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If you like real punk, played the way it was meant to be played then you NEED this cd. Currently touring the north west and beyond, the concept of the Spit & Sawdust Tour is to reclaim punk, drag it away from the stadiums and back into the pubs and the clubs, charge a nominal fee, rotate the line - up avoiding rock star egos, get pissed and have a great time in the process.
This compilation of 22 of the bands appearing during the Spit & Sawdust tour is, like the 'Vibes From The Attic' cd we reviewed earlier, a true snapshot of the scene it represents. On this showing, the future of punk is in safe hands.
This cd dispels the myth that punk is an irrelevance, this is some of the most vital music I have heard in years and represents punk in all its many colours. Bands such as Boredom, The Guilty Pleasures and One Man Stand do some great old school punk; Churchill, Lowlife UK and Arthritic Foot Soldiers give us pure oi whilst the likes of Crouch Mog, The Slash Monkeys, The Scabs and Middle Finger Salute represent the new wave of young punk bands who incorporate a more metal edge. The stand out tracks for me are Kamikaze Sperm's 'Riot In Town', a hefty blast of pulverising punk, the acoustic punk warnings of Paul Carter's 'Don't Fall In Love' and a band that you have to see and hear to believe, Day Man Lost with 'Song 13' which at 48 seconds is probably their equivalent of a concept album. Saying that, there isn't a bad track on this compilation.
Visit the bands' websites (just click on their names) and listen to their stuff, furthermore attend a Spit & Sawdust gig (details here) and get hold of this cd, you know it makes sense.
Ralph Malf.