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GROODIES (Failed
Experiment Records) Bad news first: this EP sounds like it was
recorded in a cave. And now for the good news: despite the obviously cheap
recording, this band is really good. The Groodies are an all-girl punk
band from Chicago who are actually still underage…and by punk band, I do
not mean the pop-driven broken-hearted punk of today, but rather the
explosive and pounding music reminiscent of some of the original punk from
the 70s and 80s. As this genre is pretty much male-dominated, it is rather
shocking to hear a girl screeching into the microphone in way you thought
only Johnny Rotten could. However, after the initial shock the sound is
truly refreshing. This band is admirable because not only is it fronted by
a girl, it is backed by three others, unlike female-fronted bands The
Distillers or No Doubt who are not really making any kind of impact on the
music industry in terms of gender. This EP contains seven songs that all
sort of sound the same, but the band is so energetic that it is easy to
overlook that. The Groodies certainly seem to have what it takes to make
it in this genre, although it might make it easier if they were old enough
to tour. –Emily Zemler
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