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SLEDGEBACK |
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thing about punk rock is, it never really had that many directions to go
in before it turned into something else – punk, metal, pop, whatever – so
if you started experimenting with the basic ‘dirty-ass rock n’ roll played
by glue-huffing freak children’ formula too much, you ended up somewhere
else entirely. Well, you don’t have to worry about any weird shit going
down here, Jack. Seattle’s Sledgeback do, in fact, borrow a bit
from the rootsy rock n’ roll of Social D and maybe Soul Asylum
on occasion, but mostly they stick to the goddamn formula, tossing out a
jukebox worth of solid, catchy punk rock anthems in the jumpy SoCal
tradition. Hungarian frontman Gabi Hun is a deadringer for Bob
Mould, too, so if you’ve ever wondered what Husker Du would
sound like with a couple US Bombs in the band, well, now you know.
“People’s Choice” is a little adolescent for my tastes, to be
honest, but it sounds like the perfect soundtrack for seducing 17 year old
punk rock girls.
Umm, if you’re a 17 year old punk boy, of course. ________________________________________________________ |
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-Sleazegrinder |