Eddie and the Subtitles - Fuck You Eddie

Eddie: Anybody wanna hear "Louis Louis?" 

Crowd: Fuck you, Eddie! 

That's the origin story of this compilation of Orange Valley's Eddie and the Subtitles. It's their "best" songs from their earlier EPs. 

First we should clear up any confusion. This is not the Eddie who disappeared on the dark side in that movie based on that book based on being bored in New Jersey, and these are the Subtitles, not the Cruisers. This is also Punk, not 50s Rock and Roll. They do like to use the promo photo of Michael Paré, though, and some people would say Punk is just 50s Rock and Roll played faster and badlyer, so now that we've got that all squirrely... 

I don't want to drown in American society either, especially in the shallow end of the gene pool. That's just embarrassing. 

This, my friends, is gloriously trashy Punk. No metronomes were consulted, the amps sound like you can hear nuts and bolts rattling around inside, the bass is as loud as possible, yet crystal clear for a given value of tubulous bass, the vocals are halfway unintelligible and reverby like they're supposed to be. This dive bar was already a mess before we even got here, so spilling your beer on the floor might actually clean up some of the grime. Last but not least, their authentic gibberish version of Louis Louis is indeed on here. Fuck you, Eddie. On second thought, maybe Fonzi thumbs.