Review on MusicForAmerica.org Category: Music The Objex is the type of punk rock you're not doing to see on TV inbetween videos by Lindsay Lohan and the cast of High School Musical. These guys, lead by the sexy Felony Melanie, play the kind of garage punk that is raw yet fun, not unlike such bands as The Stooges, The Derelicts, Gas Huffer, Yummy, The Sinister Six or MC5, or even The Dwarves (whom... [+]

Review on MusicForAmerica.org Category: Music The Objex is the type of punk rock you're not doing to see on TV inbetween videos by Lindsay Lohan and the cast of High School Musical. These guys, lead by the sexy Felony Melanie, play the kind of garage punk that is raw yet fun, not unlike such bands as The Stooges, The Derelicts, Gas Huffer, Yummy, The Sinister Six or MC5, or even The Dwarves (whom they've played with a number of times over the years. Bound & Gagged is their attack on the senses, where the punk rock is one part PUNK and many parts RAWK. Guitar and bass riffs are immediate with no time to spare, it's every man and woman for themself. It's a five song EP running less than 13 minutes, and begins with a ugly and disgusting "Fun In Your Funeral", which reminds me of how it felt to hear Christ On A Crutch and The Gits for the first time. In fact, Felony Melanie sounds a bit like the late Mia Zapata in the first track, it's almost eerie.I liked "Kill Your Stereotypes" as well, for it's not only about being unique and identifying yourself as an individual. It's also Melanie's way of addressing those who may question a black woman fronting a punk band, and pretty much is a nice way of saying "fuck off, open your mind".What I like about the band is how tight they play, with the kind of rhythm and precision that comes not only from playing together and enjoying the experience, but also having a good sense of how to play. A song like "Gotta Get Some" has the kind of brutal in-your-face punch that reminds me a bit of Helmet or Unsane.By the time the energy picks up at a controlled page, they close shop with "Gag" and literally go for the throat before the CD ends. It left me wanting to hear a lot more, and I hope "a lot more" will follow very soon. I've always wanted to be in a punk band and the style of The Objex is one that I favor. I would do a duet with Felony Melanie, but she would punch a microphone in my face and make me believe my teeth were made out of Chicklets. Bound & Gagged, but not left for dead, they at least save us from our inevitable state in order to be musically tortured (in a good way) many times over. [-]