Certainly a parody of the then-current UK outfit Eugenius (ex-Vaselines),
Huegneius was a one-off byproduct of the
Pooh Sticks Hue Williams, though if you're expecting a winsome slice of three-minute jangle pop, you're terrifically mistaken. Released but one year after the sudden passing of notorious punk cult-icon
G.G. Allin, this 45 was an unlikely tribute to the pro/antagonist (eye of the beholder) in question. There's a grand total of two Allin compositions I'm familiar with, and wouldn't you know it, the A-side, "Drink Fight +
Fun" is coincidentally or not a PG13-rated rendition of one of them. The 135 second salvo ironically begins with an extended classical guitar solo (a la "Sanitarium") before hurtling full bore into a rampaging cover of the scum-punk classick, that to these ears strikes me as even more vigorous and assertive than the original. Again, a jarringly implausible concept considering the source, but the hardcore quotient of the tune couldn't be executed more convincingly. As for the even briefer flip-side (barely over a minute) it's an extended reprise of the aforementioned "Sanitarium"-esque acoustic intro. You have been warned.
A. Drink Fight + Fun
B. Theme for G.G.
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