Ok, I haven’t actually heard this band since ‘At Your Convenience’ was released on Jamdown, other than the few tracks played on Sky TV. This band are exactly as I remember them – Cheltenham’s Beer Skate Punx show no signs of slowing down, they are still playing fast, catchy Punk Rock music that you can dance, and most importantly get drunk to!
There are 2 versions of track ’40 years of misery’ on display here on the EP, as well as live versions of the ‘At Your Convenience’ classics, ‘Brickwall,’ and ‘Sense Of Direction.’ These live tracks really brought back memories of a few summers ago when I saw the band pumping these tracks out – they sound just as good live now as they did back then! ‘Sense Of Direction’ is a great track, that has a good old fashioned chorus that’s great to sing along to once you’ve got a few drinks inside of you. Although it was great to hear the classic live tracks being played on this EP, new track ’40 years of misery’ raised the biggest smile on my face. It was good to hear that the band are still producing high quality, good sing along tunes that would almost certainly go down well at a gig. The track has some amazing guitar licks, super bass lines, demon drum beats, and the obligatory perfect vocals. There is nothing better than a good 4ft Fingers track, and ’40 years of misery’ is a classic example of one.
If you haven’t already seen this band live yet then try and get to see them live soon because they really are a class act and if you don’t see them then you are definitely missing out in my opinion. Cheltenham’s Beer Skate Punx are still going strong, and by the sounds of things we won’t be seeing the end of them for quite some time yet!
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UK based film graduate with a huge passion for music, sports and video games.
