This is truly like travelling in time back to the 80s! I was astonished by the raw, brutal, basic sound of this band from Leicester, lads. It was really like listening to one of those old tapes that made us love the sound of Oi! Music.... 4Skins, Combat84, Cockney Rejects, Last Resort.... you name it. B-Squadron sounds exactly like one of them... because is one of them!
1.- Intro
Not really a song. Just an intro to make clear where these fellas are from
2 .- B-Squadron
Not really a good song, but you will learn about the Baby Squad hooligan firm from Leicester. Too basic maybe. ⭐⭐
3.- Mongoose Patrol
Ladies and Gentleman: This is Oi! No metal, no R'n'R. Just Pure impact. Trav, the singer, is the best I've heard for long and I love the melodic riffs of Kev on this one. YES! ⭐⭐⭐⭐
4.- Keep the Cover
Keeps the same style as the former one, with simple nice riffs on top a solid bass base. Singer still amazing me but not a punchy verse and bad back-vocals. Cam'on guys, next time invite your mates to the studio to sing a long. ⭐⭐
5.- Scratchcard Nation
A bit too slow and again failing to find a catchy verse and horrible back chorus.
This one gets boring. Time for a beer. ⭐⭐
6.- Evil
I don't review covers as they are usually not better than the originals. But this one is not worse either! I bet you plenty of experts out there would think this is the original!
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| Could be Grade-B daddys ha ha |
The art of 2 chords 2 fingers in its plenitude! Whit this singer they could do 100 anthems. The lyrics say it all. Sound of the streets! ⭐⭐⭐
8.- Saturdays Soldiers
Football, of course. This one is clearly Last Resort at its best. Not sure about the rock and rollish verse but aggrrrrrrro ⭐⭐⭐
9.- This is England
My favourite. Probably the fastest, punkiest, most basic of all but it is amazing. If you've never been in England, this summarises everything. Fuck, this should be the National Anthem. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
10.- Rapist
Cover of Combat 84. On this occasion not better than the original.
11.- Working Class Heroes
I thought it was Blitzkrieg Bop from the Ramones, but it is not. You will learn about the band here as it is a declaration of principles. Needs a bridge or Part B as gets too repetitive. ⭐⭐
12.- Day to Day
Again too repetitive and bad verse. Time for the second beer. ⭐
13.- Sons of Tigers
Strange one. The tempo gets a bit slower and the music does not match with what they are trying to tell us about the Leicester regiment of the Tigers. Not catchy and lacks energy ⭐
In Summary, worth following if you are a traditionalist and love the first wave of Oi! bands. If you find the new bands too metal or too complicated, this is a must. Probably better to see them live than listen to them at home.
The Best: The Singer. The Worst: The ikea sound of the drums.
Followers: 316 (September 2018)
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