Tar
Thick, heavy, and dry as a bone. Mohr's guitar tone could strip paint and his vocals sat right on top of the riff like he was too tired to shout but too pissed off to stop. Started on Amphetamine Reptile then moved to Touch and Go. Jackson is the record people talk about but Toast is the one that really nails it. Chicago noise rock that sounds like being stuck in traffic on the Dan Ryan in August.
People
Tar's vocalist and guitarist. Had this incredible way of making his guitar sound like a diesel engine while singing over it like he was reading the newspaper out loud. Came up through DeKalb, Illinois hardcore before landing in Chicago and helping define what the city's noise rock would sound like.
Tar's drummer from the very beginning, going all the way back to Blatant Dissent in DeKalb. Heavy and precise in that way where you can tell the guy played hardcore first. Locked in with Mescher's bass like they shared a nervous system.
Tar's bassist. Held down the low end with this thick, grinding tone that gave the band its weight. You don't notice what Mescher does until you listen to a song without paying attention to him, and then you realize the whole thing would collapse.
Tar's second guitarist through the band's early years. Added texture and heft to the wall of sound Mohr was building. Part of the lineup that made Jackson and the early records hit so hard.