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Sunday, April 2, 2023

The Brats

"Be a Man" b/w "Quaalude Queen"

(Breakout records)


They bust from the speakers with all the bravado and flash of NYC boulevard confrères the Dolls, and small wonder: guitarist Rick Rivets hailed from an embryonic iteration of that seminal glam group. His Brats never reached Dollsian heights of infamy, but rocked out in similarly boisterous fashion, just the same. 1974 single reissued by Italian Breakout label.

Video: "Be a Man"


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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Thank you for your kind words Mr. Larson! The Brats are still performing in the tri-state area and Be A Man is one of our most asked for tunes! We dropped it from our set but we're forced to bring it back when fans started yelling for it at our performances! Thanks again for the review! Keith West

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