Saturday, 9 August 2014

12/12/2010 The Bermondsey Joyriders @ the 100 Club

SubjectBermondsey Joyriders @ the 100 Club
PostedDate12/19/2010 6:25:00 AM

It was looking for a while that this might be my last visit to the legendary
100 Club However, it now appears that a way has been found to keep
the place going.  This is excellent news and now hopefully this important
part of London's punk and rock 'n' roll heritage will remain open next year
and beyond...

Talking of London's punk heritage, the band I'm here to see tonight has
strong links to that as it contains members of The Damned, Chelsea,
and Cock Sparrer.

In spite of the band's lineup, Bermondsey Joyriders are more of a
rock 'n' roll band than a punk outfit.

Proper rock 'n' roll band they maybe, but frontman Garry Lammin still has
plenty of punk attitude, and his vocal delivery plus the songs lyrical content
reflect this.

The old punk attitude might still be there, but unlike some bands who
just use being 'punk' as an excuse for not being very good
Bermondsey Joyriders are actually a very good rock 'n' roll band with
Gary's slide guitar giving the band a very distinctive sound of their own.
Check 'em out if you get the chance.

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