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UPC: 199350871306 At this point in their illustrious, nearly 40-year career, Supersuckers have nothing to prove to anyone. Formed in 1988 and led by charismatic singer/bassist Eddie Spaghetti, Supersuckers caught with a crowd that appreciated the group's license to shred within the confines of killer punk rock songs, along with lyrics that didn't take things so seriously. So much so that the band's legacy has grown over the years as has their rabid fan base. On Liquor, Women, Drugs and Killing , the Supersuckers joined forces with old friend Billy Joe Bowers, who produced the album in Atlanta. Spaghetti and Bowers were in a band in Tucson in the 1980s, and the Supersuckers actually recorded with the producer in 2007; however, that session was discarded due to band clashes. Even so, Spaghetti and Bowers remained close and in touch, so teaming up again felt natural. "Being produced again was new and helped the record a lot," Spaghetti says of the sessions. "He was able to tap into something that we didn't see, and the record is extra special because of that." Specifically, Spaghetti says that Bowers envisioned the Supersuckers sounding like a three-piece, which isn't something that he does when he was at the helm. What's often the case is that the band will include various instruments to get exactly the sound they want. When they were in the studio, Supersuckers were as focused as they'd been in years, and it shows. The lyrics are sharp, yet dark and biting --the trademark of any Supersuckers song. Sonically, it is more upbeat than its cynical lyrics. The scorching first single, "Maybe I'm Just Messin' With You," reflects exactly that. In contrast, concocting the song, which was one of the last to emerge from his writing session. Spaghetti wanted a song on the album to have a "Motorhead-...