
Tracklist:
01.
Skinheads for life02. A new day
03. I've been
04. Fridays children
05.
Ireland06.
My girl07.
Pist'N'Broke08.
Punch the clock09. Old hangover
10.
Twenty to one11. No hope in hell
12. Out with the boys
13. Pist'N'Broke (V.2)
14. Living in the ghetto (live)
Released by
Vulture rock in 1998.
A great band hailing from the streets of Detroit. The band was founded by Scotti Lyons on vocals, Jon Hill on bass, Ben Marcell on guitar, Gabe Heiss on sax and PT on drums. They where one of the few American Oi!-bands that used sax in liveshows and on their recordings. Very classic Oi! sound mixed with ska and rock influences. They had their first deal in 1993 in form of a 8 song cassette released by
Sonic aggression called
Detroit. A year later they released a EP called
A new day with better versions of some of their 1993 songs (also this one on
Sonic aggression). After these recordings Jon left the band and was replaced by Josh D on bass.
In 1995 they released their "last" release called
American drinking songs and later patred ways in 1997. They had a bit of a ressurection in 2005 but it wasnt until 2009 they really made it official by touring with
The business on their US tour. They are today active with a brand new lineup (Scotti is the only original member) and a new record that will be called
Absolutely recked and it will contain 5 new songs and some old re-recorded.
This record is basicly a discography album released after the band broke up and contains all their old songs (except for some that was released on compilation but i will upload those compilations in the future).
Tracks 1-7 are from their first cassette recording (though mastered and are all off high quality), tracks 8-13 are from their
American drinking songs and track 14 is a live version of a song that was also on their 1993 cassette.
First out on the LP is one of the best tracks called
Skinhead for life with classic football drums and a typical antipolitical skinheadmessage. After this track they loose me with some soso songs bu then
Ireland hits me. I have never understood the facination you Americans have with your Irish roots and all other things pirate but this song is superb all the way through. They should get
10/10 just for the fact that they made a Eerie song without mixing in folkmusic or tales of the sea and drunkardness. After this track the great songs just keep rolling in from the skainfluenced song
Pist'N'Broke to the aggressive and revengefull street-anthem called
Twenty to one.
I am damn psyched on hearing their new recordings and hear if the police ever caught that Richard Werstine character.
9/10