The Cartoons were a bonkers punk outfit from Yonkers who refused to decamp their levels from in-the-red status and came out sounding like a collision of Johnny Rotten vocals and relatively skillfully delivered scuzz-punk. A bassist named Georgie Go? A drummer named Chris Crash? Yep, nothin’ wrong with that at all. “She’s a Rock and Roller” doesn’t hold many surprises for seasoned punx but that’s not the point. Its effortless, hard-edged riffs and surprisingly apt drumming secure the front lines while the aforementioned Rotten-influenced shouter holds court over top. It’s nice to have such a surefire Killed By Death-style number isolated on a super-heavy 7-inch. “Who Cares” is more of a traditional rock format really; if the vocals were different you could almost pass this cut off as arena- or blues-rock from that segment of the ’70s. Of course that’s also part of the fascination. The lyrics detail the personal travails of a character named “Johnny” (of course), and the overall effect of this cut pales in comparison to Side A yet makes a decent point on its own. Once again the Almost Ready empire has the Last Laugh.
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