Steadfast rock weirdo Webb Wilder emerged in 1987 with It Came From Nashville, an indie release that was jokey and had an assortment of hard-rock and pop-rock tunes that were undeniable even to those who didn't appreciate the humor. The laughs and the riffs continue to come fast and furious on Hybrid Vigor, Webb Wilder's long overdue major-label debut.

With Wilder and guitarist Donny Roberts...

Dubbing himself the last of the full-grown men, Webb Wilder sports the sort of sequin-spangled Nudie suit Cowboy Copas considered classy, and he oozes attitude. He also flat-out rocks. Suggesting a loopier Jason and the Scorchers, the NashVegans manhandle country rave-ups by Waylon and Jerry Lee, tear through trash classics by the Music Machine and the Flamin' Groovies and get real gone with Brit...