Vengeance: The Independent Story - New Model Army

Vengeance is the debut album by New Model Army and like most of their work can't easily be categorised, a mixture between punk, new wave and often including heavier or even softer folk stuff with an often militant style to it. The majority of lyrics contain political views and many of the songs have quality bass licks worthy of The Stranglers. The most powerful songs for me are Christian Militia and Spirit of the Falklands, the poetic lyrics expressed in a brash manner with perfect timing to the music is undoubtedly the band's strongest point. Notice Me is another good track which talks about a child who wants to be noticed. Personally I prefer the upbeat ...  Read the complete review

New Model Army have had a career long enough and musical imagination broad enough to have been all things to all people. Their music covers such scope as to have some appeal to most people. From the full on punk aggression of the early work, to the violin accompanied dark and windswept epics of the late eighties, to the experimental styles of more recent times. This however is where it all began, the album that spawned a musical monster.Even with this, their first album, you can see that there is an uncompromising intelligence to their music. A typically stark charcoal sketch cover greets you as you pick the album up, a bleak image to reflect the stark nature of their ...  Read the complete review