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The liner notes for Beast of British assert that this early-'00s release is meant to "prove that in 21st century Britain, punk most certainly ain't dead." To be sure, punk has never really left England -- or the United States for that matter. Much of the alternative rock recorded in England (and the U.S.) in the early '00s (everything from post-grunge to emocore to alternative metal) had some type of punk influence. Not all of the British bands on this 20-song compilation embrace a classic British punk sound à la the Sex Pistols, the Clash, Sham 69 or the Damned -- some of them do, some of them don't. But all of the artists are punk-minded, even if they aren't quite straight-ahead punk. Thus, High Speed (which licensed these recordings from the London-based Deck Cheese label) has provided a compilation that is diverse and fairly unpredictable, yet cohesive. On Beast of British, bands that favor an old-school British punk sound (Engage, Sick on the Bus, Varukers, and the well-known U.K. Subs) are right at home with ska-punk (including King Prawn, the Foamers, CapDown, and Shootin' Goon) and emocore tunes (by Vanilla Pod and Cleatus). Meanwhile, Jesse James (not to be confused with the American pop-rapper Jesse Jaymes) combines British punk with classic garage rock on the infectious "Black Sheep Generator." Like other garage/punk combos, Jesse James has plenty of loud electric guitar -- the thing that separates it from similar U.K. bands is its use of horns. Although not for punk purists, Beast of British offers a generally decent illustration of punk's influence on the British rock scene of the early '00s. ~ Alex Henderson
Varukers/Southport/Uk.Subs/ King Prawn/Vanilla Pod/Capdown Beast Of British Songs | 1. | Easy Come, Easy Go - Travis Cut |
| 2. | Black Sheep Generator - Jesse James |
| 3. | My Art - Shootin' Goon |
| 4. | Everybody Wants to Be a Star - Annalise |
| 5. | Alarm Bells and Fuck Ups - Jerry Douglas |
| 6. | Oblivion Generation - The Foamers |
| 7. | How Do You Sleep? - Varukers |
| 8. | Shadowboxing - Spine |
| 9. | Never Enough - Sick on the Bus |
| 10. | Old Father Time - Mouthwash |
| 11. | Bitter and Twisted - U.K. Subs |
| 12. | Crushed Under Foot - Warren Scuttles |
| 13. | Kids on the Street - Bierscooter |
| 14. | Hotel Hell - Dog Toffee |
| 15. | Rebuilding - Engage |
| 16. | Headstrong - Capdown |
| 17. | World Sized Playground - Vanilla Pod |
| 18. | One Last Joke - Cleatus |
| 19. | No Peace - King Prawn |
| 20. | Fallen on Your Feet - Southport |
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