{"id":27578,"date":"2025-11-25T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=27578"},"modified":"2025-11-24T12:14:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T12:14:52","slug":"johny-vincent-songs-of-arrogance-and-innocence-volume-1-self-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=27578","title":{"rendered":"Johny Vincent – \u2018Songs Of Arrogance And Innocence\u2019 (Volume 1) (Self release)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Via Bandcamp on JSK Records. Normally, when I see the biography blurb saying \u2018re-recordings of unreleased songs\u2019, I have a tendency to think \u201crun to the hills!\u201d. Because there\u2019s usually a good reason why they were never released, add to that the fact that these come from a band\/artist who was gigging the UK toilet circuit of the 1980s, alongside yours truly, and I worry. There were many bands, few of them worth listening to now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, do not despair this time, because Johny Vincent will be familiar to some of you as Johny Skullknuckles; brother Johny of the mighty Goldblade; solo artist and head honcho with the fabulous Soda Poppers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ten songs here were written between 1983-87 for his band, White Trash, and originally recorded on \u201ca twin cassette karaoke machine purchased from Argos, and the crappy mic that came with it\u201d. They have been lovingly re-recorded this year by Johny at his, now updated, home studio, and they merit the effort. From the opening rama-lama of \u2018So Vicious\u2019, there are hooks that stand up to the best bands of the era. There\u2019s a hint of Pete Shelley in Johny\u2019s voice, which suits the melodies which veer between Buzzcocks and early Hanoi, especially on \u2018Two Time Train\u2019, and that was before the sax solo came in. It\u2019s like a missing track from \u2018Self Destruction Blues\u2019, yes, it\u2019s that good. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018City Girl Lips\u2019 is very much what current \u2018carriers of the flame\u2019, Continental Lovers, are adept at penning. Johny was obviously a precocious, young talent, and it\u2019s a joy to hear these songs in 2025. This is essentially what I was trying to write at that time, and falling some way short. I am very glad our album was never released! I have learnt how to pen a catchy tune, but Johny clearly had the ability early on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Sweet Gasoline Dreams\u2019 has something of The Boys about it, with a trashier edge, and some \u2018McCoy\u2019 flourishes. Very nice. \u2018Live Fast, Die Pretty\u2019 sounds exactly like it should. I can imagine Stiv would nod approvingly, it\u2019s a banger. The guitar tone is perfect throughout, just the right amount of distortion, and the songs are well recorded without losing their edge. I\u2019ve really enjoyed listening to this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s like discovering a lost, great album. File it under \u201cas good as Hanoi Rocks, Buzzcocks, The Dead Boys\u201d. I know, it sounds unlikely, but pop over to Johny\u2019s Bandcamp page, have a listen, then tell me I\u2019m wrong. Whether it\u2019s the sleazy drawl of \u2018Psycho City\u2019 or the clout of \u2018Promise Of Tomorrow\u2019, it doesn\u2019t disappoint. I\u2019m sure a certain Mr Knievil will also appreciate the high \u201cwhoah\u201d content throughout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018All Night Electric Rodeo\u2019 would be playing at Gossips in 1985, \u2018Talk, Talk, Talk\u2019 blasts along, before the inevitable (for the era) acoustic number of \u2018Baby, Baby, Please Don\u2019t Strangle Me\u2019. But, at 1 minute 30 seconds, it ends this collection nicely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a pleasure to hear these songs, and to know that Johny is still out there making music that he is passionate about. Check all his music out on Bandcamp. It\u2019s fun, it\u2019s quality, and it will improve your life, punk pop pickers. Nod arf!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Author: Martin Chamarette <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Via Bandcamp on JSK Records. Normally, when I see the biography blurb saying \u2018re-recordings of unreleased songs\u2019, I have a tendency to think \u201crun to the hills!\u201d. Because there\u2019s usually a good reason why they were never released, add to that the fact that these come from a band\/artist who was gigging the UK toilet […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27579,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-review"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27578"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27578\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27580,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27578\/revisions\/27580"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}