Who Killed Joe Public

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Who Killed Joe Public
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Studio album by Sham 69
Released 2010
Recorded 2010
Genre Punk rock
Length41:53
Label Step Forward Records, One Media Publishing
Sham 69 chronology
Hollywood Hero
(2007)		Who Killed Joe Public
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
KidsAndHeroes (6/10) [1]

Who Killed Joe Public is the Eleventh studio album by punk rock band Sham 69 and the second album not to feature original singer Jimmy Pursey. During the making of the album Pursey put up on his official site a message saying "Who Killed Sham 69?", an obvious play on words aimed at Parsons. One year after the album's release Pursey and Parsons settled their differences and reformed the 1977 line-up, thus leaving and angering the leftover members. The leftover members formed their own band called 'IF...' and toured the UK with Tony Feedback of the Angelic Upstarts and Rick Buckler of The Jam, having two drummers live. After feeling hard done by, the leftover members then decided to also tour under the name Sham 69 after original member Neil Harris joined them.

Punk rock is a rock music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in 1960s garage rock and other forms of what is now known as "proto-punk" music, punk rock bands rejected perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock. They typically produced short, fast-paced songs with hard-edged melodies and singing styles, stripped-down instrumentation, and often political, anti-establishment lyrics. Punk embraces a DIY ethic; many bands self-produce recordings and distribute them through independent record labels and other informal channels.

Sham 69 English punk band

Sham 69 are an English punk rock band that formed in Hersham in 1975. The band was one of the most successful punk bands in the United Kingdom, achieving five Top 20 singles. The original unit broke up in 1979, with frontman Jimmy Pursey moving on to pursue a solo career.

Jimmy Pursey English singer and record producer

James Timothy Pursey is an English singer and record producer. He was the founder and frontman of the English punk rock band, Sham 69, and has played with them from 1976-80; from 1986 to 2006; and from 2011 to the present.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Shout" - 3:26
  2. "The Verdict is Vengeance" - 3:37
  3. "Skin and Bone" - 3:50
  4. "Then There Were None" - 3:27
  5. "Hall of Fame" - 4:18
  6. "Little Lady" - 2:49
  7. "The Last Gang in London" - 6:40
  8. "Who Killed Public Joe" - 4:05
  9. "What You Gonna Do" - 2:41
  10. "The Public Enemy" - 3:50
  11. "Army of Tomorrow" - 3:14

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Mike (8 November 2010). "After the opening seconds of the organ intro to you rolled out the fastest and probably the best song on the cd". KidsAndHeroes. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
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