Music Review

Germfree Adolescents (1978)

EW's GRADE
B+

Details Lead Performance: X-Ray Spex; Genres: Punk, Reissues

Once an import-only collectible, this raunchy 1978 punk artifact attacks sex roles, pretension, and synthetic materials with catchy tunes and a big dose of irony. While Poly Styrene giddily vents songs like ''Oh Bondage Up Yours!'' her band squonks out noisy Britpunk, complete with saxophone. Germfree Adolescents is a Day-Glo-spattered milestone of abrasive, perceptive fun. B+

Originally posted Aug 07, 1992 Published in issue #130 Aug 07, 1992 Order article reprints

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