Poop Stick (2019)
What's the theme for Fridays? Two year old tapes that I've never listened to. This is actually the last tape left in my pile, though I do have one more oddball thing that's been sitting around that I'll be writing about next week. The band with the coveted honor of being the very last tape I wanted to listen to is The Human Pigs.
They achieved this honor by having the first song on the tape be one called "My Dad Should Have Pulled His Dick Out." That was more than enough to kick this one to the back of the pile. But, now that I've finally listened to it, I can say that the whole thing isn't as bad as I would have thought going into it.
Don't get me wrong, it's not good and across the board the lyrics are just awful. But there's more musical competency on display here than I would have expected and vocals aside, it's probably the easiest Poop Stick release for me to get through start to finish. There's an element of catchiness to the songs and there isn't a constant barrage of screaming and wild drums. There's something of a 70s punk vibe to it, particularly in the way the guitar rhythms are constructed.
Not that snotty 70s style punk is really my bag either, but can tolerate it way more than hardcore. At least there are song structures here, which is more than I can say about a lot of bands. If these guys stick with it and maybe change up their subject matter in an attempt to be slightly less 'shocking,' they could be on to something in a few years.
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