Lords Of Acid - Greatest Tits

Whether it’s an anti-abortion protest, a teen pregnancy press statement, or even sex education classes, America engraves upon its children the belief that sex is bad. Millions and millions of people swing around their anti-premarital sex banners and anti-contraceptive posters flaunting their “purity,” without a clue that degrading such sexual behavior is causing more harm than good. Homosexuality and inter-racial relationships are continually frowned upon. Children are taught by teachers and parents to associate sexuality with guilt, angst and shame; throughout all the media, especially television, through constant sexual imagery and shrewd advertising, they are taught that sexuality is a tool used to manipulate, categorize, and degrade. As a youngster, I found that the media and educational interpretations of sex complicated each other greatly, making sexual understanding far more confusing than it should have been. To counteract all the bible tyrants, jaded politicians, and overprotective parents, every child (post-puberty), male or female, should be given the Lords of Acid greatest hits collection to erase all the personal, social, and behavioral frustration regarding sexuality. In this media-based world in which Britney Spears and Barbie teach young girls to starve themselves into a disgustingly thin figure and Eminem and R Kelly teach young boys to justify relationship/sexual abuse, the Lords of Acid are saints (sexual idols in the eyes of those with a brain). They proclaim a love and respect for oneself, the enjoyment in the humorous side of sexuality, and a healthy, realistic interpretation of desire; unlike the previously mentioned mainstream musicians, its not about grotesque, detrimental appearances, its about fucking. Whether it’s “Rough Sex,” “Rubber Doll,” or “Do What You Wanna Do”, Lords of Acid moralize sexuality into what it should be, something natural and fun. “Our flesh is your flesh / but your tongue is mine / use it to enter my love hungry shrine.” I hope that this has been a dramatic enough introduction to warrant your attention towards this record. Greatest Tits comprises of fifteen tracks, eleven from the Lady Galore era and four from the post-remix album Deborah Ostrega era. It features everything a Lords of Acid fan would expect, aside from not including “I Must Increase My Bust” and “Spank My Booty.” If you haven’t heard of Lords of Acid, this record is a good place to begin, just keep in mind that the first track isn’t the original vocalist for the band. If you’ve heard Lords of Acid in passing and you’re interested in them, then this is your best bet, I mean, it’s a greatest hits collection, how much more can I say about it? It’s sex and drugs, and dance. Since it is everything you would expect and nothing more I’m giving it an average score. Many of the opportunities to provide a bonus DVD, an extensive booklet, or some type of biography were completely overlooked; since there isn’t anything noteworthy about the packaging, fans who have all the tracks needn’t pick this up as a collector’s item. There isn’t a drop more than what you might expect. Even disregarding any of these outside (political/social) implications that Lords of Acid may have, they’re still a great band. [www.lordsofacid.com]