THE DOGS
Suburban Nightmare (Dionysus)
Reviewed by Alan Wright

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The Dogs, believe it or not, have been around since the late '60s. Hailing from Detroit originally, they played shows opening for the MC5, Stooges and even KISS, until they relocated to Los Angeles where they released a couple of classic punk singles in 1976 and '78 that later found them a cult audience due to their inclusion on Killed By Death and other '70s punk compilations. Myself, I first heard them doing "Younger Point Of View" on the legendary Saturday Night Pogo compilation on Rhino Records, released in 1978. In 2000 Dionysus released a retrospective called Fed Up that included both '70s singles and some unreleased stuff. You'd be hard pressed to find much difference in their new stuff, since they still mine a musical territory similar in style to those killer '70s singles, except that the new stuff is better recorded. Other than that, very little has changed, and they still kick out the jams. With the '70s line-up - Loren Molinare, Ron Wood and Mary Kay - still intact, the trio crashes and burns through 10 killer tracks of rock action. You could also throw this on and tell someone these were some new young rockers and they'd likely believe you. Excellent stuff!

© 2004 - Alan Wright