An unequivocal title gives way to an unrelenting sound!
The Last Resort's debut album might have kicked off with a wall of noise lifted straight from
Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" ("Freedom"), but skill
Skinhead Anthems does exactly what it says on the tin, ripping a dozen self-composed monsters out of the band's set list and nailing them to the studio with brutal disdain for any of the niceties. Certainly the band's influences are loud on their sleeves --
Sham and the
Cockney Rejects hang heavy over the proceedings. But
Last Resort's refusal to lose their own instincts within the trappings of sociology and "relevance" conquer all; "Skinheads in Sta-Press," "Rebels with a Cause," and "Resort Boot Boys" speak to the very heart of the skinhead movement, and if it all sounds a little dated today, then that's your look-out. ~ Dave Thompson