Broken Teeth – Electric
Textone Records
http://www.brokenteeth.com/
Rating: A
Kick ass, three chord, no
frills rock ‘n roll has always been vocalist Jason
McMaster’s specialty. The former Dangerous Toys front man
has been prowling the stages, delivering his trademark
banshee wail and sly tongue in cheek tales of degradation
longer than many of today’s pubescent rockers have been on
the planet. Broken Teeth which has actually been raising
hell everywhere for almost ten years now, continues to
refine their potent attack by sharpening their fangs and
turning up the intensity level a notch on their latest
release Electric. The premise here was to re-record
six tracks, giving the twin tandem of guitarists Jared Tuten
and Dave Beeson a chance to breathe some new life into older
chestnuts from the bands back catalogue. With the remaining
six songs, they managed to lay down studio versions of well
established, but previously unavailable live favorites. The
newer versions of “Devil Money” and “Hangin’ By The Skin”,
already up tempo songs in their original state, now burn
with an even more frantic sense of urgency. McMaster is once
again in fine form, delivering the goods like only he can.
His crotch level lyrics on such potent sleazers “Bonfire”,
“She’s Gonna Blow” and “Stick It In” should be regarded as a
long lost art form. Like their name implies these Texas
tornadoes take no shit and Electric confirms it more
than ever. If you’re new to the Teeth then Electric
is a perfect place to start. This one is a definite horns
up!
-Ryan
Sparks
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