Music Reviews

Kamal

Once a Jerk Always a Jerk

Deep South

Let me make it mathematical: As near as I can see, this is half of telephone crank terrorists the Jerky Boys, and it seems to be about half as good. So if you thought that everything the Jerky Boys did was brilliant, you’ll find about half this stuff to be brilliant. If you thought only half the output is worth listening to, then you’ll enjoy about a quarter of this. If you thought the Boyz were vapid pottymouths, well then…

Deep South Records, P.O. Box 37644, Raleigh, NC 27627; Kamal, Times Square Station, P.O. Box 2304, New York City, NY 10036; http://www.stillajerk.com


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