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Artist |
The Briefs |
| Title |
Hit After Hit |
| Label |
Dirtnap Records |
| Reviewer |
Vinnie Apicella |
| Rating |
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"Lobotomy!" "Lobotomy!" Oops, wrong song. Wrong band in fact… No this
is not a Ramones tribute, but going by the first tune "Poor and Weird,"
they've got an uncanny likeness to said Punk pioneers. Rhythmically,
there's little distinction as The Briefs employ those very same quick
three chord changes and barging backing vox within their relatively
succinct versions of proven Punk-styled staples -- "Silver Bullet," their
tribute we'll assume to Bob Seger -- well I mean if you're singing about
"Killing Bob Seger right now" and bellowing "Kill," "Die" in the
background, in Punk circles, it's probably as close as yer gonna get to
a tribute right?
With a get up that'd make The Cars gloss over in
admiration and The Damned tear through the legal files, The Briefs
deliver a cruising the strip style of posh-modern glinty-eyed Punk Rock
that's a throwback to yesterdays late '70s sun-drenched, denim-faded
heroes with enough pistol-whipping swagger to give even Johnny himself
an irrepressible case of the shits and giggles.
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Robert R. Lewis
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