Had
Mary's Danish debuted in the mid-'90s -- when alternative rock was becoming rock's new mainstream -- it's quite possible that the L.A. band would have enjoyed more than a cult following. But when the independent Chameleon Records released
There Goes the Wondertruck... in 1989, the distinctive, risk-taking L.A. band wasn't considered mainstream at all. Drawing on influences ranging from punk to funk to rockabilly, the
X-influenced unit is unapologetically freewheeling when digging into aggressive, raw treasures like "Blue Stockings," "Shanty Pig" and "Don't Crash the Car Tonight."
Mary's Danish was a band that wasn't afraid to seize the moment, and its reckless nature proves to be quite an asset on this album. ~ Alex Henderson