The Real Kids (Power Punk Pop)

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Anachronique: The Real Kids (Power Punk Pop)
The Real Kids. We are in Boston, in 1977. The streets are celebrating Jimmy Carter’s victory, Elvis is preparing his last concert, New York its blackout and its World Series win, Woody Allen is putting the finishing touches to the splendid Annie Hall. It is 1977 and The Real Kid release their first 7inch on a French label, Sponge. They would release The Real Kids the same year on the Red Star Records label (which saw the Ramones pass through). Between Power Pop and Punk, the band sends the whole of Massachusetts waltzing.
Made up of twelve songs, The Real Kids is the archetype of the inexhaustible album. “All Kindsa Girls” is the opening track, also one of the best known in the band’s history. “Rave On” sets out to tell the story of our first parties. “Better Be Good” is clearly one of the best tracks on this record, an invitation to dance as only Power Pop can. Rock ‘N’ Roll at its purest, grease your quiffs and adjust your leather jackets. “Taxi Boys“, in a similar genre, is no less worthy. “She’s Alright” is a track that gains from being listened to, so much does it necessarily give the Real Kids a new dimension. Tested and approved on grandma. “Roberta” brings on Parkinson’s. “Reggae Reggae“, the closing track, is also the longest on the whole album. No fewer than two guitars answer John Felice’s voice. The other records by these real kids are also surprisingly effective. Six years after All Kindsa Girls came All Kindsa Jerks (no analogy intended). And for a bit of name-dropping, impossible to overlook Grown Up Wrong. Here is a band to slip into the mixtapes you will soon give to the chosen one of your heart. Yes.
(track from the record Grown Up Wrong, yes, that’s cheating)
Related links:
‘Anachronique’ article on Toy Love
‘Anachronique’ article on The Replacements
Original version (French)
