With plenty of attitude and grit, the Hassle kicks up a storm of powerful rocknroll on their debut release, Je Mexcuse. Summoned are the ghosts of the Ramones, New York Dolls and the Runaways to create one menacing rock monster. Filled with plenty of Johnny Thunders guitar riffs and some vintage muffled production, Je Mexcuse sounds right out of the old New York punk scene. Numbers like "Truth Dare and "Saturday Nite revel in the idea of causing mayhem and having fun, which is what rocknroll is about.
(Independent)Hassle
Je M'excuse
BY Cam LindsayPublished Jun 1, 2002