CD Reviews
October 28th 2009
ANGRY DRAGONS - Angry Dragons
ANGRY DRAGONS
Angry Dragons
- Transistor 66
“Boom boom boom shang-a-lang,” a blast of energy spews from your speakers in the form of Snake Apartment, the opening track from this self-titled debut. Side A continues in rippling rock ‘n’ roll fashion, with vocalist Joanne Rodriguez power howling over a drum kit getting seriously flogged and guitars crunchier than the Cap’n. They then enter the teen sock-hop portion of the disc with Girlfriend and Got To Be You, after which most people should stop listening. The rest of the album gets so lo-fi even wicked songs like Fight Fire or Melvin (their knock-off of Them’s Gloria) get drowned in a bathtub of static. You have three chances to catch them live this week: Friday, Oct. 30 at the Orioles Community Club; Saturday, Oct. 31 at Half Pints Brewery; and Wednesday, Nov. 4 at the Royal Albert.
This review appeared in Volume 64, Number 09 of The Uniter, published October 29th 2009.
