Beat Angels - Red Badge Of Discourage
Second album from Beat Angels is even better than the first one. Produced again by Gilby Clarke, they seem to have the whole sound down on this album. Some may think this title was a play on words from Stephen Crane's Red Badge of Courage. But what I heard they were influenced by paperback trash novels with their double entendre titles. From their punkish "Snot" to glam "Glitter Girl" with a bonus track Marc Bolan "Celebrate Summer" Beat Angels are an excellent band to listen too. They sound very Boomtown Rats more so on this album. Which is good since I was a big Boomtown Rats fan but that was before Geldof took the title of God.

A new change in the band is bassist Tommy Cardonna who played with Alice Cooper on the "Trash' tour. Beat Angels: Brian Smith - vocals, Tommy Cardonna - bass, Keith Jackson - guitar, Frankie Hanyak - drums, Michael Brooks - guitar.

On a side note I seen them perform at Mamakin's in Boston on Dec 20, 1997. They opened up for Gilby Clarke but I actually went to see the Beat Angels as they put on an excellent show. Brian Smith was like a hyper kid on stage as he leaped and twirled his arms around like a Warner Brothers cartoon character.