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'Rebel
Songs' by Goldblade is packed with good singalongs.
I have always thought of Goldblade as the child of both
punk and oi parents, which produced this different kind
of sound.
The first song on the album 'Psycho' is excellent
and it always reminds me of footballer Stuart Pierce (A
staunch supporter of Captain Oi). It should be played
before all Manchester City's home games. Most of the songs
on this album are powerful with aggression whilst still
being melodic. Other great tracks off the album are 'Black
Sheep Radical', 'Cops And Robbers' and '(War)
Not In My Name', but for me the best track off this
album is 'Fighting
In The Dancehall' which is a classic.
Goldblade really do span the musical barriers from punk
and oi through to rock and roll.
AHOY CD 252 GOLDBLADE "REBEL SONGS" |
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I
hadn't really heard much by Guitar Gangsters until this
CD. 'Let 'Em Have It' is quite a good album and
there are plenty of genres covered. Some songs are punk,
some rock, there is a reggae track 'Money In My Pocket'
and others lean more towards rock 'n' roll. There is even
a cover of 'Can't Take My Eyes Off You' which
I wasn't too keen on to be honest. I think Guitar Gangsters
sound best on their faster songs because the guitar sounds
more in tune with what we expect from punk. I thought
the best tracks of the 14 on the album were 'It's
Only Punk', 'Going To London', 'Inside
Outside' and 'To Be A God' which are all
excellent songs. I also thought Guitar Gangsters are also
very good lyrically.
AHOY CD 255 GUITAR GANGSTERS "LET
'EM HAVE IT" |
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This
21 track CD 'False Gestures For A Devious Public'
by The Blood, which includes 10 bonus tracks is the first
stuff I have heard by the band. This album is mostly old
school punk and a bit of Oi but there also some tracks
that are very metally and even a blues track 'Throttle
You Blue'.
On the whole this is a pretty good album and some of the
tracks I thought were best off the album were 'Done
Some Brain Cells Last Nite', 'Degenerate', 'Calling
The Shots', 'Napalm Job' (Demo) and 'Coffin Dodgers'
(Demo) which I thought was the best of the lot. I did
think sometimes think the guitar was a bit too flambouyant
and more in keeping with the likes of AC/DC as I have
always thought punk is best kept simple. Well worth a
listen though.
AHOY CD 256 THE BLOOD "FALSE GESTURES
FOR A DEVIOUS PUBLIC" |
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The
Violators were one of several punk bands that didn't
get as much notice as they really deserved.
'The No Future Years' really is a great CD
and mixes both female and male lead vocals (mostly female).
Helen Hills vocals are very similar to Siouxsie Sioux
especially on 'Die With Dignity', in fact I
would go as far to say the band as a whole are definately
influenced by the 'Banshees'. The songs with male lead
vocals are more aggressive and this gives the songs
a different sound. Out of the 16 tracks on the album
my favourites were 'Pointless Slaughter', 'Fugitive'
'Live Fast Die Young' and 'Summer of '81'
(Both studio and live versions). A great CD and a certain
hit with any Siouxsie And The Banshees fans.
AHOY CD 257 THE VIOLATORS "THE NO
FUTURE YEARS"
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