Pink Fairies
– Resident Reptiles (Purple Pyramid / Cleopatra Records)
This is neither the time nor place to get too involved with the
various line-ups of the Pink Fairies (or maybe it is, but I really can’t be
arsed…) however I can tell you that the musicians on this LP are original
Fairies guitarist/vocalist Paul Rudolph, ex-Hawkwind bassist Alan Davey and
original Motörhead drummer Lucas Fox. Larry Wallis, also an original member of Motörhead,
an early ‘70s member of the Fairies (after Rudolph’s departure) and a Stiff
Records survivor, contributed numerous ideas and one song, a feisty old giffer
anthem called ‘Old Enuff to Know Better’. Hope that’s clear.
Anyway, on with the review. Resident Reptiles is a doozey! Eight
songs long - and it doesn’t have time to outstay its welcome. The songs are (rock)
solid, and they sound like an unbelievably tight version of the original band.
The rhythm section rock like a proto-punk angry brigade and Rudolph sounds a
damn sight sprightlier than a man of 72 (?) has any right to be. Apart from the
fore mentioned Larry Wallis number, the LP’s pretty flush with head-down,
full-on rock ‘n’ roll. Two minutes into the title tune and I’m already grinning
like a loon. ‘Your Cover Is Blown’ chugs along in a most appealing way, comes
with the kind of sing-a-long chorus that tars itself to your frontal lobes and
is over all too quickly. Final track ‘Apologize’ grinds and pounds away - until
everyone says sorry - and puts the damn record back on again. Sweet.
Jonesy
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