TATTOOED MOTHER FUCKERS "Sex, Thugs and Rock n' Roll" Album Review!

I never expected lyrical genius from an incoherent fascist who was in the neo- Nazi goon squad English Rose, and it’s just as well because “Sex, Thugs and Rock n’ Roll” is in places generic, others boring and occasionally laughable. Whether it’s the open condemnation of “drugs” followed by a direct endorsement of drinking alcohol (“Sex, Thugs and Rock n’ Roll”) or the hilarity of lead singer and professional bigot Steve Jones singing “I hate the ignorant, I hate the blind” (“Driven by hatred”)  there really is an abundance of idiocy from which to choose.

In short, if you’re expecting groundbreaking poetry, I’m warning you here and now you shall find yourself disappointed. Having said this, the music isn’t half bad. In fact, the distorted cacophony that makes itself heard in this new brand of “Thug Rock” is pretty irresistible and (I’d imagine) a cracking soundtrack to kick the shit out of pretty much anything. There is too a certain charm to the stand- alone- fuck- everything-sound that TMF have created and I’ve heard little like it before.

 The album has a similar sound throughout and feels like one long rant punctuated by raucous bar room brawls and an appreciation for the only thing this bunch of miscreants seem to love- Jagermeister! The most solid and irresistible of the songs are without a doubt “Welcome To The Pack” and “Driven By Hatred”. Tracks to avoid include “The Jagermeister Song” (featuring the Oi! no-no of imitating a fucking cockney accent in the spoken dialogue introducing the song) and the anti climax that is “Last Train To Chaos”.

If you like the sound of Skinheads with a rocket up their arse and hatred in their heart who express themselves through chunky riffs that sound like they were written from the pavement outside a pub face down in a pool of blood then this band is who you want to listen to. They sound like a Skinhead apocalypse and the lack of imagination behind the lyrics doesn’t take away from the excitement too much once you get used to it. Thing is, you don’t need eloquence when you want to sound like bovver incarnated, but on a social and criminal commentary like “Scum” the stupidity really shows. Good effort, but more of a grower than a shower... and thank fuck it’s apolitical and completely separate from Combat 18’s panzy machine...