punkconformityArtist: Angry Amputees
Album: Slut Bomb
Rating: 4/5 or 8/10
Review:
There are very few chick-fronted punk bands. Those that do exist quite often are, in the gentlest possible terms, worthless pieces of high-pitched, whiny crap. To find a chick punk band that it’s possible to listen to without fear of your ears bleeding, you must weed through all the bobby-soxers who think that playing mediocre music really fast makes them punk. For every band like Tsunami Bomb, there is a band like the Eyeliners, for every Distillers, a Go Betty Go. But every once in a while, it’s possible to stumble across a chick punk band that makes up for all the anguish you have suffered and the tissues you have used to plug your bleeding ears. The Angry Amputees are this kind of band.
Fronted by the gorgeous Stacey Dee, the Amputees sound exactly like you would expect a punk band to sound – gritty, fast, and exciting. The music on Slut Bomb has a frantic, pulsing beat covered by rhythmically melodic guitars topped off by Stacey’s slightly gravelly and entirely non-whiney voice. In fact, the music is so awesome that the fact that a girl is singing is very nearly of secondary importance. The lyrics are impressive, covering things like being obsessed with a famous guy who doesn’t know you exist (“Want Dead”), the dangers of adultery (“Psycho Bitch”), and the difficulties of having a relationship when you’re out playing at the clubs every night (“She’s Got It All”). In “Put Me to Bed,” Stacey attempts to reassure the boy she wants with lines like, “Take me with you. / You don’t have to ask / ‘cause I wanna feel you down in my pants. / It may be / that you can’t read. / Well who gives a fuck if you’re dyslexic.” Punk boys the world over are now attempting to cultivate a learning disability in hopes of this song being about them.
If you’re looking for a good chick punk album, or just a good punk album period, you should pick up a copy of Slut Bomb. I promise that you can listen to it without needing to keep the tissues handy to stop the bleeding.
Highlights:
Want Dead
Put Me To Bed
Fightfighting
Album: Slut Bomb
Rating: 4/5 or 8/10
Review:
There are very few chick-fronted punk bands. Those that do exist quite often are, in the gentlest possible terms, worthless pieces of high-pitched, whiny crap. To find a chick punk band that it’s possible to listen to without fear of your ears bleeding, you must weed through all the bobby-soxers who think that playing mediocre music really fast makes them punk. For every band like Tsunami Bomb, there is a band like the Eyeliners, for every Distillers, a Go Betty Go. But every once in a while, it’s possible to stumble across a chick punk band that makes up for all the anguish you have suffered and the tissues you have used to plug your bleeding ears. The Angry Amputees are this kind of band.
Fronted by the gorgeous Stacey Dee, the Amputees sound exactly like you would expect a punk band to sound – gritty, fast, and exciting. The music on Slut Bomb has a frantic, pulsing beat covered by rhythmically melodic guitars topped off by Stacey’s slightly gravelly and entirely non-whiney voice. In fact, the music is so awesome that the fact that a girl is singing is very nearly of secondary importance. The lyrics are impressive, covering things like being obsessed with a famous guy who doesn’t know you exist (“Want Dead”), the dangers of adultery (“Psycho Bitch”), and the difficulties of having a relationship when you’re out playing at the clubs every night (“She’s Got It All”). In “Put Me to Bed,” Stacey attempts to reassure the boy she wants with lines like, “Take me with you. / You don’t have to ask / ‘cause I wanna feel you down in my pants. / It may be / that you can’t read. / Well who gives a fuck if you’re dyslexic.” Punk boys the world over are now attempting to cultivate a learning disability in hopes of this song being about them.
If you’re looking for a good chick punk album, or just a good punk album period, you should pick up a copy of Slut Bomb. I promise that you can listen to it without needing to keep the tissues handy to stop the bleeding.
Highlights:
Want DeadPut Me To BedFightfighting
