To Hell With the Boys

To Hell With the Boys

by The Boys
To Hell With the Boys

To Hell With the Boys

by The Boys

Vinyl LP(Long Playing Record)

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Overview

Originally released in 1979, "To Hell", the Boys' third album, was recorded in a small Norwegian town called Hell (hence the album title's pun), and is probably the most consistently great album of their career. Though they have always been considered a punk band, a quick listen to any of their albums (apart from their debut) shows them to be the ultimate power pop band: great songs, tons of energy, and a powerful wall of guitars. What more could you ask for out of a power pop band? Kicking off the set is "Sabre Dance" (yes, a musical nod to Love Sculpture), which then segues into the awesome "Rue Morgue". Next up is their fantastic re-write of "Knocking On Heaven's Door" entitled "Terminal Love" (which does actually feature a bit of them singing "Heaven's Door" near the end cheeky Boys, eh?). "See You Later" is glam pop at it's finest. The haunting Lennon-esqe ballad "You Can't Hurt A Memory" is quite touching (especially from a group of so-called punks). "Kamikaze" features an agitated heavily accented vocal with a catchy horn section that turns the 'angry' feel of the lyrics into a breezy pop/punk nugget. And so it goes on With five bonus tracks (including their great version of "You Better Move On"), this is a must have for fans of British pop and power pop in general. ~ Steve Schnee

Product Details

Release Date: 01/13/2023
Label: Imports
UPC: 4250933603014
Rank: 85380

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Boys   Primary Artist
Honest John Plain   Vocals,Guitar
Matt Dangerfield   Guitar,Vocals
Kid Reid   Bass,Vocals
Jack Black   Drums
Casino Steel   Keyboards,Vocals,Piano

Technical Credits

Honest John Plain   Composer
Rune Nordal   Mixing,Engineer
Arthur Alexander   Composer
Matt Dangerfield   Mixing,Composer
Kid Reid   Composer
The Boys   Composer
Casino Steel   Composer,Mixing
Bjoern Nessjoe   Engineer,Producer,Mixing
Miles Black   Composer
Aram Khachaturian   Composer
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