Gay For Johnny Depp – Manthology: A Tireless Exercise in Narcissism

December 29, 2009 by RED

NAME: Gay For Johnny Depp
ALBUM/SINGLE: Manthology: A Tireless Exercise in Narcissism
YEAR: 2009 (Dec 7th)
LABEL: Banquet Records
RATING: 5/5

FIVE WORD REVIEW: Greatest bargain of the year.

LOCATION: New York, USA

LINE UP: Joseph Grillo aka Sid Jagger (guitar) / Arty Shepherd aka Marty Leopard (vocals) / Lyndon Roeller aka Chelsea Piers (bass) / JJ Samanen (drums).

WHAT’S THE STORY?: This is a collection of ALL of Gay For Johnny Depps output to date! The formed in 2004 and have been offending and entertaining in equal measures ever since. In amongst legendary gigs and getting punched in the face by ‘fans’, GFJD have released three E.P.s, one album, a remix, and a very limited tour single, all of which can be found on this one shiny disk.

SOUNDS LIKE: What you’d expect with song-names like ‘No Teeth Thumbs Up’ and album names such as ‘Blood, the Natural Lubricant’. If you love the obscene then this is definitely for you. A brilliant collection of tongue in cheek (and other places) hardcore which provides 31 tracks of homoerotic sexual violence and testosterone. As their press release says, “The Bible and the Koran are OK, but ‘Manthology’ is better.”

YOU’LL LIKE THIS IF YOU LIKE: Painful lyrics, painful vocals, and painful music. If you laugh when other squirm then you’ve found some soul-mates.

LINKS: MySpace

- Howrd