Notes: A
French import on smashing
pink vinyl. This record, consisting of nothing but cover tunes,
is fun from start to finish. A little background is in order here.
The band is made up of bits of the Stranglers and a dash of the
Vibrators if I'm not mistaken. Plus a few other gents, origins
unknown. And given this climate the live set rarely strays into
Stranglers territory. A slight passage in "All Day and All
of the Night" casts a rat-like shadow across the bass line,
but over-all we've got a pretty good bar band serving up some blues
inflected songs and stories. The guys manage to touch on the Yardbirds,
Kinks, Animals, The Who, Buddy Holly and ever so much more. A front
cover group portrait of the gentlemen wearing their signature headgear
and some choreographed steps bringing up the rear. Hard to find,
but worth seeking out if you're any fan of the Stranglers or their
individual members.
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