A punk guitar album? Well, in its purest form that is what The Good * The Bad * The Ugly is and why it is such an outstanding disc.

Each track here is constructed around Vincent’s expert ability to craft old-school punk hooks - the ones that made his original band the Testors such a well known name amongst serious punks - and a solid back-up band of The Stooges’ Scott Asheton on drums and The Damned’s Captain Sensible on Bass. Originally, the concept was to keep it to the trio of Vincent, Asheton, and Sensible. But after the basic tracks had been recorded, Vincent decided to bring on board some of punks most notable guitarists from past and present to give the songs an extra kick in the arse. When it works, it sounds incredible such as on “That Sound” which features Captain Sensible, Dexter Holland of The Offspring, and Tony Fate of the Bellrays. Even “Skag,” which comes across more as a straight up rock tune, works nicely with Wayne Kramer of the MC5 laying down a signature solo. Read the rest of this entry »

This is a brief outline of Sonny Vincent’s history, to some it may read like the perfect script for a movie about a Rock’n'Roll desperado on his way to becoming an icon. But this story is not from any movie folks or about any media hype, it’s about the real thing? A real rock’n'roll hero with the passion, the energy and the feeling. Read the rest of this entry »