Dead Boys

• Young Loud and Snotty [Sire, 1977] B
• We Have Come for Your Children [Sire, 1978] B-

Consumer Guide Reviews:

Young Loud and Snotty [Sire, 1977]
Despite Stiv Bators's mewl, which can get almost as annoying as Geddy Lee's falsetto, this is mostly well-crafted junk, tough and tuneful and in one case--the definitively deafening "Sonic Reducer"--positively anthemic. But the charm of good junk has always been its innocence, and if these fellows are innocent they're pretty perverse about it--emotional incompetents out of their depth. Alternate title (stolen from Mary Harron): Take My Life--Please. B

We Have Come for Your Children [Sire, 1978]
Because they're lovable little scumbags deep down, and sincere to boot, Hilly's punk purists have dropped the heavy misogyny and recorded five cuts that laid end to end would make a listenable side. But not even the rousing "3rd Generation Nation" has the power of sexist spew like "I Need Lunch" and "Caught With the Meat in Your Mouth." Makes you wonder what 3rd generation nihilists believe deep down. B-

See Also

• A Real New Wave Rolls Out of Ohio [1978-04-17]