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All Music Guide
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American blues and jazz find a better reception in Europe. Will American punk rock go overseas too? Electric Frankenstein put out their new album Rock 'N' Roll Monster on Australia's Au-Go-Go Records on CD and vinyl. The New Jersey group starts off paying respect to the Germs with "A Singer's Blood/Naked Heat" featuring the "Sex Boy" rhythm. The U.S.'s premier riff-punk group also covers Fun Things, Misfits, Negative Trend, and F-Word. The fact that Electric Frankenstein is tuned in to Australia's Fun Things show these savage rockers are tuned in to the rich downunder punk scene.
The Traffic Flow Zine
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They’re back after last years totally superb ‘Action High’, and with a new vocalist Rik L Rik (F-Word, Negative Trend) and they sound just as good as ever. This is a six track EP that rocks as good as anything else around at the moment. If you like the Humpers and that kind of dirty rock ‘n’ roll, you will cherish this too. Quite old sounding sixties rock with lots of filthy solos and dirty low down vocals. Features a great cover of ‘Queen Wasp’ by the Misfits. This rules!
Satan Stole My Teddy Bear
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To occupy their time between Scott's dismissal and Steve's return, this
is what EF did. They recorded this with punk icon Rik L. Rik (F-Word,
Negative Trend) and it turned out to be one of the most essential EF
releases. Every time I make a travel tape for my car at least two songs
from this album make an appearance. The material they did with Scotty
was more punk than rock, and this really plants them back in rock
territory. Every song is an assault, the non-stop guitar riffs seems to
cut through your speakers. I'm afraid Jim Foster isn't getting enough
credit for his guitar solos. Rik's got this slick, throaty voice that
matches the rock attitude of these tracks. Highlights are "Blackout"
and "Used To Know" where you know you just had a rock 'n' roll moment
when Rik sings "You're just someone that IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII used to
know!" Two covers here, the Fun Things' "Savage" and a killer remake of
the Misfits' "Queen Wasp" sung by John Steele. Fans of AC/DC or the
Germs or the like will love this. This is essential.
Damn, how much do I love this band! I have been waiting for this to
come out stateside for over a year, and now I've finally got my greasy
hands on it! First off, tracks 1-6 are the Monster EP, so check that
review regarding these songs. I was elated to see them finally correct
the title to "Imperial Void" (you see, I'm anal). I was happy enough
just to get these tracks on CD. The rest of the record is more punk
rock vocal genius from Rik L Rik. These are covers of songs he did with
former bands Negative Trend (awesome!) and F-Word (even better!). These
showed up previously as poorly recorded live versions on the Munster
records bootleg (reviewed above), but on this they sound great (even
two studio versions!). I can't say enough about how all-out rock these
songs are. "Do the Nihil" is the best bonus song of the four with the
catchy "we we can can do do what what we we want to do." Punk rock at
its finest. New cover art and more bonus art on the inside. Jeez, pick
this up!
Epitonic
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Sure, Electric Frankenstein wear their influences
on their proverbial sleeves. So what? They sure as hell ain't
apologizing. Actually, the Jersey band has been known to celebrate
those influences, covering, among others, The Misfits, The Dictators,
Crime, and the Dead Kennedys. What they may lack in originality,
though, EF more than make up for in pure bombasticity, producing a
hair-raising, teeth-rattling sonic onslaught that resurrects countless
good-looking rock and roll corpses, from squalid '60s garage groups to
Who-style British Invasion bands to tarted up glamsters to vicious punk
outfits, perhaps coming closest in overall sound and aesthetic to
Iggy's legendary Stooges. The Stooges comparison is not intended to
suggest, however, that there's anything sloppy or amateurish about
Electric Frankenstein; when they sound sloppy or amateurish, it's a
cultivated effect. But generally EF is one tight bastard of a band,
continually reveling in their mighty fuzzed-out power.
The band's core members, guitarists Sal Canzonieri and Jim Foster and
bassist Dan Canzonieri, formed Electric Frankenstein in 1992. The trio
went through a succession of singers and drummers, finally settling on
Steve Miller and Rob Sifcek. EF broke in with a series of singles and
their 1994 debut LP, Conquers the World, and have been recording
prolifically ever since, with 10 albums and nearly two dozen singles to
their credit already. The Germs tribute song "A Singer's Blood/Naked
Heat" (which lifts the rhythm from "Sex Boy") appears on their '98 Rock
and Roll Monster album.
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