''Quiet Storm'' is the fifth album by the
band Cockney Rejects
Cockney Rejects are an English punk rock band that formed in the East End of London in 1978. Their 1980 song "Oi, Oi, Oi" was the inspiration for the name of the Oi! music genre. The band members are supporters of West Ham United, and pay tr ...
, released in 1984.
By 1984, the Rejects had encountered a number of violent episodes at their gigs, and decided to concentrate their efforts on recording new music. The result, head on Quiet Storm, reflects band members' interest in classic rock and hard rock, an interest which predated their exposure to the
Sex Pistols
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. Future releases saw the band returning to familiar punk rock and oi! territory, encouraged by renewed interest accompanying the praise of Cockney Rejects from the likes of members of
Green Day
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and
Rancid.
Track listing
# "It Ain't Nothing" - 4.30
# "I Saw the Light" - 4.26
# "Back to the Start" - 6.01
# "I Can't Forget" - 4.12
# "Feeling My Way" - 3.26
# "Quiet Storm" - 3.02
# "Leave It" - 3.49
# "Fourth Summer" - 2.31
# "Jog On" - 4.35
Personnel
;Cockney Rejects
*Keith Warrington - drums
*Micky Geggus - guitar, bass
*Jefferson Turner - vocals
*Ian Campbell - bass
References
1984 albums
Cockney Rejects albums
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