FRENZAL RHOMB
Sans Souci (Fat Wreck Chords)
Reviewed by Holly Day

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Frenzal Rhomb is Australia's own version of Guttermouth, with campy, funny lyrics about drugs and girls that take them, all sung in a nasally whine (courtesy of some guy named "Jay") that works well with this type of music, with a great, trad punk rock backup band featuring some awesome percussion by some guy named "Gordy" (damn these Australians and their lack of informative liner notes!). The whole album is just full of wonderful, manic energy, some great guitar hooks, and strangely bizarre falsetto backup singers. I can't help but hold a soft spot in my heart for any band that has a song bearing the chorus line "Russell Crowe's band's a fucking pile of shit."

© 2004 - Holly Day