Groovie Ghoulies - Fun in the Dark

 

Obviously, I have been revisiting the Ghoulies ever since seeing Kepi play a few weeks ago and this is one of their most fun records - hence the title! The line up here is B-Face on bass, Roach on guitar and Kepi on drums and vocals. They are at their Ramones-esque best with hits like "She Gets All the Girls", "Fun in the Dark", "(She's My) Vampire Girl", and a power-chord take on the Dolls' "Lonely Planet Boy". "(She's Got a) Brain Scrambling Device" is fast'n'furious and super-short, "Outbreak" doesn't get played as much lately, I don't think, but I quite enjoy its groove and harmony-driven vocals. They mix the Beach Boys with the Ramones for "The Spell Is On", I guess this is where their version of Sonny Bono's (via Mott?) "Laugh At Me" originally came from (it also appears on the Flying Saucers Rock'n'Roll CD), they're downright romantic on "Let's Go To the Moon", and are more Ramones-y tongue-in-cheek with "Don't Make Me Kill You (Again)"!

All super basic - just like rock'n'roll should be - Ramones-fueled power chords'n'energy with no distracting guitar solos, and great poppy songs! You know ya dig it!