by Mike DaRonco
This is quite an improvement from their first album. Instead of the &let's play as fast as we can without any regard to the quality of our songs& mentality, there's a lot more personality and playfulness to go along with their raging adolescence. The easiest way to describe the style of Boogadaboogadaboogada! would be skatepunk with a brain and a sense of humor. True, there are some elements of that, but there are also hints of pop-punk that would eventually mature into the sound of Screeching Weasel that everyone's familiar with. The silliness is still there with songs such as &I Hate Led Zeppelin,& which has an angst-ridden Ben Weasel shouting &'Stairway to Heaven' makes me see red/Bonzo's buried, only three more left.& Then there's &I Wanna Be Naked,& where after the second chorus the band breaks into the Ramones' &I Wanna Be Sedated,& only with an obvious lyrical change. Overall, Boogadaboogadaboogada! is a pretty fun album that has an ultimate party feel to it, perfect for any circle pit or Thrasher skate video.