Razor Cuts : The Best Of

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For the initiated, Guitar Gangsters are one of the truly great punk bands to have emerged in the late '80s, and for nearly two decades they have created some of the most hook-filled, anthemic punk you're likely to hear in your lifetime. No, this is not the snotty emo-punk that Green Day and the Offspring have been peddling to the youth of America: this is real British punk rock that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not. Formed by the Ley brothers (Pete on guitar/vocals and Phil on bass) and drummer Steve Brewer, the trio has persevered and, although not prolific, they have made each album a punk gem. Imagine the guitar-fuelled melodic punk of the Ramones, early Clash, Buzzcocks, the Undertones, 999, the Crack, and other non-pretentious bands, mix in some mod flavoring a la the Chords, toss in a pinch of Oi!, and add real fists in the air choruses. and you've got Guitar Gangsters. This isn't gargled, offensive aggro-punk: it's straightforward, in your face, and proud of it. Practically everything they've recorded since their 1991 debut album Prohibition has been an honest-to-goodness anthem. On Razor Cuts: The Best of Guitar Gangsters (so far), 21 of those anthems are joined by two previously unreleased Gangsters classics "in the making." On the first listen, the songs could be considered by some to be formulaic, but what a damn good formula it is! By the last chord of each track you'll be singing along and, when the album is over, you'll be hitting the repeat button and listening to it all again. From the opening blast of "Nothing to Shout About," it's clear that these boys mean business. It's a shame that Guitar Gangsters aren't one of the biggest bands of their genre, if not one of the biggest bands in the U.K., but this collection may help readdress the situation. ~ Steve Schnee
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