2022 reissue with gatefold cover

While Demolition 23 is technically a band effort, this is reallya Michael Monroe solo album. Once again working with producer andco-writer Little Steven Van Zandt, Monroe dispenses with the hairmetal affectation and goes straight for the punk rock jugular.Monroe also emerges as a songwriter on this album, a trend thatwould continue with his next releases. Demolition 23 grew out of aseries of shows at the Grand in New York, billed as Michael MonroeAnd Friends. With the same line-up as on the album (includingformer Hanoi Rocks bassman Sam Yaffa) augmented by Little Stevenand Joey Ramone, the band tore through a bunch of originals, andthe usual helping of Johnny Thunders, Dead Boys, and Ramonescovers. The lyrics on this album are generally the best to date forMonroe. Tales of alienation like Nothin’s Alright and Dysfunctionalsit right alongside stories of loss such as The Scum Lives On, asong about his dead buddies, most notably Thunders and Stiv Bators.Monroe sneers, (M)y misery’s without company/My partner’s in crimehave been taken from me/We used to laugh about our legacy/Couldn’tget arrested on MTV. Don’t worry, boredom also gets an airing inSame Shit Different Day, a catchy rocker whose title says it all.Of course, there are a couple of great covers here as well. Thistime out, Monroe smokes the Dead Boys Ain’t Nothin To Do andThunders I Wanna Be Loved, as well as a blistering version of theU.K. Subs Endangered Species. When Monroe sings, We can blow youall to pieces, it sounds like he means it. This is a really solideffort, breathing life into a style that is rarely pulled off thesedays: hook-filled punk rock (with a few hard rock flourishes)played and sung with verve and skill, by people who understand andappreciate what they are doing rather than just going along withthe program. If you always wondered why Little Steven looks like apunk, check this one out.

Track list:
1. Nothins Alright
2. Hammersmith Palais
3. The Scum Lives On
4. Dysfunctional
5. Ain’t Nothin To Do
6. I Wanna Be Loved
7. You Crucified Me
8. Same Shit Different Day
9. Endangered Species
10. Deadtime Stories

Condition cover: nm

Condition vinyl: nm

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