Billy Boy On Poison
Billy Boy On Poison - ‚ÄúWound up by God or the Devil‚Äù now thereʼs a term that you could easily apply to Billy Boy on Poisonʼs frantic, teen, rock superstar in the making, young Davis Leduke. Born and most definitely bred in LA, Davis and his fellow Droogs - Ryan, Greg and cousin Jessi make up the glitter-bombed, glam-soaked, Rockasaurus Rex that is Billy Boy on Poison. At an average age of just 17 BBoP, who took their name from Burgessʼ seminal novel ʻA Clockwork Orangeʼ, have spent their formative years plying their trade up and down the Sunset Strip. While their classmates dodge groundings to come and check out the band, this LA four piece are making musicology their major. The raw power of the rabble rousing ten tracks that appear on their forthcoming debut album ʻDrama Junkie Queenʼ is their song sheet. The dedicated ground work mean the band are, despite their tender years, a potent live brew. Opening track on the both the album and this sampler is BBoP calling card and future single ʻOn My Wayʼ. Itʼs down and ʻdurtyʼ. Itʼs itchy and scratchy. Itʼs a 10 storey high godzilla in platforms and you are Japan! ʻSaturdayʼs Childʼ is formula one cars slumming it on a motorcross course. A mud splattered, diesel perfumed love song to the most unlikely girl next door. ʻStanding Stillʼ is the debut single to be taken from the album and has to be the work of the devil. A whirling tornado of screeching vocals, guitar cyclones, thundering drums and an earthquake-off-the-richter-scale bass. A satanic verse with a chorus of fallen angels. Showing their softer side ʻFour Leaf Clover' could be early Green Day with Leduke turning his eagle eye to the dysfunctional, all-American family. Winding up this taster of the Billy Boy on Poison sound is ʻAngry Young Menʼ - itʼs the end of the night, the guitars are whisky doused and life is blurry through the bottom of this particular shot glass.
BILLY BOY ON POISON GIGS AT CLUB FANDANGO