Original Punk Album, The - Various Artists > Reviews > PUNK

Author's product rating:   

Originality	Groundbreaking
Lyrics	Thought-provoking
Quality and consistency of tracks	A couple of weak links
How does it compare to the artist's other releases	Not applicable
Value for Money	Good

Advantages:	Punk, punk and more punk
Disadvantages:	No Clash ! ? !

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

I brought this ablum just as I was getting into 70's/80's punk but knew very few of the less mainstream bands (just bands like the clash and the sex pistols), so I bought it. I wasn't disapointed with most of the songs on this compalation but there are a few the weren't my thing.

So I got home put it on, the first track was the much over played "Anarchy in the UK", which is the first political punk song but one of the 1st punk bands, so I suppose it had to be on there. The rest of the songs I'd never heard and only reconised some of the bands.

There is a real mix of punk from political to punk-pop to Oi! and gives you a real feel for the punk scene at that time. Some of the better band i found on this compalation are Stiff Little Fingers, Buzzcocks, The Stranglers and Cockney Rejects. My favourite track being "The Greatest Cockney Rip-Off", a great bit of Brittish Oi!

I'd recomend this album to anyone who like punk from this era but knows very few bands or anyone whos 40-50 years old that just wanting an album that reminds them of there youth (thats if they were punks).