REVIEW | ‘Sundown by Venus’ by Jet Black Berries

In 1985, Rochester band The Jet Black Berries landed a song on the soundtrack for “The Return of the Living Dead” alongside bands like The Cramps, The Damned and 45 Grave. Occupying a middle ground between goth/psych-rock and post-punk, the song “Love Under Will” was immortalized in a cherished campy horror classic. Forty years later, the band is celebrating the re-release of their debut album “Sundown on Venus (Definitive Edition)” along with a newly recorded single, “Rocketfire Sex66.” As the lore goes, the initial release of “Sundown on Venus” was marred by the inclusion of an additional compilation EP of B-sides and covers not intended to be paired with the album’s space-western concept. But at the time, the label and marketing had motives beyond the band’s artistic vision. The “Definitive Edition” sets the record straight by including the song “Shadow Drive” positioned in the right sequence alongside other tracks that were pushed over to the EP.

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