Eddie & the Hot Rods - Teenage Depression [Bonus Tracks]

History records Eddie & The Hot Rods as the missing link between pub rock and punk, and their debut album, released at the tail end of 1976, proves that every word is true. Young, loud, snotty, and incredibly fast, the riffs and rhythms are fuel-injected R&B, but the lyrics sound like teen-aged disaffection with a forest on its shoulders. Even the band's covers, The Who's "The Kids Are Alright," Joe Tex's "Show Me," and Sam Cooke's "Shake," were selected for their swagger, while the title track is a proto-punk cry of anguish that makes the later new wavers sound like a roomful of spoiled children. Read More