The
Skraps- Bleeding Wounds 7” review
Imagine mixing the Misfits and
Blitz- hardly a match made in hell, but one that gives birth to a vocally
competent, hard-nosed hardcore band by the name of the Skraps. The music is gritty and rougher than
sandpaper on a person with blistered skin- music of the streets made by those
who truly spent time on the streets (the Apple SIDS were closely affiliated
with the band, and were a gang to be reckoned with back around this time,
1987). This is what street punk would
come to emulate, whether it knew it or not- simple, driving guitar riffs,
mid-tempo to mid-fast tempo beats, punching bass, and the occasional melody, be
it in vocals or in guitar (sometimes both).
The higher-range singing voice of the singer is the primary attribute
that had set the Skraps apart from the bands of their time; well, that and
their anti-racist yet apolitical stance.
In retrospect, not exemplary, but pretty damn good. “Another Story” is one of my favorite
old-school Detroit punk rock songs, for its simple razor-sharp riff that
perfectly blends guitar, bass, and drums to make one instrumental battering ram
that will knock you the fuck out. This
is on my “want” list, very near the top.
-Aunty Social
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