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SHOCK NAGASAKI - YEAR OF THE SPY - CD
MSRP: $10.99
Price: $8.99
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Manufacturer: TKO RECORDS
Manufacturer Part No: TKO-162
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Track listing
1. 1968
2. I Get High on Low Society
3. Palisades and Renegades
4. Deconstruct, Decontrol
5. Classified Information
6. Curse of the Lady Be
7. These Are Our Streets Now
8. What Have They Done to Me?
9. Late 4 Life
10. Hit the Beach
11. Destination Nowhere
12. Shock Nagasaki
The debut album by
New York retro-punks Shock Nagasaki (following a split EP with
Portland's thematically similar Straitjacket) is a thoroughly enjoyable
trip back to the streets of London circa 1978. Second wave punk bands
like the Cockney Rejects, 999, Chelsea, and Sham 69 (all of whom, plus
several others, are cleverly namechecked in the album's press kit) took
the disparate sounds of the Clash, the Sex Pistols and the Damned and
turned it into a more rigidly defined sound, look, and attitude. This
tightening of the stylistic parameters -- not the more experimental and
freewheeling early days of the scene -- is what has gone on to define
punk musically, even if more modern-day bands pledge allegiance to Sid
Vicious than Slaughter and the Dogs. This is not to downgrade the
achievement of Shock Nagasaki, because Year of the Spy is every bit as
enjoyable as the best second wave punk albums of the '70s. Singer Jamie
Coville bears a distinct vocal resemblance to the mighty Joe Strummer,
yet he manfully resists the temptation to slip into a lazy imitation of
same, and the album's 12 brief songs flow together perfectly into a
seamless mix of pop hooks and punk thrash, complete with the requisite
anthemic shout-along choruses and glam-inspired guitar riffs. There's
little new or different about Year of the Spy, but when a band can
channel the sound and spirit of a bygone time and place without sounding
like mere copycats, it's an impressive achievement. ~ Stewart Mason
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