The first album by seminal political power punk trio Newtown Neurotics Beggars Can Be Choosers hit #6 on the UK independent chart in 1983. Formed in 1979 by vocalist and guitarist Steve Drewett, whose socialist-flavoured lyrics – never overbearing – have been grouped with those of Easterhouse, Billy Bragg, or the Housemartins, The Neurotics sounded like a synthesis of everything cool in the first wave of punk: from The Ramones to The Clash to mid-period Undertones. They were sharp-edged, but still fun-sounding, with great hooks and melodies and socially aware lyrics. This is criminally underrated Ramones-influenced political pop-punk whose titles like ‘Living with Unemployment’ and ‘Get Up And Fight’ speak for themselves. A must!
(Radiation Reissues/ 2014)
Tracklist
A1 Wake Up
A2 The Mess
A3 Get Up And Fight
A4 No Respect
A5 Agony
B1 Newtown People
B2 Does Anyone Know Where The March Is?
B3 Life In Their Hands
B4 My Death
B5 Living With Unemployment
This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 06 December, 2014.