The Slickee Boys "Live at Last" 1989 + "Your Autumn Eyes" 2006 - 7/45rpm

The last album by the Slickee Boys was an excellent showcase of the band's live prowess, justifying their reputation as an exhilarating and offbeat concert draw…
...Despite being recorded in a French nightclub, the sound is crystal clear and the vocals are perfectly comprehensible. The band's mix of new wave hooks with garage pop is catchy, but either the tracks were deliberately grouped to put all the straightforward material on one side and the weird stuff on the other, or the band had a very divided set on the night this was recorded. That first side is good noisy fun, with plenty of guitar hooks and singalong choruses, but without a whole lot of inventiveness. This changes as soon as the second half starts, and the band crashes into the Cramps-like "The Brain That Refused to Die"." From there on, the Slickee Boys shift styles like a musical chameleon, dashing through '60s rock (their cover of "Pictures of Matchstick Men"), '50s rock (the salacious "Jailbait Janet"), surf music (their near-hit "When I Go to the Beach"), and punk-pop (the delirious anthem "This Party Sucks"). The whole is one of the finest extended rock parodies ever made, delivered with ample instrumental chops and wicked intelligence. Alas, this was the last release from the band -- founding member Kim Kane left after this album was recorded, and though the band toured briefly without him they were defunct by 1990. - AllMusic Review by Richard Foss
trax:
01 Gotta Tell Me Why 02 Dream Lovers 03 Missing Part 04 Sleepless Nights 05 Disconnected 06 Dropping Off to Sleep 07 The Brain That Refused to Die 08 Death Lane [Dogs cover] 09 Life of the Party 10 Pictures of Matchstick Men [Status Quo cover] 11 When I Go to the Beach 12 Jailbait Janet [Afrika Korps cover] 13 This Party Sucks 14 Here to Stay 15 Your Autumn Eyes [CD bonus track] 16 (Are You Gonna Be There at the...) Love In [Chocolate Watchband cover] [CD bonus track]

"Your Autumn Eyes" 2006 - 7/45rpm
The Slickee Boys were a Washington, D.C. area punk-psychedelic-garage rock band whose most-remembered lineup consisted of guitarist Marshall Keith, guitarist Kim Kane, singer Mark Noone, and drummer Dan Palenski. The band has become underground legends in the D.C. punk community. They were known for their wild costumes and graphics
trax:
01 Your Autumn Eyes 02 Eye to Eye 03 Without a Word of Warning