"Based in Hull, Filthy Filthy are a proper old skool, foot tapping, jump up and down punk rock and roll band. Made up of GT on vocals and rhythm (guitar), Tim on lead wank machine, Alex providing the low frequencies and Danny Stix keeping us all in time”. (A quick sleeve note check tells us that bass is by Al-Cohol. - Is this Alex in disguise?)
The above quotation is from the band's own Facebook page and they sum themselves up pretty well. I first came across this band last year when we gigged together at one of Brad Bennets gigs at Zero's Bar in Staleybridge.
Track One: Getting Away With It starts with some fancy and neat guitar work before erupting into a catchy chorus. Mid paced stuff, the guitar drops out after the first chorus which allows the bass to drive the song along with the drums. The sound is very reminiscent of the early punk scene back in the late 70's. A good solid opening number.
Track Two: My Baby's Got The Shakes continues the same theme as the first song. Old skool indeed. The musicians are very proficient and lead wank exponent, Tim shines with some very adept plucking. As in the first song, another catchy chorus , mid-paced again. It's obvious the band take time to structure their songs.
Track Three: Meteorite. Slightly quicker paced. Alex and Danny push the track as they come to the fore, guitars sitting in quietly in the mix. Filthy Filthy full into the more tuneful aspect of punk, it's nit screamy, angry or shouty, far from it. It's catchy, tuneful and well structured.
Track Four: Too Far Gone is the best track (for me) so far. Bass and drum intro, quick pause and we're in. This is a great track to bang in the car CD player (remember them?) and hit the road on that road trip you always promised yourself you'd go on.
Track Five: Weekend. Quicker and really motors along, very nice chord progressions as the track weaves and meanders, interspersed with some clever guitar picking and lead breaks. Another catchy chorus.
Track Six: Throwaway Lover. The pace of the CD is gradually picking up and it's obvious at this midway point of the album. The quality doesn't wane though. It's hard to make a single band comparison to these guys, they definitely belong in their own unique category. At times it's almost indie-esque.
Track Seven: Boyfriend. Another really infectious chorus chant. More evidence of guitars dropping out and highlighting the excellent bass and drum work to shine. Guitars kicking back in gloriously.
Track Eight: Listen To The Radio will definitely take you dragging and screaming back to the late 70's sound of punk blasting from your old radio. Images of playing it loud and your parents kicking in your bedroom door telling you to turn it down, which obviously as kids we didn't.
Track Nine: Baby Don't Love Me. Slower and quieter but it still contains to maintain the drive and continues to make you want to tap your feet as GT tells of his 'my baby don't love me'. Don't know why but this has an American feel to it and it doesn't make sense I know.
Track Ten: Old Skool Rock & Roll. Last track of a well put together CD. Changes in pace during the song with lots of backing vocals in the chorus, stop starting in points. Cleverly put together, this final track exemplifies how well these guys construct their songs, overall a very good CD. I wished I stayed and watch them live now….
Words: DLW, Photos: Band Media/Will Binks (c) Photography
Links:
Website: https://www.filthyfilthypunk.com
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