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You must be joking! Start it again. They can't really be serious can they? Okay, the song sounds like
the Heartbreakers
, but the rag-tag team of vocalists are aping
the Beastie Boys
, at least until lead singer
Chase Noles
changes tack and starts channelling
Johnny Thunders
and then
Stiv Bators
. And that's just on the first track of
Hellbound and Heartless
,
"You Oughta' Know by Now"
; after that all hell breaks loose. Every generation needs its court jester, and this,
the Heart Attacks
' debut album, suggests the quintet are a shoo-in for the job. Bringing back the best and worst that all the most disreputable of
punk
bands had to offer,
storm out of the starting blocks and proceed to rage across a dozen sonic assaults without a ceasefire in sight. As young (actually younger), loud, and snotty as
the Dead Boys
, as ramshackling and insouciant as
, as wonderfully glammy in their punkiness as
D Generation
or
Hanoi Rocks
swagger straight across this album, urged on by producer
Lars Frederiksen
of
Rancid
fame. Their chutzpah immediately caught the attention of
Frederiksen
's bandmate and
Hellcat
label head
Tim Armstrong
, and
Joan Jett
as well, who added her vocals to
"Tearstained Letter."
That song is presented 60s' style, brimming with organ (an instrument that reappears in the most unexpected places), while
"Eyes"
stuffs its hybrid style straight in your face, with its
Sex Pistols
riffs backed by barrelling
R&B
piano and a stunning saxophone solo.
"Traveling Band"
subjects
Chuck Berry
to the wonders of speedcore, although it's actually a
Creedence Clearwater Revival
cover.
"Widowmaking"
crosses
Motoerhead
with melodic
hardcore
, the title track stumbles right over the
blues
(as played by
), as does
"City Slickness,"
but this in more British late-'60s fashion, at least until the band kick that in the head and go out in a blaze of organ-laced
punk rock
. Peppered with thoroughly infectious melodies and shout-along choruses,
is utterly rambunctious. The band, like all the best jokers, are smarter than they first appear, delivering up an exhilarating, exuberant album, that throws a gauntlet down to the entire
scene along the way. ~ Jo-Ann Greene
the Heartbreakers
, but the rag-tag team of vocalists are aping
the Beastie Boys
, at least until lead singer
Chase Noles
changes tack and starts channelling
Johnny Thunders
and then
Stiv Bators
. And that's just on the first track of
Hellbound and Heartless
,
"You Oughta' Know by Now"
; after that all hell breaks loose. Every generation needs its court jester, and this,
the Heart Attacks
' debut album, suggests the quintet are a shoo-in for the job. Bringing back the best and worst that all the most disreputable of
punk
bands had to offer,
storm out of the starting blocks and proceed to rage across a dozen sonic assaults without a ceasefire in sight. As young (actually younger), loud, and snotty as
the Dead Boys
, as ramshackling and insouciant as
, as wonderfully glammy in their punkiness as
D Generation
or
Hanoi Rocks
swagger straight across this album, urged on by producer
Lars Frederiksen
of
Rancid
fame. Their chutzpah immediately caught the attention of
Frederiksen
's bandmate and
Hellcat
label head
Tim Armstrong
, and
Joan Jett
as well, who added her vocals to
"Tearstained Letter."
That song is presented 60s' style, brimming with organ (an instrument that reappears in the most unexpected places), while
"Eyes"
stuffs its hybrid style straight in your face, with its
Sex Pistols
riffs backed by barrelling
R&B
piano and a stunning saxophone solo.
"Traveling Band"
subjects
Chuck Berry
to the wonders of speedcore, although it's actually a
Creedence Clearwater Revival
cover.
"Widowmaking"
crosses
Motoerhead
with melodic
hardcore
, the title track stumbles right over the
blues
(as played by
), as does
"City Slickness,"
but this in more British late-'60s fashion, at least until the band kick that in the head and go out in a blaze of organ-laced
punk rock
. Peppered with thoroughly infectious melodies and shout-along choruses,
is utterly rambunctious. The band, like all the best jokers, are smarter than they first appear, delivering up an exhilarating, exuberant album, that throws a gauntlet down to the entire
scene along the way. ~ Jo-Ann Greene
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