One of the reasons I went out and bought this was a review (I think) in Sounds magazine – the headline was “The longest guitar solo in the world”. I think it was a Geoff Barton piece and I seemed to like a lot of things that Geoff reviewed, so money was exchanged.
I have seen the band quite a few times, and they are definitely a Live act as the energy does not come over so much on their studio albums. This was the band’s first release, and to release a Live album as your debut was a brave thing to do, but a stroke of genius. This album is pure stripped down high energy rock and roll with a very punk attitude. Lots of guitar provided by band leader Steve Zodiac, who was obviously a fan of Gerry Anderson’s kids puppet shows with his name taken from the show Fireball XL5.
Being the guitar freak that I am, it’s those tracks with the elongated solos that do it for me like Let’s Go and 100 M.P.H where it’s a solo fest. This is definitely one to shake the dandruff loose.
9/10 from The Grooveman.
