U.S. ROUGHNECKS - TWENTY BUCKS AND TWO BLACK EYES

\"Fuck that wimpy shit. Get some balls, and play some rock \'n\' roll.\"
- Big Jay Bastard, on the current, more emo-ish state of punk rock.
Yeah. If you’re in a band, and like wearing sweaters and hugging yourself, Twenty Bucks And Two Black Eyes is your worst nightmare. In fact, if you go to record stores on May 11th, you’ll probably see this U.S. Roughnecks record beating the piss out of your record. Literally.
Twenty Bucks And Two Black Eyes is old school sounding, tough-as-nails hardcore. With a serious hatred for the bacon in blue (\"Sacto’s Alright\", \"Outcast\", and, most especially, \"Serve and Protect\", with its chorus of \"Fuck the police!\"), and a serious love for the traditional ideals of punk rock brotherhood, U.S. Roughnecks introduce themselves to the world with a brutal, not-to-be-fucked-with 14-song half-hour. It’s not overly polished technical wizardry. It’s just good old uncompromising punk rock \'n\' roll.
If you dig the Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards (of which, the quoted Big Jay Bastard is also a member) and Roger Miret & the Disasters discs Epitaph released in the last few years, you\'ll devour this, no question.