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THE SCARED STIFFS |
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really need a roadmap to accurately access what’s going with this
monstrous mob scene, as the NY-based Scared Stiffs mix their
original horror punk tunes with half a dozen covers here, some of ‘em
suitably gory (Groovy Ghoulies!) and some just flat out rockin’ (The
Dictators). Problem is, I can’t tell you the difference between a
Dead Elvi song and a Scared Stiffs song, so you just have to
take the album as one big, steaming gutpile of fast, catchy, creepy rock
n’ roll that’s sometimes home-grown, and sometimes borrowed. Suffice to
say, it all weaves together nicely, like Leatherface’s skin mask. As with
any modern-day monster rock band, the Scared Stiffs lean heavy on the
crooner-choruses and bouncy Ramones riffs, but their singer has a
great Alice Cooper growl, and the lyrics, like a good, trashy
movie, are dumb-but-funny, so what the hell. Of course, any
self-respecting shock n’ roll show has to have a William Castle-ish
gimmick, and this one’s no exception. The enhanced “Autopsy Turvy”
(clever!) takes over your PC and rolls out a fun Claymation video about
mummy love for the catchy “Zombified” before the main event. I
liked it, it had dancing skeletons and everything. Dunno if the Stiffs are
gonna be you new fave undead rockers ever, but this oughta keep you in
stitches ‘til Halloween, at least. _______________________________________________________ |
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-Sleazegrinder |