This is three man rock rebellion at its finest. Brownsville Station followed up their mammoth proto-punk hit "Smoking In The Boy's Room" with this slice of power-trio garage rock, and it solidified their reputation as a party band. Even the title of the album, "School Punks," caters to the image that the naughty-boy topic of "Smoking In The Boys Room" propagated. Then the first song on "School Punks" name checks it, "Meet Me On The Fourth Floor" rewrites it, and both "Fast Phylis" and "Mama Don't Allow No Parking" continue the projection of high-school hi jinks.
This album also has two BS classics...the band's statement of purpose "Kings Of The Party" (a minor chart hit) and the continuation of great cover choices with "I'm The Leader Of The Gang" by glam rock king Gary Glitter. The late Cub Koda also solidifies his place as the band's frontman, singing all but one of the songs here. Drummer Henri "H-Bomb" Weck takes the mike on the oldie "Hey Little Girl," but the band has really become the party-boy of the group's image. This is also the first BS album to prominently feature the band's songwriting. Six of the ten songs are by the band, all in the band's hard-rocking style.
That mix was between hard-rocking ("Kings Of The Party") and loving old 50's style rock (the medley of "I've Got Love If You Want It/I'm A King Bee") that predated The Ramones by a couple of years. Even though Brownsville's style of rock was closer to Foghat or J.Geils than the coming surge of punk to come, there is no denying that Cub Koda and the boys had an influence on garage rockers everywhere, and "School Punks" is probably their most consistent album. (by Tim Brough)
Personnel:
Cub Koda (guitar, vocals, harmonica)
Michael Lutz (bass, keyboards, guitar, vocals)
Henri Weck (drums, vocals)
Tracklist:
01. King Of The Party (Koda/Lutz) 4.16
02. Mama Don´t Allow No Parkin´ (Koda/Lutz) 3.07
03. Meet Me On The Fourth Floor (Koda/Lutz) 2.58
04. Fast Phyllis (Koda/Lutz/Morris) 2.40
05. I Get So Excited (Gordon/Grant) 2.55
06. Ostrich (Koda/Lutz) 2.53
07. I Got It Bad For You (Koda/Lutz) 2.32
08. Hey Little Girl (Blackwell/Stevenson) 2.04
09. I´ve Got Love If You Want It/I´m A King Bee (Moore) 4.07
10. I´m The Leader Of The Gang (Glitter/Leander) 3.20
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