REVIEW: Killer Pussy, Bikini Wax ( Sho-Pink/Oglio Records)
- Dan Enright
I didn't catch this band when it released this album back in '83, which is unfortunate because this band has what made the *new-wave* movement so much fun - sarcasm, parody, humor, outrageous lyrics, and quirky song arangements.
It opens with a cheesy surf sound-fx then a reverb heavy announcement "Ok you guys, come on eveybody, down on the beach. Surfs up." followed by a beach boys/beach party parody suggesting that before you put on your bikini you better use "Bikini Wax" 'Just a summer blonde? Nobody needs to know, now.../If those black 'n' kincky little hairs don't show, now.../For a muff that's up-to-snuff, you'll never need an axe.../Just leave it to your beaver and BIKINI WAX!" This is the opening song. Next, an up-beat little tune about rough "Boys" 'I need a date!/ I want a mate!/ Well, I don't care who!/ I just want to screw!'
With song titles like "Pocket Pool," "Dildo Desire," "Pepperoni Ice Cream," Pocket Pool," "Herpes," "Teenage Enema Nurses in Bondage," and "Pump-rama" you get the idea where this disc is (no pun intended) headed. Yes, teenage horniness meets beat crazy syntho-madness. The darker side of the early B-52's. Not for the squeamish (or prudish).
Ahh, whatever happened to this kind of music? I'm glad Oglio made this available for the first time on compact disc.
