Wednesday, August 18, 2004  

Euroboys, "Hold On"
Euroboys, "Sleep 'Til Tomorrow"
Euroboys, "Break Away"
from Soft Focus (EMI Music Norway, 2004)
Turbonegro, "My Home Town"
from a 1993 demo
Turbonegro, "Rock Against Ass"
from Apocalypse Dudes (Sympathy for the Record Industry, 1999)

These two bands share a guitarist and not much else. Where Euroboys are California dreamin' (think Teenage Fanclub, Cosmic Rough Riders, Beachwood Sparks), Turbonegro are the Darkness filtered through New Bomb Turks and Judas Priest. Both are big in Norway, with Euroboys having a current chart hit there, but Turbonegro have CDs out in the U.S. (via Man's Ruin, Epitaph, and Sympathy for the Record Industry). I dunno for sure, but I can't help but think that, like Turbonegro with das metal, Euroboys are takin' the lite-rock piss just a little bit. Still, I wouldn't be surprised if Euroboys get a release here in the U.S.; their music is insanely catchy and it stands up even if the band is toying. Meanwhile, Turbonegro is a good joke, but take away the great song titles ("Don't Say Motherfucker, Motherfucker") and you're left with a solid rock band in porn mustaches. Which, come to think of it, isn't a bad place to end up.

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