Saturday, September 10, 2016

The Hollywood Brats

















Artist:  The Hollywood Brats
Origin:  London, England
Genre:  Punk, Glam Rock, Power Pop, Protopunk, Garage Rock

Original line-up:

Andrew Matheson:  Lead Vocals
Casino Steel:  Keyboards
Eunan Brady:  Guitar
Wayne Manor:  Bass
Lou Sparks:  Drums

The Hollywood Brats were a British Glam Rock and Protopunk Band from London, formed in 1970s by Andrew Matheson (Lead Vocals), Casino Steel (Keyboards) and Lou Sparks (Drums) along with Eunan Brady (Guitar), and Wayne Manor (Bass).  They found little commercial success at the time and split up in 1974, but are influential on the later Punk Rock scene.  The Hollywood Brats are one of Britain's Great Lost Punk Band.














Title:  Sick On You (2 CD) (2016)
Genre:  Punk, Glam Rock, Power Pop, Protopunk, Garage Rock
Label:  Cherry Red Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:  Sick On You:

 1.  Chez Maximes  (3:47)
 2.  Another School Day  (3:12)
 3.  Nightmare  (3:47)
 4.  Empty Bottles  (0:41)
 5.  Courtesan  (3:56)
 6.  then He Kissed Me  (3:14)
 7.  Tumble With Me  (3:55)
 8.  Zurich 17  (3:04)
 9.  Southern Belles  (2:43)
10. Drowning Sorrows  (3:28)
11. Sick On You  (5:08)

Disc 2:  A Brats Miscellany:

 1.  I Need You  (2:18)
 2.  Little Ol' Wine Drinker Me  (2:51)
 3.  Son Of The Wizard  (2:41)
 4.  Red Leather  (4:05)
 5.  Sweet Little Sixteen (Live)  (3:22)
 6.  Borgia Street   (7:29)
 7.  I Ain't Got You  (1:53)
 8.  She Got Class  (3:19)
 9.  Hootchie Cootchie Man  (3:59)
10. Trucker's Lament  (4:19)
11. St. Louis Blues  (3:16)
12, Mic Mac Blues  (0:35)
13. Oh What A Show  (3:57)
14. Suckin' On Suzie  (6:10)
15. It's Not Funny  (0:32)

Personnel:

Andrew Matheson:  Lead Vocals
Casino Steel:  Keyboards
Eunan Brady:  Guitar
Wayne Manor:  Bass
Lou Sparks:  Drums

Sick On You is the collection album by The Hollywood Brats, was released on July 8, 2016 by Cherry Red Records.  Bob Geldof's (Vocals of The Boomtown Rats) comments that The Hollywood Brats are "Proper, True Rock 'N' Roll.  The Music is Magnificent".

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