Too Much Joy

Not every band can say they were sued by Bozo the Clown, spent the night in jail for covering "Me So Horny," or got to work with both LL Cool J and KRS-One, but Too Much Joy managed all that and much more. Specializing in hooky, uptempo rock that pre-dated pop-punk both in its playfully aggressive drive and goofball sense of humor, Too Much Joy earned a potent cult following in the late 1980s and early '90s, as 1988's Son of Sam I Am took them from the indie ranks to the major labels. Their ability to get serious once in a while took up a bit more of the spotlight on 1991's Ce...