Youth Runs Wild (1998)

About this title: Although by 1998 the Untamed Youth were nothing more than a group that regrouped for the occasional reunion gig or semi-tour, this is their most perfectly realized album. Although the group's small-combo sound is still pretty well intact, leader Derek Dickerson stretches the musical boundaries further than previous outings, making this far more than your average one-riff retro album. For a band that seldom, if ever proffers their own material, there are five originals aboard this 14-track album. Dickerson brings us the instrumental "Lightnin' Louie," "Full Blown 426 Hemi" and the quirky but ... read more

Tracks:

1. Haunted Castle Party [Easton]
2. I Couldn't Care Less [Roy/Valentine]
3. Charlena [Chavez/Chaney]
4. Mace Has Got a Hot Rod Dart [Dickerson]
5. They Can't Call It Beer [Mace]
6. F-Olding Money [Blake/Belew/Stevens]
7. Lightnin' Louie [Dickerson]
8. Girl Happy [Pomus/Meade]
9. Full Blown 426 Hemi [Dickerson]
10. I've Been Wrong Before [Ransfield]
11. Red Line [Cason/Nuckles/Paxto]
12. Where Did Kono Go? [Mace]
13. Iron Cross [Tubert/Ward]
14. Dance Sammy Dance [Dakil]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.