Reviews: April 2004

FCG ‘…Win The World Cup’

Now, my brother’s not known for his love of punk rock. So it takes quite an impressive band to not only make him tap his foot but this band also made him smile…and heckle…and say ‘I want their CD!’. As a live band FCG are fantastic. You can’t help but like them. Old School Punk Rock with a cheeky smile. So when the CD arrived in the post I was hoping that it would transfer. I wasn’t disappointed! The nine or so tracks on this CD are full of energy and aggression with some insightful lyrics. Tracks such as ‘Plastic Surgery’, attacking the need for purely fashion based modifications are balanced with songs like ‘Doctor Who’, “I don’t like your stupid hair…”, although I’m sure there’s a deeper message in there somewhere. Stand out tracks for me are ‘Go On My Son’, ‘Story Of My Life’, ‘Kained’ and the Ramones style ‘Ferret Cake Ruck’, which just repeats the title 17 times (I think) but still manages to be entertaining. If you’re sick of major label packaged punk rock, this is the CD for you. Only £3 from http://www.fcgpunkrock.com

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