cdreview-Addictions

The Addictions, self-titled 
FAVORITE QUOTES: "I wanna play with toys, I wanna play with boys, far away
from all this noise!" song #6, "Toys" "I'm ready for you, are you ready for me?"
GENRE: pop-rock with punk and alternative influences 

From the get-go, The Addictions are fast, high-energy, care-free pop-punk music. It starts with "Candy,"
which makes light of cocaine addiction, though most of their songs are about drugs and members of the 
opposite sex. With both male singer Jason Richard and female singer Beth Richard (I don't know yet wheter
they're brother and sister or husband and wife), they sing about inter-gender relationships from both male
and female point of views. A clear example can be seen in "Toys" where Beth sings "I wanna play with toys,
I wanna play with boys"- it makes all the girls laugh because they do the same thing, and it pisses all 
the guys off because we all know it's true, dammit! Anyway, the music fuses classic punk and metal riffs 
with some all new things- fast-paced, lots of distortion, and catchy lyrics and beats. It's real easy to 
like this music, but it's not for everyone- fans of harder rock might be turned off by it.  At least its 
upbeat- none of that whiney little bitch crap that's seems to be so popular these days. Of the eleven 
tracks, my favorites were "Candy," and "Roller Girl"- though I can imagine hardcore fans would love every 
single one- any one of these songs could very easily be a hit. 

Jason Richard: vocals/guitar
Beth Richard: vocals/guitar
Derek Hatley: drums
David Warren: bass
Christopher Volloy: guitars/vocals

Grady Smith, Ftworthmusic.com Editor
www.theaddictionsmusic.com