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Classic Queers from the vault

04/22/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Joe King opens the vault and unleashes an album of previously "lost" demo tapes and studio recordings from the early 90's, featuring the lineup that to most fans represents the "classic" Queers -- Joe, B-Face on bass, and the late Hugh O'Neill on drums. You've heard most of these songs before (and probably already know all the words if you're a fan) but these recordings tend to be a bit more raw than the versions you already own. You can hear the Ramones influence loud & clear and a bit of the Beach Boys, as well as a lot of Angry Samoans, resulting in some politically-incorrect lyrics that are still funny as, well, heck. Listen to the drums and check out how perfectly Hugh could recreate that Tommy Ramone syncopated backbeat. If you're a Queers fan, you need this; if you've never heard the band before, this is a pretty good introduction to what all the fuss is about."