Album Reviews
Celebrating their 25th anniversary as a band, U.S. Bombs kick off their year with a 2-song tribute to one of their greatest influences, the Clash. Duane Peters and the rest of his maniacs take on ‘Death Or Glory’ and ‘Straight To Hell’ and stay pretty true to the originals. Then again, why would you want to mess around with these cuts? You do get to hear them with Peters’ distinctive vocals instead of Joe Strummer’s voice. Feel free to compare the two versions if you want.
While you are doing that, I’ll be listening to the two U.S. Bombs originals they recorded with Meat Puppets’ Cris Kirkwood. Both ‘Hollywood Gong Show’ and ‘Midnight Run’ won’t turn your world upside down, but they are plenty catchy with ‘Hollywood Gong Show’ as my personal favorite.
Curious to see what else they will be up to in 2018? Keep an eye on their Facebook page!
Lacking the talent to actually play in a band, Tom decided he would write about bands instead. Turns out his writing skills are mediocre at best as well.
