The Snails – Shitting Bricks [Cass] (1982, New Crimes Tapes)

There were a whole host of anarcho-punk bands out there in the early 80s, but it seems they're all forgotten apart from Crass and Conflict. You think more people would be interested -the likes of APF Brigade, The Apostles and The Snails were the true OGs of anarchist rock rebellion yet here this sorry little demo sits with one measly rating. It's very, very lo-fi indeed, and most of the time all you can hear are the drums and vocals, and our vocalist is no Steve Ignorant with his second-rate Johnny Rotten sneers. The most obvious criticism of anarcho-punk is that many of the bands put message before music, and that's the case here as many of the tracks on here are more on-record rants than songs. Yet anarcho-punk lyrics never fail to be interesting, indeed "From Foxhunts to Oblivion" is a very thought-provoking affair that starts with fox hunting and ends with an image of nuclear apocalypse. It's that typical Crass thing where you begin with one topic that you present as a microcosm of a bigger issue before hitting you over the head with said bigger issue. The sparseness of this tape is intriguing, and though it never really 'rocks', you certainly feel it. Not perfect, but recommended. [SOURCE: RATE YOUR MUSIC]

 

 

Label: New Crimes Tapes – N.C. 7 

Format: Cassette, Single Sided 

Country: UK 

Released: 1982 

Style: Punk, Anarcho-Punk

 

Tracklist:

A1 Think Tank 

A2 Factory 

A3 Comment 

A4 From Foxhunts To Oblivion 

A5 Thatchers Victims 

A6 Cocktail Version 

A7 Army Manoeuvres 

A8 Church 

 

Notes: 

Track A9 "Clockwork People" is missing in the upload

 

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