East End Redemption – Obey
To some people, the fact that punk-rock songs are, for the most part, loud and angry must be tiring. But, I’d like to think that, in fact, it’s the other way around. Punk-rock needs to be that way in order not to let you fall asleep.
What if you do? Well, you’re no longer of any use to anyone. Things move on, sure, but you and those around you start to accept whatever is provided to them. When nobody is willing to challenge authority, there are no limits to what it will not test. East End Redemption know what this all leads to.
We live in an era where nearly everyone has sold out. In order to do so, the musicians trying to make a buck are desperate not to upset anyone willing to open up their wallet to them.
East End Redemption are happy to be he annoying voice of reason inside your head. “Obey” isn’t just another punk-rock chant against abusive authority. It’s a reminder that this is the norm, and that getting too comfortable is a luxury we cannot have. “How can hell be any worse?” is sung in the chorus, and in this era of strife, one should wonder about it constantly.
Jersey Calling – Working Class Punk
“How do the punk-rockers get their hair-dos to sit so perfectly well on their heads while laughing in the face of gravity?” That’s one of the most common questions asked by anyone who’s only contact with the subculture has been through movies where punks are depicted as red mohawk-sporting, leather-jacket wearing tough people.
Yeah, how do these people have such a great fashion sense, not to mention time to put it all in practice? Do punk-rockers just have an endless amount of free time and coupons to expensive hair salons, or is this all an image gently, but consistently planted into our brains?
For the most part, the real punk-rockers are people fighting authority and fighting the urge to give up. Usually, they have a good sense of humour. And, oftentimes, they don’t even care about fashion and trends.
Jersey Calling’s “Working Class Punk” sounds like the kind of rocker that Woody Guthrie would’ve approved of. It’s bittersweet, funny and talks directly to the people who need to hear it the most. This is a song issued as a gift to all the punks struggling to find what it takes just to move forward. It’s all hard to bear, but this is good to hear.
