Young Savage Florida is a compilation CD of various alternative musicians created in 1996. As the title implies, each band or musician was somehow connected to the U.S. State of Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

, the most notable of which was former Badfinger

Badfinger

Badfinger were a British rock band consisting originally of Pete Ham, Ron Griffiths, Mike Gibbins and Tom Evans, active from 1968 to 1983, and evolving from The Iveys, formed by Ham, Griffiths and David "Dai" Jenkins in Swansea, Wales, in the early 1960s. Joey Molland joined the group in 1969,...

 drummer Mike Gibbins who spent the last years of his life in the state.

Spurred by the Baskervils off their own self-published Baskervinyl Records, as well as three other labels, each musician has two songs arranged in the same order, with exceptions of The Vodkats, Galea Escargot(billed simply as "Escargot"), and John Stephan. Liner notes include both real and fake biographies of each band.

Common themes on each track are primarily relevant to southern U.S. culture, including surfing, warm weather, highway travel, and early rock and roll. Two of the more interesting songs are a trashy cover of Neil Sedaka

Neil Sedaka

Neil Sedaka is an American pop/rock singer, pianist, and composer. His career has spanned nearly 55 years, during which time he has sold millions of records as an artist and has written or co-written over 500 songs for himself and other artists, collaborating mostly with lyricists Howard...

's song "Stupid Cupid," by The Vodkats (in an unintentional medley with the band's own "Kill the Keg"), and a song by Loco Siempre alleging that Jerry Lee Lewis

Jerry Lee Lewis

Jerry Lee Lewis is an American rock and roll and country music singer-songwriter and pianist. An early pioneer of rock and roll music, Lewis's career faltered after he married his young cousin, and he afterwards made a career extension to country and western music. He is known by the nickname 'The...

 secretly killed Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....

 during a drunken rampage.

Track listings

1. Baskervils - Inspired.
2. The Hate Bombs - Run and Hide
3. Leonard Croon Band - Gonna Run My Mopar
   Mopar
   Mopar is the automobile parts and service arm of Chrysler Group LLC. The term was first used by Chrysler in the 1920s and has been in continuous use ever since. Mopar parts are original equipment manufactured parts for Chrysler vehicles...
   
    All Over You.
4. Car Bomb Driver - Electric Sheila.
5. The Surf Kings - Walking Bristol Bridge.
6. The Lears - Is This Her Day?
7. Mike Gibbins - Dream Harder (Ballad of the Red Coats).
8. Rancid Polecats - Peterbilt.
9. Edison Shine - Modulator.
10. Vodkats - Stupid Cupid / Kill the Keg.
11. Loco Siempre - Hunk-a-Nookie.
12. Baskervils - Mr. Wilson's Got the Bends Again.
13. The Hate Bombs - 1" Punch.
14. Leonard Croon Band - Queen City.
15. Car Bomb Driver - Chicks Don't Dig Me.
16. The Surf Kings - Phantom of the Jetties.
17. The Lears - Her Magic Smile.
18. Mike Gibbins - Layaway.
19. Rancid Polecats - BBBB.....
20. Edison Shine - Suburban Compound.
21. Loco Siempre - Tell the King The Killer's Here.
22. Escargot - Shopping Mall Queen.
23. John Stephan - Coffee Angel.

External links

• [ Young Savage Florida (All-Music Guide)]