You don't expect subtly from this group, though, and God knows there is precious little. "Bukkake Summer" is almost eye-rollingly puerile at times when you pay attention to what is being said. It's songs like that which make you appreciate American Fangs as an EP band. Like most of Dirty Legs it's short, though in this case it's a blessing instead of a curse.
They shine much better on "Brazilian Axe," a track that doesn't quite hit the arena-anthem status it's clearly aiming for but still gets the blood boiling. Not to reinforce the Guns N' Roses connection again, but when it started up I wondered if I was going to hear a cover of "Get In the Ring" for a second. A look at some of the more operatic and sectional music of the '90s might make for some fodder for more ambitious work in the future.
It's a minor quibble, though. You can't help but like the unlubricated way Dirty Legs comes correct. It's brawl music; and fuck music; and fast-car music; and burn, burn, burn-it-all down music. They always have been, and they still are.
American Fangs release a special pressing of Dirty Legs only available at their show Friday, November 27 at Fitzgerald's with Los Skarnales and Debauche. Full release in 2015
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