Rocket from the Crypt
RFTC
Album - Alternative, Music, Indie Rock, Rock, Adult Alternative
1998’s RFTC is a full-fledged embrace of roots rock from a band that had always been proud of their love for early rock ’n’ roll and R&B. Backed by a beefed-up horn section, “Eye on You,” “Lipstick,” and “Dick on a Dog” use the life-force of ‘60s garage punk and frat rock anthems. Meanwhile, “Let’s Get Busy” and “You Gotta Move” are bumptious funk workouts that few other alternative rock bands could pull off. A party album through and through, RTFC nonetheless finds ways to sneak discordant elements into its stew of new and old, punk and pop, indie and mainstream.
RFTC
Rocket from the Crypt
1998’s RFTC is a full-fledged embrace of roots rock from a band that had always been proud of their love for early rock ’n’ roll and R&B. Backed by a beefed-up horn section, “Eye on You,” “Lipstick,” and “Dick on a Dog” use the life-force of ‘60s garage punk and frat rock anthems. Meanwhile, “Let’s Get Busy” and “You Gotta Move” are bumptious funk workouts that few other alternative rock bands could pull off. A party album through and through, RTFC nonetheless finds ways to sneak discordant elements into its stew of new and old, punk and pop, indie and mainstream.
