U.K. Subs - Before You Were Punk

Although they formed around the same time as such renowned first wave U.K. punk acts as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, and The Damned, the U.k. Subs usually get lost in the shuffle. This can be attributed mainly to the fact that their debut album, 1979's Another Kind Of Blues, was not issued until three years after their inception (and many would agree, after U.K. punk had peaked). But the group, led by singer Charlie Harper, was a high-energy live act, and as evidenced by 2004's Before You Were Punk, they also delivered the goods in the studio -- with a sound that touched equally upon punk and rowdy pub rock. Read More