Murder Junkies - Road Killer
I met Merle Allin at one of those Expo of the Extreme festivals many moons ago. He seemed very cool. A little burnt out, but perhaps the most down-to-Earth person I met that day. He knows more about sports than you would think. So, I don’t want to come off as anti-Merle during this review at all. Dude hates internet fanzines enough already. But, I don’t think that I’m going out on too far of a limb when I say that the Murder Junkies minus the late, great GG Allin, is pretty much the equivalent to an O’Douls. It still has that same taste (whoever the singer is -I think Merle only plays bass- he’s doing a great job mimicking GG’s vocal style from the Brutality and Bloodshed for All album) but something’s definitely missing. They’ve done the best they can. Album opener, “Once a Whore,” is an instant classic. Great lyrics and catchy-as-fuck Punk hooks. “Stab You 50 Times” is the exact reason I carry a pocket knife. A lot of the songs on Road Killer are funny, whether that be intentional or not I don’t truly know, but I’m not often seeking a good laugh when Punk, or anything else for that matter, fits the mood. So, I’m just not sure when I would reach for this. When I need my Murder Junkie fix, I pretty much own everything Jesus Christ Kevin Michael Allin did. How do you replace the only true Rock ‘n’ Roller left in the world once he’s left the world?
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