River City Rebels
No Good, No Time, No Pride (Victory)
by Grady Gadbow
This is Oi! type punk with horns, right here in River City, but it’s not as bad as it sounds. For one thing, the horns are of the medium-low pitched variety, namely a trombone and a tenor sax. They tend to back the guitar line and beef it up like the bologna in a Philly cheese steak, which is a cool effect even if you don’t give a damn about no trumpet-playing band.
At their worst, the ‘Rebels sound like a terrible ska band whose singer has just returned from the dentist with his face all puffed up. At their best moments they play solid, original rock ‘n’ roll.
(346 N. Justine Street, Suite 504 Chicago, IL 60607)