| Seattle's
the Cops may have been founded on John Randolph
and Mike Jaworski of Hello From Waveland, and ex-Kinski
co-founder David Weeks, but it undoubtedly was not
truly born until they recruited Brian Wall. Who
is Brian Wall? Nobody ... except
the kid who used to drop acid and run around in
an ape suit at Raft Of Dead Monkeys shows back in
their prime!
He's playing bass or something, and the band almost
immediately took over the vacancy Raft left
in Seattle for a truly bombastic rock act.
A
better live band, Get
Good Or Stay Bad
is still a damn notable full-length debut (earlier
last year the band put out an EP called Why
Kids Go Wrong).
The drummer needs to hit harder or move the mics
closer, and there are some lag moments, but overall
these kids have managed to translate their influences
(Buzzcocks, Gang of Four, the Clash, Kinks, Richard
Hell) into something international, something risky
with genuine energy. Pick up the recs on sale, and
don't miss the Cops on stage.
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