EW's GRADE
B-

Details Lead Performance: Angry Johnny and the Killbillies; Genre: Rock

ANGRY JOHNNY AND THE KILLBILLIES What's So Funny? (Tar Hut) Unremitting three-chord stab-and-slash-fests (some quite tuneful), written and sung by the guitarist/artist who painted the cover for Dinosaur Jr.'s Where You Been. Angry Johnny delivers the '90s equivalent of Dock Boggs' old Appalachian murder ballads. In 50 years, academics will ponder this stuff, drawing conclusions about the dark side of the American soul. Will Johnny snicker at their gullibility, or nod in assent? Only he knows. B-

Originally posted Jun 12, 1998 Published in issue #436 Jun 12, 1998 Order article reprints

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