Although the let down for this song is the bridge. The guitar playing mixes a stong rock riff and later a punky riff. Lost On Highway 46, is the band's tribute to James Dean. This song represents the bands fondness for their town and their friends and is the stand out track on the album. Lyrically pristine and the bass stands out amazingly as well.
Hersham Boys has a sort of sing-a-long football chant chorus. It was also their most successful single. Next up is the album's title track and is my favourite Sham 69 song. The bass playing here is also pretty great, as is the vocals. It is a cover of a 1960's rock song and offers some of the best guitar playing on the album. You're A Better Man Than I, is one of Sham's slower songs but also one of their best. The next section of the album really lifts its status. This is a pretty strong track and is lyrically sound and the vocals are admirable. Again you can here a rock organ in the background. Cold Blue In The Night, starts off with a bit of guitar static and then opens with a punky riff. This is a bit like Money as it sounds more like a general rock song then a punk song. Dave Parsons playing has odviously evolved over the previous years. The next song, Joey's On The Street, has a strong piano riff in the background, the guitar playing is also good.
The bass also sounds a bit distinguished. This song is a bit more softer and the guitar playing here is great. (Not the most original of themes) Jimmy's vocals sound a bit weak here and it probably wasn't the strongest track to open the album. The song its self is how money is the cause to many problems.
The album kicks off with Money, this is a reasonably punky song, the riff sounds a bit more rockabilly orientated though. Now, however, they were back with a strong album and a different sound. The band had split temporary because of this. But the skinhead presence had led to many of their shows being cancelled. However the band were anti-violent and anti-racist. Unfortunatly, for the band, some of their fans were violent and racist skinheads who caused many fights at their gigs. The band had a new drummer and by now had a huge number of fans and supporters. Hersham Boys was recorded after the bands temporary split during mid 1979. By mid 1979 they were back together and recording their third album. Mark Caine had been replaced by Ricky Goldstein on the drums and the band had split for a short while. Their first album Tell Us The Truth had been the sound of raw punk at it's best and That's Life showed how the band were aware of every day problems facing the population at that time.
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They had released two full length albums, a number of singles and had established themselves as one of Britain's most popular punk bands. The mix of these three musicians, and Pursey up front, go together to make SHAM 69 one of the best live bands you could wish to see on the circuit.īorstal Breakout and Thats Life were lobbed up at us next along with a barrage of water from Jimmy Pursey as he sprayed the front rows with bottles of water.Sham 69 had come along way by 1979. Music needs personalities and talent – he has both in bucket loads and he is part of SHAM 69 as do the entire band, as they bring their larger than life personalities to each set they play. (He also plays with another Scene Sussex favourite outfit – The Fiascos). He just doesn’t stop – he adds power and fills to each track and works in perfect punk unison with Dave T and Dave P. He plays – but he puts on a show and then some. I love this guy as he is one of the top drummers out there. Robin Guy is a star drummer, make no mistake.
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