Twenty-four years after the Destroyed splintered, drummer Bert Switzer and guitarist vocalist J.D. Jackson -- key members of the original band -- reunited for the six-song session that starts Outta Control. In doing so, they've managed to capture a raw, likable, and at times sloppy feel on tracks like "Let's Go Electric," an incendiary proelectrocution rave-up, and "Lullaby," which is anything but. "You think I'm ADD," barks Jackson, coughing out Ramones-like lyrics in a fashion aficionados of classic punk will have a hard ...
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Twenty-four years after the Destroyed splintered, drummer Bert Switzer and guitarist vocalist J.D. Jackson -- key members of the original band -- reunited for the six-song session that starts Outta Control. In doing so, they've managed to capture a raw, likable, and at times sloppy feel on tracks like "Let's Go Electric," an incendiary proelectrocution rave-up, and "Lullaby," which is anything but. "You think I'm ADD," barks Jackson, coughing out Ramones-like lyrics in a fashion aficionados of classic punk will have a hard time dismissing. If the guttural, Stooges soundalike "London Town" is the best of these collaborations, Jackson's "Jail House Demo" of the same tune is certainly redundant. But Outta Control doesn't end there, as Switzer and guitarist Henry Kaiser contribute three instrumentals. Yet sadly, concoctions like "Punk Outlaw" and "Armed and Dangerous" lack any real structure, amounting to little more than practice-room noodling. Although punk archivists will be pleased that Switzer has appended ten bonus tracks culled from Destroyed practice sessions dating back to 1977, 1978, and 1979, these are very crude basement recordings -- likely recorded on a boom box -- that make extended listening difficult. But, in bite-size pieces, powerful excerpts like "War Planes" and "Reactor" are out of sight. ~ John D. Luerssen, Rovi
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