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Frankie Stubbs' Leatherface were among the early 1990's punk-rockers
(together with Senseless Things,
Mega City Four ,
Ned's Atomic Dustbin ), that opposed the slide into
trivial pop of British rock music.
Beerpig, from
Cherry Knowle (Meantime, 1989), and
Razor Blade And Asperin, from
Fill Your Boots (Roughneck, 1990),
laid the foundations for their epic anthem,
I Want The Moon, the highlight of
Mush (Roughneck, 1991 - Seed, 1992), one of punk-rock's great albums.
While inferior, Minx (Roughneck, 1993) boasts two more of their
classics, Fat Earthy Flirt and Pale Moonlight.
Little White God, perhaps their masterpiece, is on
The Last (Domino, 1993), another impeccable punk album.
The band broke up, but then reformed, returning with the weak
Horsebox (B.Y.O., 2000), whose standout track could be
Lorrydrivers Son.
Leatherface became the leading punk-rock band of the decade in Britain,
but more on moral than artistic grounds. Their epic songs were the covers.
Very few originals were as successful in defining the zeitgeist.
Stubbs' voice was for a while the "voice" of punk-rock in Britain, the same way
that
Henry Rollins was that voice in America,
but his roar relaxed on the later albums.
Dog Disco (Byo, 2004) was still a dignified work, but even less
poignant given the changing times.
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(Translation by/ Tradotto da Matteo Gentile)
Frankie Stubbs dei Leatherface fu tra i primi punk rocker
degli anni '90 (insieme ai Senseless Things, ai Mega City Four e ai Ned's
Atomic Dustbin) ad opporsi allo scivolamento nel banale pop della musica rock
britannica.
Beerpig, da Cherry Knowle (Meantime, 1989) e Razor Blade And Asperin, da Fill Your Boots (Roughneck, 1990), gettarono
le basi per il loro epico inno, I Want The Moon, il fiore all'occhiello di Mush
(Roughneck, 1991 - Seed, 1992), uno dei pių grandi album del punk rock.
Anche se meno bello, Minx
(Roughneck, 1993) vanta altri due classici, Fat Earthy Flirt e Pale Moonlight.
Little White God, forse il loro capolavoro, č in The
Last (Domino, 1993), un altro impeccabile album punk.
La band si sciolse, ma poi si riformō, tornando con il debole Horsebox (B.Y.O., 2000), la cui traccia principale
potrebbe essere Lorrydrivers Son.
Leatherface divenne la principale band punk rock del decennio in Gran Bretagna, ma pių per motivi morali che
artistici. Le loro canzoni pių epiche erano le copertine.
Pochissimi originali hanno avuto altrettanto successo
nella definizione dello zeitgeist. La voce di Stubbs fu per un po' la
voce" del punk rock in Gran Bretagna, allo stesso modo in cui Henry
Rollins era quella voce in America, ma il suo ruggito si rilassō negli album
successivi.
Dog Disco (Byo, 2004) era ancora un
lavoro dignitoso, ma meno toccante visti i tempi che cambiano.
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