If NYC�s hipsters The Strokes want to fanny about with their still-in-production follow-up to their huge �Is This It?� debut album that took good old fashioned garage rock �n� roll for the most sublime of rides, well they can. No - we don�t honestly �need� them anymore so long as The Star Spangles are around and remain as rocking as they are right now, �specially with these present and correct 2-minute-something sing-alongs.
While their debut single �Which One of the 2 of Us is Gonna Burn This House Down?� took-the-mick as a mouthful, �I Live For Speed� sounds succinct enough, and sure is an anthem built for any willing stadium.
TSS solder old skool punk excitement with mesmerising rock guitar solos and such rollicking vigour it�s difficult not to dismiss bands like The Strokes out of your mind for good after just one sole listen to �� Speed�
Their tunes and upbeat front are of prime importance, yet there�s still room for the odd quality lyric or two, too. �I�m gonna make somebody�s day tonight� frontman Ian Wilson croaks during b-side �I Feel So Good,� while �Climbing The Corporate Ladder� (that reminds of one of my all-time fave old-skool punk bands in The Vibrators) fully justifies this utterly awesome band�s willingness to zestfully burn out and never fade away under any false pretenses.
Make the most of The Star Spangles while they�re in their prime, as evidenced on their debut album �Bazooka!!!� Rock �n� roll don�t get much better. Even if only 2 of the 4 band members in singer Wilson, guitarist Tommy Volume, bassist Nick Price and drummer Joey Valentine wield rock �n� roll names. Mmm� care to guess which 2?! 5/5 (STEVE RUDD)
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