re-formed the Minute to Pray Flesh Eaters for a handful of live shows, and the musicians continued to play together when time and temperament allowed. This "all-star" edition of the band only lasted for one album, but the churning ocean of rootsy menace they called up on A Minute to Pray was the best representation of how powerful Desjardins' songs could be, and while he made good albums with other musicians (especially 1982's Forever Came Today), it's still the high-water mark of his recording career. Bonebrake, who traded his drums kit for a marimba for the sessions). punk scene to back him up, which included three members of the Blasters (guitarist Dave Alvin, drummer Bill Bateman, and sax player Steve Berlin, who would go on to join Los Lobos), and two members of X (bassist John Doe and percussionist D.J. long had trouble holding on to a stable lineup of the Flesh Eaters, so to record the band's second LP, he rounded up some friends and fellow travelers from the L.A. But for a lot of folks, the Flesh Eaters' legacy boils down to one album: 1981's A Minute to Pray, A Second to Die. The Flesh Eaters released nine albums between 19, and at least 17 different people have played in the band under the leadership of lead singer and songwriter Chris D.
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