The DoughBoys are not a new band. They formed in 1964 when, one day, a young Mike Caruso, from Hubbard Junior High, in Plainfield, New Jersey, asked his friend Richie Heyman if he would like to join his rock band.

In case the name Richie Heyman sounds familiar, yes, that is Richard X. Heyman, who just last year released a new CD entitled, Actual Sighs. By 1966, the band achieved something that only other rock band superstar-wannabes achieve, they won a battle-of-the-bands competition that earned them a recording contract with Bell Records.

As time moved on, so did the members of the band. Then, in 2000, Richie's wife Nancy decided it was time to light a fire under the band members' backsides, and the result is their latest CD, Is It Now? The song lyrics are no less suggestive, and the raunchy, ruckus garage sound is cleverly revived as if someone shot a lightning bolt into the monster lying on the slab.

Strong guitar riffs, infectious rhythms, not to mention lyrics to satisfy the dirtiest of minds, round out this CD. Each track has its own distinct energy, and yet all tracks maintain the band's signature: Rowdy-Jersey-boys-messing-around-in-a-garage-sound. Quick, someone call the police, that Richie kid is at it again!

So, ready to get down and dirty? First, let me say that their cover version of "Route 66" is nothing short of a foot-stomping, booty-shaking track that lets the listener know these musicians know what they're doing with old-fashioned instruments. Myke Scavone's vocals on the eighth track, "I'm Cryin", have a Van Morrison; G-L-O-R-I-A howling; Wolfman Jack quality to them. His voice attains seductive levels that I thought only Jim Morrison could reach.

The last track, a personal favorite, "Everything That's Close to You", resonates like Sponges' "Molly", better known as, "Sixteen Candles Down the Drain". It has that kind of pep and verve rarely heard, nowadays, on conventional radio. The lyrics are amusing. They sincerely punctuate a typical teenage boy's lust for the girl that doesn't even know he exists.

This CD is a must for lovers of serious, real rock and roll.

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This Reviewer's Rating: 4 / 5

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