V/A - Teenage Shutdown “She’s A Pest” CD

V/A - Teenage Shutdown "She's A Pest" CD

Label: Teenage Shutdown!; Year: 2000; Format: CD

If you found yourself in the same predicament as myself a few years ago and started to really appreciate '60s garage punk, then the Teenage Shutdown series is definitely a good choice to start you off with, or at least one of the better ones. The songs on this particular installment are about girls as the title "She's a pest" wisely suggests. Granted, the lyricists haven't had the best experiences with the fairer sex at that point, and I sure hope that in all the decades since those songs were originally written things have drastically improved. All 18 songs are revved-up garage punk hits and there isn't a single song on here I don't like but of course some tracks stand out, such as "Your Man is gonna leave you" by the Wind from California, or "I've gotta way with Girls" by the Lavender Hour, whom hailed from Texas. I promise you that I will review more Teenage Shutdown comps in the future and even though I have this particular volume on CD it is of course available on fine vinyl as well. All you need to do now is get a copy for yourself!