Tuesday 21 April 2015

The Best of Brought To Life - 184

1. THE DICKIES - 'Hair' - Enigma LP - USA - 1989
The Dickies go all stage-play with the opening track from their fourth studio album, 'Second Coming'.
2. THE ADICTS - 'Dynasty' - Dwed LP - UK - 1981
Revisiting the Adicts debut album 'Songs Of Praise'.
3. UK SUBS - 'Lady Esquire' - Gem LP - UK - 1979
Revisiting the UK Subs debut 'Another Kind Of Blues'.
4. GHOUL - 'Goddumnd' - Noise Room 7" - Japan - 1984
Whatever it means, this was the lead track from their debut E.P. 'Carry Out Fucking'.
5. THE REFLECTIONS - '4 Countries' - Cherry Red 7" - UK - 1982
One of Mark Perry's bands.
6. THE DICKIES - 'Cross-Eyed Tammy' - Enigma LP - USA - 1989
A second track from 'Second Coming'.
7. THE ADICTS - 'Telepathic People' - Dwed LP - UK - 1981
And a second from 'Songs Of Praise'.
8. DESPERATED COMPANY - 'Higher' - Foon 7" - Belgium - 1977
Is 'desperated' a word? Anyway, one of two singles they put out that year.
9. UK SUBS - 'Killer' - Gem LP - UK - 1979
A second track from 'Another Kind Of Blues'.
10. NEGAZIONE - 'Lasciami Stare' - Konkurrel LP - Italy - 1986
From their Dutch-released first album 'Lo Spirito Continua'. They were going metal but still put on a cracking live show.
11. THE DICKIES - 'Going Homo' - Enigma LP - USA - 1989
A third track from 'Second Coming', a hilarious song, especially when it talks about the spin that some Hollywood folks utilize when they finally decide to 'come out'. 'I'm gonna talk about it on Donahue!'
12. UK SUBS - 'Young Criminals' - Gem LP - UK - 1979
A third from 'Another Kind Of Blues'.
13. THE ADICTS - 'Mary Whitehouse' - Dwed LP - UK - 1981
And a third track from 'Songs Of Praise'.
14. THE SEIZE - 'Why?' - Why Not? 7" - UK - 1980
Their debut single. A wonderful D.I.Y. anthem.
15. GHOUL - 'Dance And Fight' - Noise Room 7" - Japan - 1984
Another track from 'Carry Out Fucking'.
16. UK SUBS - 'Brand New Age' - Gem LP - UK - 1980
The title track from their second album of the same name.
17. THE DICKIES - 'Town Without Pity' - Enigma LP - USA - 1989
A fourth track from 'Second Coming', a Gene Pitney cover, no less.
18. THE ADICTS - 'Get Adicted' - Dwed LP - UK - 1981
And a fourth from 'Songs Of Praise', complete with false intro.
19. NEGAZIONE - 'Straight And Rebel' - Konkurrel LP - Italy - 1986
A second track from 'Lo Spirito Continua'.
20. REACTA - 'Sus' - Battery Operated 7" - UK - 1978
The superior flipside of sole single 'Stop The World'.
21. UK SUBS - 'Barbie's Dead' - Gem LP - UK - 1980
A second track from 'Brand New Age'.
22. THE DICKIES - 'Monster Island' - Enigma LP - USA - 1989
A fifth track from 'Second Coming'.
23. THE ADICTS - 'Viva La Revolution' - Dwed LP - UK - 1981
Their second single, although this is the shorter 'Songs Of Praise' version. Here's the video footage of the song from the UK/DK documentary which is both great and embarrassing in equal parts.
24. NEGAZIONE - 'Dritto Contro Un Muro' - Konkurrel LP - Italy - 1986
A third track from 'Lo Spirito Continua'.
25. UK SUBS - 'Bomb Factory' - Gem LP - UK - 1980
And a third from 'Brand New Age'.
***BONUS TRACKS***
26. THE DICKIES - 'Dummy Up'
27. THE ADICTS - 'Tango'
28. UK SUBS - 'Organised Crime'
29. THE DICKIES - 'Monkey See, Monkey Do'
30. THE ADICTS - 'Peculiar Music'
31. UK SUBS - 'Emotional Blackmail'

3 comments:

  1. Love the UK Subs. I only have been able to see them once and they were great. It was about 7-8 years ago here in Chicago. Nicky Garratt played with them that night. Wish they would roll thru again, but they are only playing the west coast this year. I really like the new cd too.

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    1. The UK Subs was the first show I ever went to - in January 1980 - age 16 - still with Paul Slack and Steve Roberts. They blew the support bands away and set the template for live shows ever since. The movement, the energy, just brilliant. The bands that followed had a lot to live up to. Watch 'Punk Can Take It' - that's how I remember them (though they were great with Alvin Gibbs and Steve Roberts too).

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    2. Er, that should read 'Paul Slack and Pete Davies!

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