SMUT PEDDLERS
Ten Inch (DeadBeat)
Reviewed by Alan Wright

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This is the CDR promo version of a ten-inch vinyl release, hence the title. I've gotten other releases by this band and thought they were pretty good, but this new one is really good. It's less hardcore speed-crazy than previous stuff I've heard, more midtempo and more rock and roll sounding. The production is way more amped up, too. I think the fact that they have a new guitarist has something to do with the change in sound as well. Sean "The Duck" Mallard rips out great tasty rhythm/lead work with a much thicker, meatier sound than anything I've heard before by the Smut Peddlers. John Ransom spits out acidic, straight-to-the-point lyrics, commenting on everything from Hepatitis C ("Rabatron Party"),to the apparent fucked-up-ness of California ("State Of The State"). Excellent punk rock here, folks.

[Pick this up at www.dead-beat-records.com.]

© 2003 - Alan Wright