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Bloody Minded: Best of Cock Sparrer

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THIS CD IS A PUNK ROCK ANTHE

Oi! and StreetRock bands come and go, one that's weathered the years and maintained their own sound and integrity is CockSparrer. Credited with bringing about the birth of Oi!, Sparrer did it first and best...tracks like "Where Are They Now" and "England Belongs to Me" rate as first-class among any punk, past or present. This is a fairly decent place to start if your a new fan, or, if you're like me, a good cd to play whenever vinyl isn't handy...Pick this up, and listen to part of history, then start a band and create your own history. Also, pick up "Shock Troops", possibly the greatest punk album EVER.

It's an anachronism to call Cocksparrer Oi, as they predate Oi by almost a decade, but regardless, it is some of the best street-based, working class punk rock ever. Sometimes it sounds a bit more like British Pub Rock than what most people think of as punk, but nothing exists in a vacuum. Cocksparrer is intense, intelligent, and engaging in a way that's pretty rare within the subgenre they inhabit. It's loud, funny, and energetic- no plodding two chord watch-checkers, no boring cliches about skins and punk uniting or ACAB, but an equal mix of discontent, anger, and pub shenanigans. I can think of few other bands who have weathered the past four decades and are still worth a listen, and if you're not already on board, this is a pretty good place to start.

cock sparrer are one of the best oi! bands of all time.if where are they now and runnin' riot(live on this album)don't get you full of energy then there is something wrong with ya.

This Is A pretty good disk But the last Half of the tracks were recorded live. I would've rather had the studio Recordings. I'm Writing this to inform you all, as I wish I Had been before purchase.
This is still a good CD, Just not what I had expected.
Go and Get Shock Troops instead.