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Cool name for a band, isn't it? Well, the record’s even better! The latest entry in the Music That Matters sweepstakes, England’s Screaming Blue Messiahs occasionally recall the combat theatrics of the Clash or the wordy tirades of Midnight Oil, but they’re not really like either.
RECORDS
SACRE BLEU
THE SCREAMING
BLUE MESSIAHS
Gun-Shy
(Elektra)
by Jon Young
Cool name for a band, isn t it? Well, the record’s even better! The latest entry in the Music That Matters sweepstakes, England’s Screaming Blue Messiahs occasionally recall the combat theatrics of the Clash or the wordy tirades of Midnight Oil, but they’re not really like either. Punk roots aside, Gun-Shy draws from the wellspring of crazed brilliance that’s nourished all great rock ’n’ roll, from Presley and Little Richard to Dylan and Lou Reed. I personally double dog dare ya to find a fresher, more distinctive or more addictive record in the current crop of crud.