"Face To Face" + 4
eveoflove | North York, Ontario Canada | 05/13/2001
(2 out of 5 stars)
"Made in UK in 1999, Serial# RRCD-266, Playing Time 60:20The music on this CD basically consists of the "Face To Face" album (tracks 1 through 12), previously released on the Labritain label back in 1986, plus 4 bonus songs: "Heart To Heart", a non-album track, as well as 3 tracks from the "13th Floor Madness" album but presented here in live format during that album's tour."Face To Face" was probably their most "polished" album, a much more radio-friendly effort than its predecessors, but without much success.The live material is well recorded and previously unreleased, but unfortunately presents a poor performance of the band's singer, Nick Cash, who seems to be consistently out of breath: perhaps he was constantly pogo-ing around the stage.If you're a 999 fan but don't have the pleasure of owning "Face To Face" on CD, this album is worth grabbing. If you have it, or if you're unfamiliar with one of UK's best punk bands of the late 70's, I would suggest you pass up on this one and/or start elsewhere (give their first album a try!)"