Rant n' Rave with the Stray Cats

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The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[1]

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In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, music critic Robert Christgau gave the album a "B−" and said that its "bigger and rawer" sound was an improvement over "Built for Speed's prettification", but felt that, despite his improved guitar playing, Brian Setzer was a poor songwriter and "a preening panderer, mythologizing his rockin' '50s with all the ignorant cynicism of a punk poser".^[2] In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine said that the album "sounded identical" to Built for Speed and was just as strong because of the hits "(She's) Sexy + 17" and "I Won't Stand in Your Way".^[3]

All tracks composed by Brian Setzer; except where indicated

1. "Rebels Rule"
2. "Too Hip, Gotta Go"
3. "Look at That Cadillac"
4. "Something's Wrong with My Radio" (Setzer, Slim Jim Phantom, Lee Rocker)
5. "18 Miles to Memphis"
6. "(She's) Sexy + 17"
7. "Dig Dirty Doggie"
8. "I Won't Stand in Your Way"
9. "Hotrod Gang"
10. "How Long You Wanna Live, Anyway?" (Setzer, Slim Jim Phantom, Lee Rocker)
11. "Lucky Charm (Ooh Wee Suzy)" (Japan Release Bonus Track)

• Brian Setzer - guitar, vocals
• Lee Rocker - bass, vocals
• Slim Jim Phantom - drums
• 14 Karat Soul - background vocals
• Mel Collins - saxophone
• Geraint Watkins - piano
• David Thurmond - background vocals
• Russell Fox II - background vocals
• Gavin Cochrane - photography