The Bounty
Lucha Libro
Original Release Date: 03/07/2881
Circumstance and fate play an equal role in the creation of a single voice. Lucha Libro were no strangers to either, having been born on a mostly deserted, and desert-covered, planet bathed in the constantly tone-shifting rays of a dying star. What had existed beneath the sand was the stuff of legends; the artifacts proving the existence of a former civilization scant and unreliable. While venturing beyond the borders of their isolated town, the quartet happened upon what they believed to be a sinkhole. Further investigation, however, revealed a lost outpost, not unlike their own, buried beneath the sands of time. With the chasm widening by the minute and the grains beginning to clog the homes and businesses of a rough and tumble, long-dead society, all they could grab was a weathered ledger. Within, not seen for centuries, perhaps, was the accounting of a gun-for-hire service. Bounties, kill reports, payments; the story of outlaws, bandits, and rapscallions was beginning to unfold. This was the fuel for what would eventually become a four-album series entitled The Ballad of the Forgotten. The second entry, The Bounty, would remain the most forgotten as it tinkered with strange time signatures and spoken word sections, until recent years when their body of work underwent a reevaluation revolution. Copies of this seminal album are hard to come by nowadays, though not impossible to find, unlike the memories buried in the inspirational ledger.
Original Database Entry: Hailing from deserted sands bathed by a dying star, Lucha Libro wasted no time turning their lives into a seminal album, the second of four to chronicle their journey. Due to its spoken word sections and inventive time signatures, this record failed to catch attention when it was initially released, though it now has become a classic. Copies are hard to come by, though not impossible to find.
Side A
Standing 7/8 Count
Sssomebody Ssstop Me
At Death’s Door
Time To Collect
Side B
Noon High
The Catch
Showtime
Don’t Take Too Kindly