The Stabilisers – Wanna Do The Wild Plastic Brane Love Thing?
A hell raising explosion of rampant energy is the order of the day with The Stabilisers monumental second album ‘Wanna Do The Wild Plastic Brane Love Thing?' The Stabilisers create punk pop at its very best, and if you wanna hear tunes with loads of attitude, humour, crazy rhythms and ear scorching melodies, check these boys out.
‘Wanna Do The Wild Plastic Brane Love Thing?' dynamites right from the off with the mean garage monster of ‘Wanna', its insistent guitar riff burrows into you brain. The frenetic mad pop of ‘Plastic Love' gives the Buzzcocks a good run, as its mega catchy bubblegum melody detonates. A fabulous tune about the plastic nature of modern life filled with plastic people in plastic love. ‘Mental Illness Is Good For You' is all out punk turbo boosted at 1000mph with unruly humour at the heart of the song; ‘Its alright, don't worry Dad, I'm so happy, now I'm mad', sublime.
‘Do The Brane', or lack of it as the case maybe, is extremely cool. The sleazy riff and barmy lyrics makes for a disturbed rampage, and yeah, you can dance to this gem. ‘Teenage Talent' blazes away, total carnage. The Ramones-esque bubblegum punk of ‘My Latest Obsession' hurls along with zest and its spiky chorus is grrrreat. With crashing chords and an easy going rhythm
‘Belinda' is an ode to falling in love. ‘Drunk Again' is back to The Stabilisers favourite pastime of getting pissed. Beer, rock'n'roll and a sneering attitude, what more can you ask for; dribbling, throwing up action with great guitar licks. Weird close harmonies and crazy rhythm changes make ‘Where The Wild Things Are' one off the wall punk tune. ‘Dead Fish' stomps with its big Mick Ronson style riff and memorable melody. ‘Bad Karma' chants away with rabble rousing aplomb. Choppy guitars back up John Bott's superb vocal on ‘Glamourpuss' a powered up feast of a pop song.
The primitive garage trash blast of ‘Can't Let Go' suddenly bursts into a massively catchy chorus, this is deranged tune-smithery brothers and sisters. ‘Love Is Easy In The Summertime' is mad, bad and pulverises; barmy punk. The wonderfully magnificent ‘Books' is an inventive affair, the creeping beat and strange vocals creates one of the albums most unhinged tunes, check it out. ‘She's A Goth' is wild punk pop at its humorous best, rock'n'roll. ‘Taking The Piss' ends the album on an angry high, about the shittiness of everything!
Throughout the album the interplay between guitarists Simon Corbey and Allan Crockford is a riotous delight. Drummer Francis Braithwaite slugs his way through the songs making them huge and John Bott roars away on is bass, as he tells his tales of love, sex, booze and impending madness. ‘Wanna Do The Wild Plastic Brane Thing?' is 17 songs of consummate rock'n'roll. Go buy this album, it is essential. Jonny Magus