The Vault: The Living Things Get Thrown To The Lions

Brian Raftery | June 11, 2007 11:10 am
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Living Things lead singer Lillian Berlin has a reputation for irking would-be fans, whether it’s because of his on-stage political diatribes, or just for excessive fashion-magazine preening. Such factors may be part of the reason why Ahead Of The Lions, the band’s politically minded 2005 album, didn’t exactly start a revolution, but it’s a better-than-you’d expect metal-punk-garage collection: The Iggy-aping “I Owe” is better than anything off that last Stooges album, and “New Year” is plenty menacing:

The Living Things – I Owe [MP3, link expired] The Living Things – New Year [MP3, link expired] The Living Things [MySpace]

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