No BS 1970 Album

Brownsville Station

Lost among what seemed like a sea of proto-punk releases from the Detroit area in the early 70's was this little-known debut platter from Brownsville Station. It's similar to the MC5's Back in the USA in that it revisits 50's rock 'n' roll through a 70's heavy rock lens, but Brownsville's approach was to use a mix of school-age innocence and easy humor. The drawback here is the material just is not that interesting, with two exceptions - jaunty yet destructive versions of "Roadrunner" and "Rumble". If you are a fan of heavy rock from this era it's worth a spin or two.