Get-Outs Get The Message CD

Third generation punk trios like Living End and Green Day have yielded solid results by drawing from the Clash, Buzzcocks, the Who and the Kinks in recent years. On Get the Message, Bristol, England's the Get-Outs follow the same path, and if they wind up with a disc that's short on innovations, its long on fun, tenacious old-school punk just the same. Derivative but respectful rockers like "Start Shootin'" and "Human Race" roar on with the short, sharp shock of all of the aforementioned with little disappointment. While the synth-laden "Get With the Now" is as catchy as it is kitschy, the urgent jolt of "Enemy Inside" is what will make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. At the heart of Get the Message are solid songs, courtesy of frontman David Edgar and an unflinching kitman named Matthew Coley who keeps the momentum steady. One thing's for sure, these sniveling young pricks have star potential. Yeah, yeah. Message received, over and out. ~ John D. Luerssen

Hailing from Bristol in western England, The Get-Outs combine the sounds of classic punk rock with adecidedly modern approach. Not content to be pigeon-holed, fans of punk, pop and mod all claim The Get-Outs as their own. Reviewers also offer a variety of comparisons, with names as varied as the Buzzcocks, Placebo, Supergrass, Smashing Pumpkins, The Hives, The Kinks, The Chords and Walt Whitman(!) used as reference points. Relentless gigging has earned a rabid, growing following for The Get-Outs, as well as more attention from the British music press.