Pulling from influences like
the Dead Boys and
AC/DC,
Electric Frankenstein have survived 13 years creating mayhem in the underground. Emerging with
Burn Bright, Burn Fast, the band scorches through 11 originals and a trio of covers with devastating precision. The title track -- a blistering garage punk anthem -- sets the disc alight with frontman Steve Miller's scratchy
Bon Scott-like pipes dominating musical cannonballs like "Everything You've Got" and the sneering, jeering centerpiece, "Hey! (Kiss Your Life Goodbye)." The band's frantic cover of
the Cars' staple "Candy-O" is top-notch, possibly usurping the original if that's possible, while the rhythmic stomp of "Gone to the Other Room" fuses
the Sex Pistols with
Urge Overkill. The title says it all:
Burn Bright, Burn Fast. And that's just what these scene vets do. ~ John D. Luerssen