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ALICE DONUT
PURE ACID PARK |
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| | Reviews: 4 |
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| Average Rating: 7.00 |
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Better than before...
by Richard Thomas washington, dc
Reviewed on June 11th, 2002
Alice Donut was one of the core bands of Alternative Tentacles back in the late '80s and early '90s. Musically, Donut's style has much in common with the psychedlic punk style of the... Surfers, but I regard Donut as being the more straight-up fun-to-listen-to of the two. The Surfers are great, but in a different way. Alice Donut's work is better informed by a sense of humor and a lively attitude than the Surfers, who usually come off as being much darker and more serious. However, this does not mean that Alice Donut does not pack some weight - in keeping with many Alternative Tentacles bands, Alice Donut follows in the footsteps of the Dead Kennedies with thier lyrics - heavy sarcasm, but always socially and politically relevant.Shortly after "Mule" (the last 4 star plus album by this band), they kicked bass player and second vocalist Ted Houghton out of the band. He was succeeded (but NOT replaced by any stretch of the imagination) by Sissi. After this line-up switch, Donut took a turn into a much darker, more metal-oriented style. They almost became a different band after this point, so check out what was the last of their really good albums! In this album, the band loses the metal sound. It's more melodic, and in that sense more pyschedelic in the classic sense. It lives up to its name "Pure Acid Park." One wishes that Donut had started doing this stuff with their fourth or fifth album, rather than waiting until their swan song. While not as good as their early material,... All said, better late than never.
More "Pure Acid Park" reviews:
[2002-06-11] Better than before... (6)
[2001-05-11] A very graceful exit (10)
[2001-04-27] Not my fave, but still worth it. (6)
[1999-09-02] First timers, buy other Alice Donut albums before this one (6)
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