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The gigs of the band from the USA are legendary. You read it everywhere, you hear it everywhere. It is said that the band has an unstoppable energy, especially the singer Isis Queen is said to be worth seeing and hearing.
On the A-side, where the American band has immortalized themselves with "Revolution", it starts off well after the first spins. Musically situated between snotty '77 punk, grunge, and early UK punk, it is mainly singer Isis who gives life to the song. She must have been quite angry when the song was recorded. The way she screams, yes, presses out "Revolution" shows that every vein, every fiber wants change, a revolution.
But Isis can do more than just scream. There are also parts that are sung, and there you can hear that Isis can really sing. It faintly reminds one of the Berlin band Grubby Things, whose singer Elvi, despite her rough voice, can also sing really well. And live, the band, like BARB WIRE DOLLS, is always worth seeing and hearing.
I wasn't promised too much. With this one song, BARB WIRE DOLLS have managed to earn my respect. If the band should play in Berlin again, I will be there, that's for sure. Live, "Revolution" hits hard, 100%!
On the B-side, RATHER RACCOON is represented with two songs. The band from Landshut has been around since 2009, and somehow they must have managed to impress BARB WIRE DOLLS so much that they made this split with them.
RATHER RACCOON, which means "dear raccoon", consists of 4 people, 3 men and one woman. The woman sings, the men make music to it and also take care of the vocals sometimes. Stylistically rooted in old-school punk rock, they combine it with fresh energy, melody, and a dose of garage.
Compared to BARB WIRE DOLLS, the band from Landshut is quite nice. They really sing. However, the recording is overall not as thick and the sound is rather static. The energy that the band from L.A. with singer Isis has, the Bavarians definitely do not have, at least not on this vinyl record.
Aside from that, the two songs are quite fun. It's a band I can imagine well as a support act live. They do their thing well, but compared to BARB WIRE DOLLS, the band definitely comes up short.
One more note for everyone. This release is only available as colored vinyl.
Overall, the record is limited to 500 copies!
