''Two Monkeys'' is an album by the
punk rock
Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a rock music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1950s rock and roll and 1960s garage rock, punk bands rejected the corporate nature of mainstream 1970s rock music. They typically produced sh ...
band
Cock Sparrer
Cock Sparrer () is an English punk rock band formed in 1972 in the East End of London. Although they have never enjoyed commercial success, they helped pave the way for the early '80s punk scene and the Oi! subgenre. Their songs have been cover ...
, released in 1997. It was initially released in Germany.
Critical reception
AllMusic
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wrote: "Pick up the original as a collector's item, but save your ears for the 2009 Captain Oi! reissue, which remixes the original master tapes and reveals the album for the all-round masterpiece it ought to have been."
The ''
Sunderland Echo
The ''Sunderland Echo'' is a daily newspaper serving the City of Sunderland, Sunderland, South Tyneside and Easington (district), East Durham areas of North East England. The newspaper was founded by Samuel Storey (Liberal politician), Samuel ...
'' called the songs "anthemic street punk in classic Sparrer style."
Track listing
# ''A.U.''
# ''Before the Flame Die''
# ''Tart''
# ''Lies?''
# ''East End Girl''
# ''Anthem''
# ''Time To Be Me''
# ''I Live in Marbella''
# ''Bats Out''
# ''Battersea Bardot''
# ''I Feel a Death Coming On''
# ''Back Home''
# ''Goodbye''
References
1997 albums
Cock Sparrer albums
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