Youth Brigade - All Style No Substance

"All Style" (the opener on the comeback Happy Hour LP, with the band readopting its old name after some ineffectual records as the Youth Brigade) is a melodic corker, with that rare and appreciated sociopolitical lyrical commentary from singer Shawn Stern, and fired-up spitting guitars. The big chorus will take over your head and remind you why you loved punk once all those years ago (or got into it recently), though in 1994 it sounded more like good old sweaty rock & roll than any '70s/'80s species. Read More