Down In Flames!!!! Its a shame Stiv, Thunders and Dee Dee never formed the supergroup mentioned in Dee Dee's book. Maybe now they are all playing together somewhere....

Love it love it love it

for me the best old skool punk band YeAH!

I remember when punk was this fun and very few bands these days have a clue.

"There are tons of great NEW albums that deserve your attention."

Are there really?

"Cheeta Chromee"

Oh my god I even mispelled Cheeta Chrome's name... horrible...

The music is a perfect example of early American punk... Very tight, without being expert players or progressive rockers. That is not to say they sound anything like the Ramones, they actually sound more like the New York Dolls meet the Stooges with a bit of Ramones-esque simplicity and Television trademark intertwining guitars. Stiv's vocals are reminiscent of Iggy Pop, yet with more of a throat-scarred sound and, in my opinion, much more unique.

Wasn't trying to name drop...

WWWW

"One of the overlooked classics of 1977."

I'm sorry for the poor quality of my review... And that comment was by modern standards... I don't believe too many kids know who these guys are. Also, I never claimed that they didn't write songs before they got to New York once, so the "Ain't Nothin to Do in NYC... I don't think so!" comment was a bit out of place... None of my friends knew who these guys were before I told them about the Dead Boys... Sorry for the quality, though. It's a shame. The Dead Boys deserved better, but it was midterm week for freshmen in NKC.

-Wet Wild Willy Whatever

Why do people say punk died in 77? I'd say it was still in it's infancy.

Hey I tried to start something going here with the 77 punk bands - UK Subs, GBH, Sham 69, Partisans!
-Janelle

stiv bators is the only good thing to ever come out of youngstown

I think it was important for at least some punk band out of 77 get some mentioning. Nobody had a problem when the Misfits got a review here.

Besides, I'd rather read this than another NFG or Sum 41 review.

"Also I think the only punk album that deserves 5 stars is Angelic Upstarts-2million voices."

you're an idiot

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i would much rather read a dead boys review than another fucking reggie and the full effect, ataris, or afi review.

this record is an essential

Yes the dead boys were one of the best bands to come out of the 77 era but to say they are underrated is just not true. I think the dead boys are one of the most recognized punk bands from this country. I do think that there is a reason to review this record now. Just look at the kind of bands that are covered on this site. All the pop punk mall emo bands trying to cash in on the new fad. Just because you know who the dead boys were doesn't mean the kids that listen to that stuff do. Maybe this review will turn someone on to the dead boys and lead them to other decent punk bands. By the way most of these songs were written before the dead boys moved from ohio. Some of these songs are remakes of rocket fom the tombs. "Ain't nothing to do" in NYC I don't think so. Also no hard feelings but next time you write a review plaese talk about the songs and music. This review reads like a press kit.

Stiv was from y area. His parents come into the record store I work at.

This is one of the most underrated punk bands of all time.

~jacobe

I love you for reviewing this album. It's actually been in my stereo the past week or so now.
-Janelle

Again, this album is a classic, as anyone with half a brain could tell you...but why review it in 2003? I thought this was punknews.org, not punkhistory.org....

There are tons of great NEW albums that deserve your attention.

good band, good album, bad review.

Also I think the only punk album that deserves 5 stars is Angelic Upstarts-2million voices.

marijn@emplane

Some old guy i met at a car wash the other day noticed my black flag sticker and said that he knew DOA and used to hang with the Dead Boys....just found that interesting.

um... this album is classic, but this review is awful. no one needs a history lesson. Why do you submit a review at all if for you 'it's hard to make an objective opinion of such matters'?