punk, but "Unknown" is pretty boring. "Please Love Me" is nice beat ballad - it has that 1st tape sound and I really like it. Punky guitar starts "I Want Her Dead" - catchy rockin' punk song. But "Can't You See I'm a Man" and "One Way Ticket" are again a bit boring to me. Those songs are not so bad - I just miss the catchy choruses and the songs are too mod for my taste. Don't understand me wrong - I don't have anything against mods. I like lot of 60s mod bands, but I also think that sometimes mod bands could be pretty boring.

B side starts with really great songs - "Don't You Make Me Fight" is mod, but in the way I like, up tempo with nice chorus. "Real Love (Risk Love)", "Why" & "Hugo Rising" are the best part of the tape - great garage punk/beat and catchy as hell. It's pity that the whole tape is not like this few songs. It would be maybe even better than "Looking Through". "Why Should I Pretend" is pretty good rockin' beat song too. "Magical Things in The Sky" is nice piece of garage psychedelia, maybe more garage than psyche but anyway I like it. So the b side of "Impact of Fire" is really good. I must be honest - I miss The Beatles influence, but The Bugs didn't loose their specific sound on this tape. "Impact of Fire" has that typical 2nd album problem. It's good album but still in the shadow of the 1st. It's pity that The Bugs didn't make anything else after 1991. After this tape they probably split up. I'm afraid that fucking war fucked up one more good band.