The Acrobrats, Go Down Swinging

My first experience with The Acrobrats was when I got to play guitar for them at the Toxic Summer fest; I was the Grim Reaper and played “Callout,” the second song on the album. Of course, I’m talking about Guitar Hero, a game of which a number of Boston bands were lucky enough to be a part, including The Acrobrats.

They deserve to be on such a game, mind you, considering that the guitar work is on point and has great tone. Overall, Go Down Swinging is a well-produced punk album filled with catchy parts, vocals-with-attitude and short-but-sweet solos.

Having already heard and liked “Callout,” it was hard to give full attention to the first track, but I guessed that the disc would be a typical 30 minutes-or-less of my 40-minute commute. Track three, “Crash,” an enjoyable cover of the 1988 Primitives song , made me travel in my mind to a Mutt Cutts van with a couple of idiots on their way to Aspen to return a briefcase full of money. Keep in mind that I was seven when the song first came out.