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		When Murder City Devils vocalist Spencer Moody clamors "I've got a job to do" in "Dancin' Shoes", you can't help but take a step back in suspicion -- or is it really suppressed emotions of unmitigated fear that you're dealing with? Copping chops from the likes of the Dead Boys and the Stooges, the core of the MCDs' music is raw, naked rock 'n' roll. However, the Devils take this kernel and cover it with a shroud of multi-tracked vocals and ominous, haunting organ lines that righteously accentuate the punk sensibilities of the band. And we're talking 70's punk influences here, you young whippersnappers, which can be aptly summed up on the conveniently entitled "Johnny Thunders," in which the guitar takes control almost immediately. Moody takes an occasional liberty with his raspy and volatile voice, introducing a few howls and the "drill-sergeant-in-your-face" growling that's highly effective and quite befitting. The MCDs aren't out to break into a new musical dimension of creativity, nor travel into spatial expressionism; they're here to rock, and Empty Bottles, Broken Hearts does indeed rock out -- I guarantee it.
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The Murder City Devils Empty Bottles, Broken Hearts Sub Pop CD
		Review by Andrew Magilow

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