The 'Suckers tear through the first four numbers with don't-give-a-shit abandon, and tracks such as the deceptively melodic "Devils Food" get better with each listen. Turning this raucous noisemaking on its ear, the group's interest in country rears its head on a rootsabilly rendition of Electric Frankenstein's anthem "Teenage Shutdown." This musical matchmaking comes full circle with the inclusion of "She's My Bitch," a 'Suckers classic covered with less success by EF. Sing me a love song, and I'll show you to the fuckin' door, EF frontman Steve Miller growls on "Sweet Baby Ignorance." It's a great line, just one of many found buried in his group's musical stew. But EF's biggest problem is that it can't decide whether it wants to be Black Flag or Black Sabbath, dividing the difference to little satisfaction. Though EF extols substance abuse, there's little actual substance in its five-song contribution. The 'Suckers win this boisterous grime-rock battle hands down.
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