Free Noise #31

By The Old Punk, on Friday 18th April 2008 @ 14:04
Section(s): Free Noise

Artist: Twenty Fifth Of May
Title: Lenin & McCarthy
Source: CD LP
Bitrate: V0 VBR
Running time (h:m:s): 00:46:47
Size (mb): 76
Label: BMG
Year: 1992

1. Answer Back
2. Crackdown
3. F.T.R.T.V. [II]
4. Go Wild
5. 0898
6. It's All Right
7. Shelter
8. Army 2 Joyriders 0
9. Word Is Out
10. Why?
11. What's Goin' On
12. Solid State Logic
13. Things Are Getting Better (Sic)

I'm not in the habit of posting major label stuff here, but I'm going to make an honourable exception in this case (and keep my fingers crossed that The Man doesn't sue my arse). irishdave made the merest mention of this band, so I've dug out the CD to pass on to those of you who haven't got a clue what we're on about.

255 were unashamedly lumpen with their politics, and matched their polemical lyrics with a sharp combo of dance- and guitar-influenced sounds. If On-U Sounds met Consolidated at a rave then I'd expected the resulting mash-up to sound quite a lot like this.

'Lenin & McCarthy' was the only full-length studio release from these rebel-rappers and features the classic 'Fuck The Right To Vote', possibly the only record to feature a sample of Class War founder Ian Bone in full flow! With local elections looming, it seems nicely appropriate. Grab this and bang it out as loudly as possible if one of the political parastites dares to knock at your front door.

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irishdave

April 20th, 2008 at 23:33

Wow! I wonder if I just *casually* drop band names into blog comments, will I be able to hear all the good music I only ever heard about? It's certainly worth thinking about eh? People - this is good - in fact I was just saying how good it is to Shelley's Children last week. Honest I have a friend called Shelley! I swear!

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durruti

April 21st, 2008 at 14:57

Shelley's Children eh? Send my regards.

As it happens I don't have anything by 'em except a track on an anti-Poll Tax 12", despite having seen 'em quite a few times. I'll put the 12" on the 'to do' list, and keep an eye out for anything else as I'm mooching around the interweb.

April 21st, 2008 at 22:23

Actually I have the Mask Of Anarchy 12 - the one that plays at different speeds on each side. I saw a Greatest Hits type package for sale somewhere on line recently, but for the life of me, I can't remember where. I was *joking* about posting anything by them - you sir have an image to maintain

April 21st, 2008 at 23:04

I have an image?! I can barely maintain an interest most of the time, let alone anything else!

If you post the 12", I'll be sure to grab it (hint, hint).

April 23rd, 2008 at 12:30

Well - I'm off to Paddyland today for my birthday, but I'll do it when I get back.