The Scourge Of The Sea Reviewed
The Scourge Of The Sea
Make Me Armored
(Alias)
In Mötley Crüe’s autobiography, The Dirt, manager Doc McGee suggests Mick Mars should have had a TV show called “Please Take Advantage Of Me.” The Scourge Of The Sea could have been guests.
Rather than just whining about perceived slights, Make Me Armored‘s lyrics are a paean to pushovers. The seeds of stalking are planted in “Out Of The Trash,” which pipes “Just wait ’til you see/how gracious I can be,” battling in sad-sack brinksmanship with “My lovers they are hookers dressed up as believers” during “Hookers.” Appropriately, the soundtrack is melancholic just short of despairing, though brighter points come in “Smitten Kitten” (a rare acknowledgement of Tobin Sprout’s contributions to Guided By Voices) and longing power pop of “My Sweet One.” Here’s to the losers!
— Kevin Keegan
Click here to download “Smitten Kitten.”
