Come Recline Review
by Jack Rabid
One of the funniest records released this year.
Remember the CIRCLE JERKS dressed as lounge entertainers, crooning an
insipid Borscht-Belt version of "When the Shit Hits the Fan," in the '83
movie Repo Man? And the punk at the table says, "Damn, I used to like
these guys." Well New York City tuxedo trio BVF obviously got the joke.
Here they cover some of the angriest late '70s/early '80's L.A.
hardcore songs as if Esquivel wrote them for Dean Martin. In addition
to the Circle Jerks' "Group Sex," classics by BLACK FLAG ("Wasted," "No
Values"), ADOLESCENTS ("Amoeba), GERMS ("Media Blitz"), FEAR ("I Don't
Care About You"), T.S.O.L. ("Code Blue"), SUICIDAL TENDENCIES ("I Shot
JFK," "Institutionalized"), and THE MONKEES ("Stepping Stone," by way of
the SEX PISTOLS, S.O.A., and MINOR THREAT) are all covered in a variety
of cocktail jazz/bossanova/Latin styles that suggests lamé suits,
smaltz, and Trini Lopez. The seething, pithy lyrics sound hysterically
funny this way, and this "live at CBGB" LP is further augmented by witty
stage patter, and spot-on sendups of the talking parts on the Decline
of the Western Civilization, Vol. I soundtrack LP. That film, which
largely brought the original bands to public attention, is further
lampooned via the LP title and the hilarious cover shot parody of the
Germs' DARBY CRASH comatose on the floor. Have a martini, and mellow
out while you hate your hypocritical parents and staid society,
maaaannn.
Tracklist
| 1. | Wasted | |
| 2 | Amoeba | |
| 3 | Group Sex | |
| 4 | I Shot JFK | |
| 5 | Institutionalized | |
| 6 | No Values | |
| 7 | Media Blitz | |
| 8 | I Don´t Care About You | |
| 9 | Code Blue | |
| 10 | Stepping Stone |
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