City Babys Revenge
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| City Baby's Revenge | ||||
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| Released | 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1982-84 | |||
| Studio | Strawberry Studios, Stockport | |||
| Genre | Hardcore punk, street punk | |||
| Length | 43:40 | |||
| Label | Captain Oi!, Clay Records[1] | |||
| Producer | Chris Nagle, Charged GBH | |||
| Charged GBH chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
City Baby's Revenge is the second studio album released by British hardcore punk band Charged GBH.[3][4] The title is a response to the band's 1982 debut album, City Baby Attacked by Rats.
Release[edit]
The album was released by Clay Records in 1983 (Clay LP 8) and re-released in 2002 by punk reissue label Captain Oi! (Ahoy CD 186), with bonus tracks (A & B sides of the singles "Give Me Fire", "Catch 23" and "Do What You Do" EP).
Critical reception[edit]
AllMusic wrote that the title track "ranks among punk's most vivid depictions of urban decay."[2] SF Weekly called City Baby's Revenge a "real breakthrough ... on which the band developed its trademark sound: sweeping speed-metal rhythms coupled with a thundering double-bass bedrock, perfectly merging punk rage with Sabbath-style production."[5]
Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses puts City Baby's Revenge in his top 5 records.[6]
Track listing[edit]
- "Diplomatic Immunity" - 2:16
- "Drugs Party in 526" - 2:37
- "See the Man Run" - 2:16
- "Vietnamese Blues" - 3:57
- "Womb With a View" - 2:57
- "Forbidden Zone" - 3:09
- "Valley of Death" - 3:09
- "City Baby's Revenge" - 3:40
- "Pins and Needles" - 3:34
- "Christianized Cannibals" - 2:43
- "Faster Faster" - 2:55
- "High Octane Fuel" - 3:15
- "I Feel Alright" - 3:41 (The Stooges cover)
- "Skanga (Herby Weed)" - 3:26
Bonus tracks (2002 reissue)[edit]
- "Give Me Fire" - 2:51
- "Mantrap" - 3:16
- "Catch 23" - 2:52
- "Hellhole" - 3:00
- "Do What You Do" - 3:11
- "Four Men" - 4:03
- "Children of Dust" - 3:29
- "Do What You Do" (Concrete Mix) - 5:42
References[edit]
- ^ Glasper, Ian (1 May 2014). Burning Britain: The History of UK Punk 1980–1984. PM Press. ISBN 9781604869897 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "City Baby's Revenge - G.B.H. | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (31 October 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
- ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Charged G.B.H". www.trouserpress.com.
- ^ Staff, SF Weekly (24 February 1999). "Fast and Frightening". SF Weekly. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Amoeba (28 May 2019), Duff McKagan - What's In My Bag?, archived from the original on 20 December 2021, retrieved 28 May 2019
