JUNKYARD

“Hollywood”

(Los Angeles 1989)

Junkyard thrived during the Lip Service Era, those confusing four years between Appetite for Destruction and Nevermind. For a moment, the Sunset Strip sleaze-rock bands represented a return to the real rock n roll of the New York Dolls and the Faces. Unfortunately, those 80s drum sounds obscure many virtues but occasionally a song like “Hollywood” survives the major-label production.

Best of all, Junkyard featured Brian Baker on guitar just seven years removed from Minor Threat, a fact that defies commentary.

• Download: Hollywood

(Geffen Records 9 24227-2)

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