Cruising With Elvis in Bigfoot's U.F.O. [Millennium Edition] in Bloomington, MN

After seven years, New Jersey's
Adrenalin O.D.
's music finally grows up a bit, but their lyrics and attitude are as silly as before, so this is their most satisfying record ever. No more hardcore thrash; they're bringing us the classic punk style they've admired all along, with a spot-on cover of
the Avengers
' "Second to None" (stolen by ex-
Sex Pistols
member
Steve Jones
after he produced it -- thus the
Jones
version with
the Professionals
is called "1,2,3") and the almost majestic "Flipside Unclassified." But that's just the start of the fun. There's also a cover of
Henry Mancini
's '60s swank "Walking Baby Elephant" with guitar instead of the original's souped-up '60s organ. "My Mother Can't Drive" is a metal tribute to the macho mom terrorizing the citizenry in her car, "Racing to ShopRite when there's double coupons." Is this the same familial relation Ms. Richards who did the guest vocals for her famous son
Paul
on "Paul's Not Home" in 1981?
A.O.D.
are to punk what
the Coasters
were to late-'50s R&B; if you can't laugh at this and play it for all your drunken cronies, you must be more of an old stoneface than Mt. Rushmore. ~ Jack Rabid, The Big Takeover