Description

The HUMPERS were an American garage punk band, formed in 1989 by Scott “Deluxe” Drake and Jeff Fieldhouse, guitarrists for the Suicide Kings. The HUMPERS punked the mix up a bit with a more direct and sonic edge reminiscent of Cleveland groups the Dead Boys and the Pagans.

“Positively Sick on 4th St.” gloriously hearkens back to the classic days of the late- ’70s New York CBGB’s punk scene of Ramones, Heartbreakers, Dead Boys fame. Unlike California pop-punk predecessors, the Descendents, and contemporaries Green Day, and the Muffs, The HUMPERS give us a powerful dose of back alley grime surrounded by tight Chuck Berry guitar riffs and jerking rhythmic progressions.

This was their third album. This reissue contains two bonus songs compared to the original.