Search - Dead Boys :: Younger Louder & Snottyer

A punk staple.

Jarrod Haze | Somewhere. | 03/13/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I'm not a fan of pretentious, punk rock snobs. Check out your local "punk" scene at the next show and try talking to the patrons. I don't feel music should be for an "elite" that has the time to devote to little other than discovering obscure bands and being the first to jump on the bandwagon.



But if you want to get into punk without having to ask one of those types then this is an essential start once you get past The Ramones and Sex Pistols.



Young, Loud, and Snotty is a very great album. Younger, Louder and Snottier is an incredible album. The rawness and intensity found in this version that was produced out of the original release is back. It gives it that edge that you want when you think of punk rock. You feel like you're 17 again, breaking laws and smashing glass, concerned merely with the moment and how fun it is. This is that music that sounds like it came from your garage in your more rebellious years.



The Dead Boys do something a lot of punk bands can't - transcend their genre. This is just a great rock album in general. Too many punk bands want to go on record as being true to the feel of punk, or the wild independent streak that categorizes the genre, but they just fail to break out of the conventions and rules of punk... Ms. Morissette, take notes, because THAT is ironic.



Anyway, someone already mentioned this one manages to sound more dangerous than the original produced release... they're absolutely right.



As far as the songs go, just ballsy, gutsy punk rock with an edge and enough of a catchy hook to not scare away those who don't like senseless noise with their punk. The lyrics... well, what can I say? Sometimes you don't need a cook, you just need lunch. And this is what they provide."

Why?

D. Ashal | Aztlan, holmes | 04/08/2009

(3 out of 5 stars)

"There's no such thing as a truly bad Dead Boys CD, and even a low quality bootleg of their worst show would interest me enough to listen. I guess I just don't feel that you can really improve on Young Loud and Snotty. It's probably the most perfect 70s punk rock artifact out there, you know? These jokers may have been swastika-sporting drug-abusing morons, but they knew what they were doing when they recorded those tracks. Some of these mixes are interesting versions of classics, but some are just unnecessary and a couple even verge on butt rock territory. It's really only essential for the most die-hard Dead Boys completists."