The Living End - The Living End

Every generation has rockabilly cats to call their own. The original sound and intent gets diluted throughout the years, but the sight of tattooed, backwoods greasers with pompadours remains a beloved rock & roll image. In the '90s, nobody did it better than Reverend Horton Heat, but Melbourne, Australia natives The Living End give the good reverend a run for his money on their self-titled American debut. True, The Living End's sound owes far more to The Ramones than it does to Eddie Cochran, or even The Clash, but they've cleverly appropriated certain rockabilly signatures -- most ridiculously, the upright acoustic bass -- that give their homage to the golden age of punk a bit of charm. Read More