American punk / garage rock band from Santa Monica, California. Active from 1995 to 1999. These gals can scream. A lot.
Milk Carton Review
by Adam Bregman
A group of teenage girls from Santa Monica High
School, the Grown-Ups had a short, brilliant career before quickly
imploding. Far from your average teenage group, this gang was a
spectacle live, with singer Paloma Parfrey usually in full-on spaz mode,
along with a tiny little kid who would jump around the stage, who was
also responsible for their rap number "Ode to the B-Dog," and a
saxophonist, who could use a few more lessons. Five or six in all, the
Grown-Ups were a band to reckon with and a knockout live act. It wasn't
long before they caught the attention of Eric Erlandson of Hole and Bill
Bartell, who produced their only record, Milk Carton. Unfortunately,
this record isn't the best example of the band's skills, and even some
of the members weren't crazy about the way it came out. It's a bit too
raw, and Paloma Parfrey's screaming, which is endearing live, doesn't
come off nearly as well on record. Her vocals often don't meld well with
the music. It is the less juvenile-sounding songs which work best on
the record, like "Discard Me" and "Scarz." Still, Milk Carton does give a
taste of the chaos that was once the Grown-Ups.
Tracklist
| 1 | Scarz | |
| 2 | Ode To The B-Dog | |
| 3 | Nick & Nick | |
| 4 | Discard Me | |
| 5 | Espricious Noises | |
| 6 | Chiz | |
| 7 | Milk Carton | |
| 8 | Imbicilic | |
| 9 | David's Door | |
| 10 | Harlequin | |
| 11 | George Washington Bridge | |
| 12 | Track 13 | |
| 13 | Bambi Slaughter | |
| 14 | Domestic |
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