Let’s start
this off with a bang, Sloppy Seconds’ ‘Destroyed’!
First of
all, the record cover. Awesome. For those who don’t get it, the title and cover
are a reference to a little known band called KISS and their record ‘Destroyer’.
Anyone? Anyone at all?
Musically,
it’s not comparable to KISS at all. This is just straight punk rock, Ramones
style with some rockabilly lead lines chucked in. If any of you like 77’ style
punk or the melodic hardcore bands such as The Descendents, The Adolescents, The
Faction, etc I would highly suggest you get on this.
Kicking off
the record is the provocatively titled ‘I Don’t Wanna Be A Homosexual’ which
opens with a funny sound clip, I have no idea what it’s from. After the first
minute it cranks into a typical melodic punk track with great, hilarious lyrics
and rockabilly ‘clean’ lead guitar lines sprinkled throughout. If this sounds
weird to you, trust me, it works. The rhythm guitar plays memorable chord
progressions and riffs, all played at a typical punk speed. This is a definite highlight
of the record.
‘Come Back
Traci’ is up next which is about the 80’s pornstar Traci Lords, as expected;
the lyrics are hilarious and clever in a stupid way. Does that make sense? A
much shorter track than the opener, Come Back Traci rips through in punk rock
fashion with a great rock n roll style solo in the middle. Easily one of my favourites
from this record.
‘Take You
Home’ is the shortest track on the record at 1.24 minutes and is pretty much a
punk rock cliché in the best way possible. Catchy verse, rock n roll solo, key
change and chorus with lead lines till end. Great stuff.
‘Black Roses’
has a decidedly more Glam Rock guitar rhythm during the verses and a fantastic
catchy straight up punky chorus. Great lyrics and a decent punk tune.
‘Runnin From
The CIA’ is very Ramones-y going through the cliché punk rock chord progression
with some nice twiddly rock n roll leads. Towards the end there is a sound clip
of which, yet again, I can’t tell you what it’s from. Great goofy lyrics about
being hounded by the CIA.
‘The Horror
of Party Beach’ is a personal favourite of mine, horror lyrics mixed with beach
party retardo lyrics. Super catchy song
with surfy guitar leads sprinkled throughout. Another sound clip exits the song
which leads us to another favourite of mine…
‘Blackmail’
has the best lyrics of the whole record. Just a totally retarded, goofy punk
rock tune about blackmailing people in different situations. If there is one track
you should listen to on this record it is this, just funny as hell. Musically it’s
pretty much standard punk rock, which is reason alone to listen to it!
‘So Fucked
Up’ is my least favourite song on the record. I’m not one for lyrics about
being proud of or glorifying drinking, taking drugs, etc unless it’s done in a
comical way. Sloppy Seconds pull it off well enough in all their goony glory. Like
the rest of the songs here, it’s just a straight punk rock tune with nice solos.
‘Germany’
took a couple listens to get into but now it’s one of my favourites. It’s about
getting cheated on by your girlfriend, splitting-up, and then going to Germany
to shag sluts. Great stuff! As expected from these guys, it’s another punk rock
tune with great lyrics.
‘Janie Is A
Nazi’ is another one of my favourites. It’s a goofy track about a girl who
becomes a Nazi to the displeasure of our singer. Obviously hilarious lyrics and
the inclusion of cowbell and a one note solo is nice! Just catchy as hell, get
on it, NOW.
‘I Want ‘Em
Dead’ opens up with another sound clip which lasts for a minute until we are
hit with a great riff and then a doo-wop chord progression. Funny lyrics about
killing random people, what’s not to like about it? An awesome doo-wop style
bridge comes in and we end with the chorus. Super catchy verses and chorus’ as
expected from these goofballs, another one of my favourites. How many times
have I said that now?
‘If I Had A
Woman’ is a decent track, pretty much mid-paced punk rock with relatively
catchy verses and chorus’. As far as I can tell it’s a song about wanting to
have a woman so he can ignore, annoy, refuse, among other things, which in
turn, makes him satisfied. Great stuff!
‘Veronica’,
much like the last track isn’t as memorable as the previous tracks. Some decent
goofy lyrics about a girlfriend who commits suicide and our singer misses her, “but
not enough to cry!” It’s pretty much another rock n roll tinged punk tune.
‘The Candy
Man’ is a decent cover in goofy, sloppy, punk rock fashion. Some ridiculous,
funny, pitch-shifted vocals do some back-up’s throughout. Not bad but not mind-blowing
either.
‘Steal Your
Beer’ is a decent retardo punk track about coming into town, fucking your
daughter, wrecking your home, eating your food and stealing your beer, among
some other shenanigans! Like I said before, I’m not big of these types of
lyrics but Sloppy Seconds pull it off.
‘Time Bomb’
is the last track, it’s a decent punk rock track with nice back-up vocals that
remind me of ‘Give ‘em Enough Rope’ era Clash. These last four tracks kind of
let the record down, not that they are bad songs, but when compared to ‘I Don’t
Wanna Be A Homosexual’, ‘Come Back Traci’, ‘Blackmail’, ‘Germany’, ‘Janie Is a
Nazi’, and so on, they just don’t seem to stack up.
Overall, Sloppy
Seconds offer us a blinder of an album packed full of great melodies, chord
progressions and leads as well as giving us some of the greatest ‘silly’ lyrics
ever written. If it wasn’t for those last few tracks this would be an ‘all-killer,
no filler’ deal. I’d definitely suggest you listen to this if you like punk
rock, have a sense of humour and don’t take things too seriously. If you were
wondering about their other recorded material, this is by far the best stuff.
The other records don’t have the overly snotty vocals, rockabilly leads and
catchy melodies that this masterpiece has.
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