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If
you are into old school punk then Red Alert will definately
appeal to you. Their style is very similar to another
favourite band of mine 'The Pits'. This album 'Excess
All Areas' really covers whole the punk spectrum.
The music ranges from hardcore to the more melodic. They
are very much a guitar band and the guitar on this album
is first class. The vocals concentrate on melody rather
than just pure aggression. My one reservation is the last
song on the album 'Prepordodjeni Beograd (A Reborn
Belgrade)' which I didn't like at all. I think they
would have been better to leave this track off the album.
It's not at all in keeping with the rest of the album,
which is excellent. My favourite tracks of the 12 on this
album are 'Seize The Day','No Quarter Asked'
and 'I Ain't Asking For The World'.
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"Resurrecton"
by The Last Resort is yet another that punks might buy
having worn the grooves out on the vinyl. For the uninitiated
The Last Resort are a London based Oi band. This album
has some great tracks on it notably 'ACAB' (All
Coppers Are Bastards) which is a classic Oi anthem. Other
great tracks of the 13 tracks on the album are 'Bolthole',
'No Lazy Sunday Afternoon' and 'Evil' and
the whole album is crammed full of some of the best Oi
anthems around.
Maybe not as well known as some of the other Oi bands
around, they are every bit as good. The last Resort sing
about what every true Oi band sing about, hating the system
and violence. This CD is excellent and well produced as
is the case with all CDs brought out by Captain Oi.
AHOY CD 254 LAST RESORT "RESURRECTION" |
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There
are several Sham 69 compilations on the market but this
compilation 'The Punk Singles Collection 1977-80'
is the most comprehensive. It has 26 tracks of which 4
are live and there isn't much that you have heard by Sham
69 that isn't on this CD. All the best songs from one
of the foremost punk bands on the scene when it all started.
There are absolute classics like 'Angels With Dirty
Faces','If The Kids Are United' and 'Borstal
Breakout' on this CD but also some of the lesser
known songs like 'Red London' and 'Give A
Dog
A Bone' and the live tracks are great too.
It is always good to just slap in the CD and not have
to keep changing CDs. That is why compilations are so
good, even if you have some of the songs on other albums.
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Track
listing: 1. I Don't Wanna 2. Ulster 3. Red London 4.
What Have We Got? 5. Borstal Breakout 6. Hey Little
Rich Boy 7. Angels With Dirty Faces 8. The Cockney Kids
Are Innocent 9. If The Kids Are United 10. Sunday Morning
Nightmare 11. Hurry Up Harry 12. No Entry 13. Questions
And Answers 14. I Gotta Survive 15. With A Little Help
From My Friends 16. Hersham Boys (7" Version) 17.
I Don't Wanna (Live) 18. Rip Off (Live) 19. I'm A Man
I'm A Boy (Live) 20. Tell Us The Truth (Live) 21. You're
A Better Man Than I 22. Give A Dog A Bone 23. Tell The
Children 24. Jack 25. Unite And Win 26. I'm A Man
AHOY
CD 251 SHAM 69 "THE PUNK SINGLES COLLECTION 1977-80"
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