Whatcha Gonna Do Honky

Honky Toast, ????????? | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 9, 1999)
• Original Release Date: March 9, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00000I15C
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #130,438 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars whiny vocals and sometimes lame lyrics damper album, November 7, 1999

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Cory Nagel (Wollongong, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Whatcha Gonna Do Honky (Audio CD)

I bought this album after hearing "shakin and a bakin" on the radio. Slightly reminiscent of the Black Crows, it just kind of grew on me. While I do occaisionally pop in the cd for that track as well as "California" and "Scared Boy". All three of these tracks are available to sample so if you don't dig what you hear from these three, the album will probably just end up gathering dust.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Some new good ol' rock and roll., December 31, 2005

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The Eclectic "Classic Rocker" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Whatcha Gonna Do Honky (Audio CD)

For all the press on their juvinility, Honky Toast's debut album shows a mature and varied musical style. Their first album, "Whatcha Gonna Do Honky?" does contain crude and vapid lyrics, dealing with such "immature" and socially immature topics as masturbation and other classic punk rock themes like poverty. But, unlike comparable punk bands such as the ramones, HT layers on the irony with heavy funk grooves, mellow instrumental-heavy ballads. Without the lyrics, Honky Toast is just another talent in the enormous pool of new rock, but their unique and unabashing combination of sophmoric lyrics (or are they really subtly deep?) with skillfull musicianship makes this band truly something new. They have a similar sound to classic rock bands like AC/DC or early Van Halen, but unlike many copy-cat bands which just rehash old riffs and extend guitar soloes, HT is actually able to come out with original, and clean! sounds. HT is able to utilise complex rythmic patterns with precision and enthusiasm without going overboard with solos. The singing can be a bit mumbley, but it is more than made up by the amazing bass work of "E. Z. Bake."
If lyrics like "I don't mind my situation, I'm the self-made king of masturbation" don't insult you, Whatcha Gonna Do Honky?" is a great album to listen to when you want some good old rock and roll but you're sick of the same songs.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars one of the all-time NYC classics, May 1, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Whatcha Gonna Do Honky (Audio CD)

This band is not for everyone. Neither were the Ramones/Television/Dead Boys,etc.. However, this is the real deal, kiddies. Either you get the joke, or you don't. You'll either love it or hate it. These guys ruled the L.E.S. for a while. One of the greatest live bands that NYC has known.