City Babys Revenge
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City Baby's Revenge | ||||
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Studio album by Charged GBH | ||||
Released | 1984 | |||
Recorded | 1982-84 | |||
Studio | Strawberry Studios, Stockport | |||
Genre | Hardcore punk, street punk | |||
Length | 43:40 | |||
Label | Captain Oi!, Clay Records[1] | |||
Producer | Chris Nagle, Charged GBH | |||
Charged GBH chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
City Baby's Revenge is the second studio album released by British hardcore punk band Charged GBH.[3][4] The title is a response to the band's 1982 debut album, City Baby Attacked by Rats.
Release[]
The album was released by Clay Records in 1983 (Clay LP 8) and re-released in 2002 by punk reissue label Captain Oi! (Ahoy CD 186), with bonus tracks (A & B sides of the singles "Give Me Fire", "Catch 23" and "Do What You Do" EP).
Critical reception[]
AllMusic wrote that the title track "ranks among punk's most vivid depictions of urban decay."[2] SF Weekly called City Baby's Revenge a "real breakthrough ... on which the band developed its trademark sound: sweeping speed-metal rhythms coupled with a thundering double-bass bedrock, perfectly merging punk rage with Sabbath-style production."[5]
Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses puts City Baby's Revenge in his top 5 records[6]
Track listing[]
- "Diplomatic Immunity" - 2:16
- "Drugs Party in 526" - 2:37
- "See the Man Run" - 2:16
- "Vietnamese Blues" - 3:57
- "Womb With a View" - 2:57
- "Forbidden Zone" - 3:09
- "Valley of Death" - 3:09
- "City Baby's Revenge" - 3:40
- "Pins and Needles" - 3:34
- "Christianized Cannibals" - 2:43
- "Faster Faster" - 2:55
- "High Octane Fuel" - 3:15
- "I Feel Alright" - 3:41 (The Stooges cover)
- "Skanga (Herby Weed)" - 3:26
Bonus tracks (2002 reissue)[]
- "Give Me Fire" - 2:51
- "Mantrap" - 3:16
- "Catch 23" - 2:52
- "Hellhole" - 3:00
- "Do What You Do" - 3:11
- "Four Men" - 4:03
- "Children of Dust" - 3:29
- "Do What You Do" (Concrete Mix) - 5:42
References[]
- ^ Glasper, Ian (May 1, 2014). Burning Britain: The History of UK Punk 1980–1984. PM Press. ISBN 9781604869897 – via Google Books.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "City Baby's Revenge - G.B.H. | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (October 31, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
- ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Charged G.B.H". www.trouserpress.com.
- ^ Staff, SF Weekly (February 24, 1999). "Fast and Frightening". SF Weekly.
- ^ Amoeba (2019-05-28), Duff McKagan - What's In My Bag?, retrieved 2019-05-28
- 1984 albums
- Charged GBH albums
- Captain Oi! Records albums
- Albums recorded at Strawberry Studios
- 1980s punk rock album stubs