You are a great rock’n’roll band, just don’t stop!Ī huge thanks to Mick R, Dirt Royal, Angelic Upstarts and Sham 69.Īlso a massive thanks to the Concorde 2 management, security staff and Chris – stage Mgt team. Great songs, tonnes of energy and a top frontman. They are a great punk/rock and roll band and I finally got to see them and able to photo the set. They are great live and I have to say that as live bands go, I’ve rarely seen many do better. Wow! That was loud and over too quickly! I certainly hope I get a chance to see this line up again. As he climbed back down onto the stage I was treated to a SHAM69 twerk from him! The song finished and goodnight! He stood above my head, dripping with sweat, splashing onto my camera and me, he towered above me. Jimmy nodded at me, winked and smiled as he headed to the pit. We were treated to an extended live version of one of finest punk rock songs I think ever committed to vinyl. “Anyone going down the pub?” asked Mr Pursey, the crowd responded with a huge punk cheer. Dave sheds light on his gritty way to the top and discusses the anarchic spirit that gave birth to Sham 69 and the music industry today. These guys had been working hard, in that crippling heat for 45 minutes and came out looking fresh and ready for another session! Gonzo Today salutes one of the founding fathers of Punk nobility: Dave Parsons proudly anti establishment and a global icon of rebellion the original co-lyricist with Jim Pursey and guitarist for Sham 69. The crowd singing along with the “laced up boots and corduroys”. The band back on stage and Dave parsons delivered the opener for “Hersham Boys” – “yeaaah” screams Pursey. Sham 69 were tight as, pumped and running on adrenaline and the legend that is Jimmy Pursey gives a punk rock performance of snarling pure class. This is one of those classic anthems that closes the set, leaving the few hundred people desperately wanting more, and damn near brings the house down! Robin Guy and Dave Tregunna providing a now deafening barrage of bass and drums as Dave pierced the sound with the famous guitar riff. The singalong continued as the set closed with “If The Kids Are United”. No time to breathe, no time to wipe away the sweat – here comes Sham 69 performing an incendiary, face melting cover of the Clash’s ‘White Riot’ There were plenty of Sham69 fans here tonight to raise a loud, sweaty, rousing chorus!
“Borstal Breakout” was up next as Mr Pursey then growled “who’s got a dirty face then?” Dave Parsons kicked his guitar into overdrive and “Angels With Dirty Faces” was next up. Pursey bumping across the stage holding out the mic to the crowd who, true to form, joined in with the chorus. This track was swiftly followed by “That’s Life”, the title track from the sublime album of the same name.
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The song still full of passion and heart, it was originally released in 1978, and I leave you to find out more about the song. There's a sophistication unthinkable in the Dead Boys or Sham 69 days this album's miles ahead of both, and worth another listen.The band was made up with Jimmy Pursey on vocals, Dave Parsons: guitar, Dave Tregunna: bass and the brilliant Robin Guy on drums. The band left a work that's remembered as a transition into Bators' Lords of the New Church era, but that's unfair. Needless to say, there's plenty to think about here, but the audience didn't get it the album tanked and the Wanderers crumbled in 1981. Judging by the somber balladry of "Sold Your Soul for Fame," and "There'll Be No Tomorrow," the world's not any better off. "Ready to Snap" and "Can't Take You Anymore" find the album's teen hero weary of fighting the good fight, only to embrace the system he struggled to beat. The concept is seamless enough to include a punchy, rocked-up version of Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are a-Changin'," which neatly upholds Bators' garage roots. "It's a Little Bit Frightening" slams people's indifference to what's happening around them, only apathy's never sounded this catchy. "Take Them and Break Them" and "It's All the Same" express a similarly bleak world view. "No Dreams" lays out an agenda that would loom large in Bators' next band, Lords of the New Church ("Corporation/government, they're run by the same").
The sound is gutsy pop-punk built around razor-sharp guitars, but creative touches abound, including acoustic guitars, layered backing vocals, lush synthesizers, and even strings ("Fanfare for 1984"). They certainly couldn't have foreseen this Blade Runner-style concept album about a teenager who stumbles onto an ex-CIA agent's tapes about who really runs world affairs (as "Dr. Punk fans couldn't have imagined the results when Dead Boys vocalist Stiv Bators joined forces with Sham 69's guitarist ( Dave Parsons), bassist Dave Tregunna, and drummer Rick Goldstein in 1980.
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