Whenever Punk Rocks history is
revisited and re-written. The Lurkers are one of the most criminally
ignored and overlooked bands from the class of 1977, why???? I ain’t
got a clue. Possibly something to do with their
“lack of fashion” which in my book makes them more Punk Rock than
those who shopped at Sex, Boy and Acme Attractions. The Lurkers were
outsiders in a scene for outsiders they were always in the shadow of
bands like The Clash, The Pistols and The Damned. There was no
pretence or pretensions, no grand political statements, just some
good old honest Rock'n'Roll. After some classic singles and a couple
of great albums the band split in 1980, but came back from the dark
in 1982 with a different vocalist and a batch of killer new songs
like; Frankenstein Again, This Dirty Town, Heroin (It's All Over) all
of which are on this live recording from The 100 Club in 1982, along
with some of the old classics; I'm On Heat, Shadow and Ain’t Got a
Clue. Enjoy!
Respect to bat29 @ Noise AddictionII
Blogspot for the original recording.
4 comments:
I love the Lurkers! In 1978 I bought their Shadows/Love Story single. Never having heard them before I didn't know what to expect but it was so good I wore the grooves off that record in a very short time. It's still my favorite.
GREAT band ! Thanx !
They were the very first punk band I ever saw back in Feb 1978 so they were always very special to me. They were never in the Shadow,Shadow,Shadow,Shadow,Shadow,Shadow,Shadow of anyone in my book!
Nice one Nuzz -I was at this show (I clearly remember Pete Stride saying 'I'm On Heat once again' before the last song) and it was a great night. If I remember rightly Special Duties supported,,? The Lurkers were brilliant -the 'Marc Fincham on vocals' line-up is often overlooked but there were some fine songs written around this time. Great stuff.
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