When I was but a young punk, nothing worked to impress all the young punkettes like showing your “emotional” side. This consisted of throwing on a Cure or Joy Division record. “See, I can be sensitive too… now gimmie some sugar!” The truth is, I really quite enjoy those bands and there are certain times in my life when no other band will do. Yup, I can admit it. This brings us to the Static Age. I was really hoping for some kind of Misfits type thing but no such luck. If I didn’t know better, I’d swear that this was released in 1985 or ‘86. Heartfelt tunes with piano and bad synth. It’s not that it’s terrible, just that it’s been done before and so much better. Blandness personified. I can’t see this record getting teenage punks laid. If I want quality emotion in my rock, I’ll listen to Leatherface again. I just can’t say the same for this.
–ty (Tarantulas)