{"id":55120,"date":"2017-07-16T08:56:31","date_gmt":"2017-07-16T13:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=55120"},"modified":"2017-07-17T06:07:18","modified_gmt":"2017-07-17T11:07:18","slug":"the-erotics-united-we-cant-stand-music-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2017\/the-erotics-united-we-cant-stand-music-review\/","title":{"rendered":"The Erotics | United We Can’t Stand"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Derric Miller<\/span>
\n— Managing Editor —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"One of the most curiously under the radar bands who have been creating top notch sleazy punk rock \u2018n roll since the 1990s is The Erotics. Like the Ramones, their formula is simple. Unlike the Ramones, they are vicious, biting, caustic, acerbic, surgical, pissed-off\/pissed-on, and rabid. Above all else, they write the best \u201canthems to anger\u201d you could possibly hear. Their new release, United We Can\u2019t Stand<\/em>, is all of the above, and much more.<\/p>\n

If an MMA fighter really wants to get his blood flowing before it spills before a match, the opener \u201cSteroids & Cocaine\u201d should be the song cranking when he sprints to the ring. \u201cYou\u2019re going down motherfucker, going down motherfucker!\u201d pretty much says it all, don\u2019t it? How Mike Trash imbues melody into his seemingly scarred vocal chords when singing always amazes\u2014there\u2019s melody, but sing along to it and see how far you get singing LIKE THAT. Maybe Andi Deris could handle it \u2026 maybe.<\/p>\n

Every song is a different level of breakneck speed, and The Erotics never come up for air. The title track is a riff-infested anthem, and in some ways may remind you of Ugly Kid Joe\u2019s biggest hit. The band just holds up a microscope to society today, singing about meltdowns and infant rants, and also owns the quirkiest chorus with the \u201cU-ni-i-i-i-i-ted we can\u2019t stand!\u201d<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve listened to these guys for years, you know they are at their best when they tell a story and have a target. Songs like \u201cWrapped Around Your Neck\u201d and \u201cToday the Devil, Tomorrow the World,\u201d are both, and so is the new song, \u201cCrawlin\u2019 On Broken Glass.\u201d At times, they have that bar-swinging \u201880s style guitar riff going, like early L.A. Guns, and when Trash opens up with his serrated style, you know he means it. \u201cI only know you\u2019re a psycho by design \u2026 I\u2019m crawlin\u2019 on broken glass to get away from you!\u201d The disdain pouring out of the vocals is truly beautiful; you can\u2019t fake this shit. They\u2019ve met far too many assholes (male and female) in their lives.<\/p>\n

Since you are bleeding after the broken glass, makes sense the next track is, \u201cOnly When I Bleed.\u201d It\u2019s just so funny, the staccato \u201cI-can\u2019t-wait-to-get-away-from-you!\u201d This chorus is the most melodic on the album, but the narrative disharmony envelopes everything.<\/p>\n

The music can be fun, too, though\u2014it\u2019s not all hate anthems. \u201cPretty Little Bomb\u201d is a strong sing-a-long composition, simple and catchy. It\u2019s the kind of song that could catch on Rock Radio if they still played things like \u2026 Rock.<\/p>\n

It all ends on \u201cWhoreified,\u201d and why wouldn\u2019t it? Trash and the boys make no excuses about the music they create. It\u2019s a clever play on words, \u201chorrified,\u201d and honestly seems like a song Europeans would dig, from bands like The Other or The 69 Eyes.<\/p>\n

You know what\u2019s great about a \u201cbest kept secret?\u201d Nothing \u2026 absolutely nothing. It\u2019s like having a lifetime supply of Viagra when stranded alone on a deserted island. Do your damn part in making The Erotics the world\u2019s worst kept secret and pick up United We Can\u2019t Stand<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Genre: Punk, Sleaze Rock<\/p>\n

Band:
\nMike Trash\u2014vocals, guitar
\nBilly Beer\u2014bass, backing vocals
\nJohnny Riot\u2014drums, percussion
\nDoug Reynolds-guitar and backing vocals<\/p>\n

Track listing:
\n01. Steroids & Cocaine
\n02. Ain\u2019t Talkin\u2019 To You
\n03. Big Beautiful Wheels
\n04. United We Can\u2019t Stand
\n05. Crawlin\u2019 On Broken Glass
\n06. Only When I Bleed
\n07. Pretty Little Bomb
\n08. Whorified<\/p>\n

Label: Cacaphone Records<\/p>\n

Website:
\nwww.reverbnation.com\/theerotics<\/a> www.eroticrocknroll.com<\/a> www.facebook.com\/theerotics<\/a> www.twitter.com\/theerotics<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: [usr 8.4 size=20]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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