THE ROTTERS
Wrench To The Nuts (Dionysus)
Reviewed by Alan Wright

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The first new Rotters album since the Presumed Dead in Japan LP from 1989, or at least of new recordings anyway. Dionysus has put out a couple of retrospective releases, Pull It and Yell! and What We Do Is Stupid, both of which are chock full of obnoxious punk ditties. You may remember these guys also from appearing on Killed By Death and Screaming Fists boot compilations with their '70s punk masterpieces " Sit On My Face Stevie Nix," "Amputee," "Sink the Whales (Buy Japanese Goods)" and "Disco Queen." The only original Rotter here is guitarist Phester Swollen, who is joined on this by recent recruits Bob Lee (ex-Clawhammer) on lead vocals and drumming, and La Jaime on the bass.

That said, this CD is true to the Rotters' original spirit, with great obnoxious and satirical punk songs like "Bible Belt 12 Gauge," "White Trash Slut," "My Penis Hurts" and the insanely titled "Please Don't Probe Me With The Butt Scope Doctor." They also do great remakes of a couple of their older tunes, "Thank God I'm Damned" and "Pink Flamingos." With more and more bands being called punk these days that sound like they never heard a punk record in their life, this is a welcome release.

© 2003 - Alan Wright