Punk
as puke,
My Man Grumpy
is classic
F.Y.P
: a fantastic album from start to finish and perhaps their catchiest material ever. New to the band's oeuvre are several
pop-punk
tunes that make their way onto this record amongst the torrentially perturbed, underachiever hardcore that these kiddies spew like nobody else. You can hear a bit of
the Queers
,
the Muffs
, and
the Descendents
on tunes like
"Pork Rinds & Yoohoo"
and
"I Don't Wanna Carry Your Books,"
where lead squealer
Todd Congelliere
does some singin' about girls and the like. Though they may be at their very best when belting out rapid-fire bottle rockets like
"Powerlines"
"Shitheel,"
proves they are quite well rounded and highly capable of all sorts of
punk rock
schtick. Sadly, this was the first and last record to feature one of their most solid lineups, which included troubled bassist
Joe Ciauri
, who later committed suicide. The band had a hard time recovering after his loss, and released one more record before breaking up and reforming as the slightly different and less ferocious
Toys That Kill
. ~ Adam Bregman