Reason Why?

by Angelic Upstarts

Reason Why? cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: December 1983
  • Label: Anagram
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Community rating: 3.66/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Terry Wilson-Slesser, Mond Cowie, Kenny Mountain, Terry Sharpe, Tony Feedback, Mensi, Simon Lloyd, Robbie Garrette, Peter Lambert, Brian Hayes

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Distancing themselves from the rigid constraints of the Oi! movement they helped spawn, the Upstarts incorporate strong reggae and new wave influences into their fiery working-class anthems. The sophisticated songwriting and polished production drew both critical praise and alienation from their hardcore punk fanbase.

Genres

Descriptors: punchy, melodic, street, gang-vocals, earnest, political, guitars, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Woman In Disguise (3:09)
  2. Never Give Up (2:54)
  3. Waiting, Hating (3:07)
  4. Reason Why (3:21)
  5. Nobody Was Saved (2:23)
  6. Geordies Wife (2:47)
  7. Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner (3:36)
  8. 42nd Street
  9. The Burglar (1:58)
  10. Solidarity (5:06)
  11. As The Passion (2:25)
  12. A Young Punk (2:52)
  13. Where We Started (2:48)

Credits

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