And again, when I was looking for a song, I found a CD that my best friend (R.I.P.) gave me back then and thought, I could post it, and here it is: an interesting live album that I haven't heard in ages, and it fits today for this grey day and because it's live, I have an appointment later at the Museumsuferfest to treat myself to a bit of variety with live music. - The Redskins were an English combo and originally formed in York as No Swastikas by Chris Dean (vocals/guitars), Martin Hewes (bass) and Nick King (drums) and they are notable for their far left-wing politics, Skinhead image and catchy, danceable songs. Their music combined influences from Soul, Rockabilly, Pop & Punkrock. The trio may have taken the look of the early-'80s Skinhead movement, but politically they were firmly on the left. Releasing just one album, 1986's Neither Washington Nor Moscow, the Redskins' mix of Punk and Soul saw them uniting the youth, alongside the likes of Billy Bragg, while fighting for Socialist ideals in Thatcher's increasingly conservative Britain of the 1980s. This fifteen song live goodie was released by Dojo Unlimited and all tracks were recorded between 1985-1986 and shows the power and energy of the many people on stage. Very good music and not the usual Oi! sound, very very different!
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