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 SWEET POISON-
Yesterday’s Sweethearts (Street
Anthem Records) Formerly known as The Riot Squad, Sweet Poison rock
like no other band from Belgium that I’ve ever heard.
Okay, true, I don’t think I’ve ever heard another band from
Belgium
, but still, Sweet Poison doesn’t sound like what I’d expect a band
from
Belgium
to sound like. This record is
some straightforward punk’n’roll from the Social Distortion school,
with a touch of New Wavy background harmonies courtesy of lead guitarist
Kim. The songs are pretty
average street punk fare, for the most part, although there are some that
don’t even reach that standard (“Where Eagles Dare” for instance,
sounds like something someone would write in their best friend’s High
School Yearbook the night before graduation).
Then again, “Blue Collar” and “The Wild One” (a tribute to
Marlon Brando) are better than average, as is the lead track, “Lucky
Tattoo”. Here’s the bottom
line: while this isn’t even
close to being my favorite record of the year, it might be the best one
I’ve heard this month. –
Brian Mosher
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