Real Kids Better Be Good CD

Better Be Good Music

List Price	$15.97 (You save $2.92)
Category	Rock Albums, Rock/Pop CDs, Punk
Label	Norton
Orig Year	1999
All Time Sales Rank	130228
CD Universe Part number	1072097
Discs	1
Release Date	Aug 24, 1999
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Personnel	Alan "Alpo" Paulino - vocals, bass Billy Borgioli Billy Cole - guitar Howard Ferguson - drums John Felice - vocals, guitar John Felice - vocals, guitar

Real Kids Better Be Good Songs

	1.	All Kindsa Girls
	2.	Common at Noon
	3.	Solid Gold
	4.	Better Be Good
	5.	Just Like Darts
	6.	Roberta
	7.	Reggae Reggae
	8.	Taxi Boys
	9.	She
	10.	Up Is Up
	11.	Now You Know
	12.	She Come Alive
	13.	My Way
	14.	She's Alright
	15.	Do the Boob
	16.	My Baby's Book
	17.	Rave On
	18.	All Kindsa Girls

Better Be Good Music Review

Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars) 5 stars

5 stars The Real Deal
For anyone who dug the Real Kids first record, the bulk of what's on Better Be Good comprises alternate (outtake) versions of all the same material, mostly differing in the vocal delivery (and indeed more in keeping with the band's live sound in those days). An essential supplement to the red star (1st) album. Top that off with the band's debut single versions of "All Kindsa Girld" and "Common At Noon", and 4 great cuts from the Bomp label EP (heretofor not available on CD) and you have what is probably The Real Kids best showing on compact disc, at the very least the equal of the first album or the best material on the live Grown Up Wrong set.
Submitted by ptlk (Newark, CA, USA)
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5 stars What an edge,boy!
Unlike most of the folks,i strongly recommend this alternative collection of rehearsals & demos,as they represent the Kids at their best... You just can't sit down when hearing the sonic thunderstorm these four boys from suburban areas generate groove after groove... Needless to say they were stars in France & complete unknowns in their homeland(remember the Groovies,buddy?). So,eat your heart out,Mr Bush,the frogs had impeccable taste this time around!!!
Submitted by Antoine RIDEL (PARIS FRANCE§)
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