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The Dangerfields. Punk Rock! Full on alcohol inspired gutter punk to get you into the mood for the rest of the album. Followed on by Revenge of the Psychotronic Man, with a vocalist who sings like Tim Armstrong, slightly inebriated and slurred. This album just powers it way through punk rock which takes me back to those shows with moshpits full of sweaty punks going mental and beers being discarded overhead. Knowing I’ll be going home covered with bruises and a t-shirt soaked in sweat and beer, but with a huge smile on me face (thats if i make it home at all). Which brings me to the tune ’See You In The Gutter’ by Faintest Idea, a tune which will get drunken punks cheering along at the end of a night out, with a mixed bag of punk rock and a tumpet keeping the chorus alive.
Some of the Ska offerings come from On the Turn, a fast paced ska punk offering and Harijan, who bring in some fairly mellow ska with gritty vocals and the odd metal guitar.
There is also a Psychobilly offering, from the likes of The Hyperjax, with ’English Country Garden’, a fast paced number to get your feet tapping. There is also ’The Medicine Bow, which isn’t really psychobilly, athough it has what sounds like a double bass, it’s a bit all over the place and the singer has what seems to be a lisp... interesting! It seems as though the label left the dreggs to the back of the album, as the tune after this is equally strange, ’Bringe Drinker’ by Me International and The Getaway Gang take a pop at the binge drinkers of todays generation.
Thankfully they added ’Rise or Fall’ by The Shuffle, which is similar to the Dropkick Murphys, with a heavier edge, but keeping with the punk sing-a-long anthem style. And another thing which makes this collection of tunes great... they’re home grown in the UK! Hell yeah!
