Adam West - Ready Steady Adam West!
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DC mouthman Jake Starr - Adam West himself, in spirit, if not cape and bat-phone- is an indefatigable freedom-fighter in the war against everything Not-Rock. Nothing else matters to this cat, and his utter conviction to the wicked power chord and the indecent hip-shake has not wavered a bit in the decade long history of Adam West. Band members come and go, Jake keeps rocking. The sound of punk rockers on motorcycles buzzing through Sin City loses favor with the public at large, Jake keeps rockin. Iggy Pop makes art loft noise records and Aerosmith retires to puffball power ballads, Jake keeps rocking. Thanks Christ for Jake Starr. "Ready Steady" collects 'rare', (i.e. singles and comps) Adam West tracks from 1993 to 1999, and serves 'em all up on one meaty platter. The beauty of the AW sound is that it slips and slides into every seedy sub-genre you can throw around. Acid-fried Super Soul? Got it, baby, check out "Upside Down", which fairly aches with pre-flannel Seattle lizard-groove. 60's stoner-garage fuzz attacks? Dig the Blue Cheer/Cream freak-in of "Vanilla". Creepy psycho speed punk? They got a Misfits medley on here, tossing "Halloween" and "She" together like black salad. Detroit murder rawk? They do "Search and Destroy", too. Absurdly titled sugar n' snarl powerpop? "Oscar the Grouch". See what I'm saying? Adam West was there already, baby, they have climbed that mountain and pissed off of it's peak. This collection is a great way to get to know DC's finest sons real nice-like, without having to be some pussy record collector jerk to do it. Dig in.