This week I’m featuring 80’s deep cuts on Mental Jukebox. They’re the non-charting singles. The forgotten b-sides. The unheralded album staples. While they may not be the first songs that come to mind when you think of the 80’s, they’re some of the most important musical statements of the decade.

Lurking under the shadow of the 80’s alt rock anthem “Under the Milky Way” was the harder, faster “Reptile”. This was The Church song that I was always up for hearing. The opening guitar riff and high hat barrage are relentless, slithering their way through almost the entirety of the track. Together these elements were the epitome of repetition, yet they never grew tired.

“Too dangerous to keep. Too feeble to let go.”