Picture Frame Seduction - www.pictureframeseduction.com
Stop The Bloody Slaughter (released 2007)
Grand Theft Audio
The resurrected bunch called Picture Frame Seduction are offering a reintroduction of their earliest material to a waiting world. This release covers four studio efforts, a couple of live tracks, and some outtakes of the band, back in the second wave of UK oi and punk. PFS were on the front lines of UK punk back in the day, sharing the stage with such contemporaries as GBH and Exploited. PFS had their opportunity at getting a record deal, but preferred to stay the course of underground and DIY effort. Touring relentlessly and carrying on long after other bands split up, PFS remained standing pround in the UK punk scene. After splitting up themselves, late into the 80s, the band has seen a revival of sorts and has begun cutting new material. With the release of "Sex War" a couple of years back, the band must have felt it was not only time for new material, but also older cuts that are long out of print. Hard to find vinyl is all the rage today, but when the limited run was truely limited, you're bound to have to purchase everything on disc. And that's exactly what PFS is offering here. Four releases: "Hand Of The Rider", a 3 song 7", "Berkshire" and "Four From The Mountain". The sixteen tracks from "Hand Of The Rider", released in 1985, is the only early full length from the band that I am aware of. The album showcases the band's great volume and depth in each track, the excitablility and youth can be heard on all of the tracks. Orginal UK82 sound explodes off of the disc. The album progresses backwards, with PFS' earlier material appearing last on this disc. The last four tracks are the earliest recordings, and it's pretty apparent that the band was just getting started back then. The chord progessions are rather uncomplicated, the drumming is pretty straightforward, and the vocals are sketchy at best. But it's a great set of tracks that demonstrate the growth of the band from 1979 through 1985. Fans of UK82 sounds, will appreciate this release as this is the real deal rock n roll. Old skool punkers will adore the nostalgia, and new punks will need to get appreciate the historical relevance of "Stop The Bloody Slaughter". -MG |
