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City Babys Revenge

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City Baby's Revenge
Studio album by
Released1984
Recorded1982–84
StudioStrawberry Studios, Stockport
GenreHardcore punk, street punk
Length43:40
LabelCaptain Oi!, Clay Records[1]
ProducerChris Nagle, Charged GBH
Charged GBH chronology
City Baby Attacked by Rats
(1982)
City Baby's Revenge
(1984)
Midnight Madness and Beyond
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

City Baby's Revenge is the second studio album released by British hardcore punk band Charged GBH.[3][4] The title is a response to the band's 1982 debut album, City Baby Attacked by Rats.

Release

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The album was released by Clay Records in 1983 (Clay LP 8) and re-released in 2002 by punk reissue label Captain Oi! (Ahoy CD 186), with bonus tracks (A & B sides of the singles "Give Me Fire", "Catch 23" and "Do What You Do" EP).

Critical reception

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AllMusic wrote that the title track "ranks among punk's most vivid depictions of urban decay."[2] SF Weekly called City Baby's Revenge a "real breakthrough ... on which the band developed its trademark sound: sweeping speed-metal rhythms coupled with a thundering double-bass bedrock, perfectly merging punk rage with Sabbath-style production."[5]

Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses puts City Baby's Revenge in his top 5 records.[6]

Track listing

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  1. "Diplomatic Immunity" - 2:16
  2. "Drugs Party in 526" - 2:37
  3. "See the Man Run" - 2:16
  4. "Vietnamese Blues" - 3:57
  5. "Womb With a View" - 2:57
  6. "Forbidden Zone" - 3:09
  7. "Valley of Death" - 3:09
  8. "City Baby's Revenge" - 3:40
  9. "Pins and Needles" - 3:34
  10. "Christianized Cannibals" - 2:43
  11. "Faster Faster" - 2:55
  12. "High Octane Fuel" - 3:15
  13. "I Feel Alright" - 3:41 (The Stooges cover)
  14. "Skanga (Herby Weed)" - 3:26

Bonus tracks (2002 reissue)

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  1. "Give Me Fire" - 2:51
  2. "Mantrap" - 3:16
  3. "Catch 23" - 2:52
  4. "Hellhole" - 3:00
  5. "Do What You Do" - 3:11
  6. "Four Men" - 4:03
  7. "Children of Dust" - 3:29
  8. "Do What You Do" (Concrete Mix) - 5:42

References

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  1. ^ Glasper, Ian (1 May 2014). Burning Britain: The History of UK Punk 1980–1984. PM Press. ISBN 9781604869897 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b "City Baby's Revenge - G.B.H. | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ Thompson, Dave (31 October 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Charged G.B.H". www.trouserpress.com.
  5. ^ Staff, SF Weekly (24 February 1999). "Fast and Frightening". SF Weekly. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  6. ^ Amoeba (28 May 2019), Duff McKagan - What's In My Bag?, archived from the original on 20 December 2021, retrieved 28 May 2019