The Mad Daddys were a New Jersey band, formed in the early 80s as 'Freddie and the Hubcaps', who used to have a strong Cramps-connection in their early years. Their debut Mini-LP 'Music For Men' from 1984 was produced by Lux and Ivy, the band released their version of the Cramps classic 'New Kind Of Kick' on the 1986 New Rose Records Double-LP 'Play New Rose For Me' and 'Flamejob' bassist Slim Chance was the Mad Daddys bass-man some years before and on the 45 I want to talk about today(he's the pretty fellow on the far right on the record-cover).
Despite the Cramps connections and the fact that the Mad Daddys probably took their name from the Cramps song 'Mad Daddy' the Daddys were far from being a Cramps clone. They had their own sound and style for sure. As on this teriffic 45 from 1991, released by Sympathy For The Record Industry. Side A is a cover of the 1977 Ted Nugent Hit 'Cat Scratch Fever', but where the original is just another boring Rock song with Glam-Rock edge, imo at least, the Daddys' version is a mid-tempo chainsaw-fuzz-massacre that has to be heard to be believed. The Flip 'Yeah', maybe an original, I don't know, is another mid-tempo stomper with heavy fuzz-bass, both typical Mad Daddys trademarks. No doubt, his is one of the best 45s of the 90s, what the hell, of all times!
Despite the Cramps connections and the fact that the Mad Daddys probably took their name from the Cramps song 'Mad Daddy' the Daddys were far from being a Cramps clone. They had their own sound and style for sure. As on this teriffic 45 from 1991, released by Sympathy For The Record Industry. Side A is a cover of the 1977 Ted Nugent Hit 'Cat Scratch Fever', but where the original is just another boring Rock song with Glam-Rock edge, imo at least, the Daddys' version is a mid-tempo chainsaw-fuzz-massacre that has to be heard to be believed. The Flip 'Yeah', maybe an original, I don't know, is another mid-tempo stomper with heavy fuzz-bass, both typical Mad Daddys trademarks. No doubt, his is one of the best 45s of the 90s, what the hell, of all times!
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