A casual listen to this debut album by the long-running California
punkers suggests a band very much of its time, but if you listen
carefully you can already hear what ultimately set the group apart from
the rest of the hardcore pack. Sure, leader Mike Ness tended to bark
out his lyrics rather than sing them, and sure, the rest of the band
had learned every move from the Ramones/Pistols/Clash playbook. But
even at this stage, the group already had a sense of humor (the title
song), a musical palette that went beyond punk (you can hear the early
Who here at times, not to mention echoes of the bluesy side of the
Stones), and a bit of honest emotion; whether this was a result of
Ness's drug dependency demons or not, these songs are never generic
punk rants--they're an expression of somebody's actual feelings.
Release Date - 7/18/95
Label - Time Bomb Records
Track Listing
| 1 |
Creeps, The |
| 2 |
Another State Of Mind |
| 3 |
It Wasn't A Pretty Picture |
| 4 |
Telling Them |
| 5 |
Hour Of Darkness |
| 6 |
Mommy's Little Monster |
| 7 |
Anti-Fashion |
| 8 |
All The Answers |
| 9 |
Moral Threat |
