I've always been a big fan of the original Young, Loud & Snotty album.  Has it been 40 years already? That's so hard to believe. Well, apparently it has. And, with this new release, I've learned something new. Apparently that album was intended to only be a demo. The band never planned to release it, but it happened anyway. So, now, with just two original members (Cheetah Chrome and Johnny Blitz) remaining, they have assembled the new version of the band re-recorded it, the way it was intended to sound.

Overall, the difference in sound is fairly minor. I can tell the difference, but then again, it's so close that those differences are not all that noticeable. I was a bit worried about how they would sound with out Stiv Bators. Well, I shouldn't have worried. It wouldn't take much of a stretch of the imagination to believe that Jake Hout's vocals are Bators. Yes, he sounds that close. They left off a couple tracks ("Little Girl" - one that never really seemed to fit the album to me - and the mash up of "Not Anymore" and "Ain't Nothing To Do") because they weren't intended to be on the album at all. I have to say that if I have a complaint it's that the album was short to begin with and is now even shorter (just over 25 minutes). I would have been nice if they had included a couple songs to replace those. Still, this new flavor on an old classic is great, either way.

This review is available in book format (hardcover and paperback) in Music Street Journal: 2017  Volume 5 at  garyhillauthor.com/Music-Street-Journal-2017.

This comes in much like the original, but sounding meaner. I've always loved this song. In fact, it might be my all-time favorite punk rock song. While the production on this is cleaner, and you can tell that it's not Stiv Bators singing (but only barely), this sounds quite close to the version we all know and love. It still rocks like crazy.