Shock Troops

by Cock Sparrer

Shock Troops cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 11 November 1983
  • Label: Razor
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 37:37
  • Community rating: 3.71/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Cock Sparrer鈥檚 'Shock Troops' is an absolute cornerstone of the Oi! movement, effectively defining the genre's working-class street punk sound. Packed with incredibly melodic, pint-raising singalongs and fiercely rebellious lyrics, the album perfectly balances raw, energetic anger with undeniable pub-rock hooks and socially conscious protest.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, political, protest, conscious, gang-vocals, bombastic, street, old-school, unpolished

Tracklist

  1. Where Are They Now (2:57)
  2. Riot Squad (2:44)
  3. Working (2:46)
  4. Take 'Em All (2:33)
  5. We're Coming Back (3:21)
  6. Watch Your Back (2:20)
  7. I Got Your Number (2:48)
  8. Secret Army (1:56)
  9. Droogs Don't Run (2:55)
  10. Out On An Island (4:38)
  11. England Belongs to Me (3:03)
  12. Argy Bargy (2:35)
  13. Colonel Bogey (2:53)

Credits

  • Cock Sparrer - primary artist, producer [produced by], written-by [all tracks written by]
  • Simon Bohannon - engineer [engineered by]
  • Hudson McCleeve - photography by [photography], artwork

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