Dick Spikie
Birth
This release compiles two Japanese only CDEPs (2000's "Birth of Dick Spikie" and 2005's all Japanese language "Go " or "Going My Way") from this veteran street punk revival outfit. Dick Spikie focus on the more melodic side of the early 80's UK punk explosion, musically comparable to groups like Stiff Little Fingers or Toy Dolls, however there's a direct and brash nature to their sound which aligns them just as much with the more blunt oi! acts of that time. Regardless of influence, Dick Spikie deliver ten anthemic, infectious tracks of incendiary punk rock. For a group who's been delivering the goods for over a quarter of a century now, these early bursts of energy show just how dedicated to pure punk rock this cult Japanese outfit was from the start.