CHRISTGAU CONSUMER GUIDE

“THE A’s” (Arista):: People say they take after the Dolls, but I hear the Boomtown Rats. At its best, their burlesque on a “teenage jerk off’ (a title) who still gets “grounded” (another) is funny and a little too nasty. At its worst it’s boring and a little too nasty. In between it’s got verve and you’ve heard it before. B