- punk, punk rock
- 32 min
- 11 tracks
- Carrère
Shock Troops is the second album, and the first widely distributed, by punk rock band Cock Sparrer. It was released in 1983 on Razor Records. The lineup on the photograph on the sleeve from left to right is Chris Skepis, Steve Bruce, Colin McFaull, Steve Burgess, and Shug O'Neill.
Log it
Sign in to log this.
Character
Classical in form, spare, unpretentious and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- unpretentiousprestige
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
Who loves it, who doesn't
No profiled raters yet.
Ask the title
A yes-or-no question, answered from what people wrote here, on TMDB and on Wikipedia. Never made up.
YesNoUnclear
Reviews
No reviews yet.
Tracks
- 1Where Are They Now2:59
- 2Riot Squad2:44
- 3Working2:46
- 4Take 'em All2:33
- 5We're Coming Back3:24
- 6England Belongs to Me3:04
- 7Watch Your Back2:21
- 8I Got Your Number2:48
- 9Secret Army1:56
- 10Droogs Don't Run2:55
- 11Out on an Island4:38
11 tracks, 32 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Cock Sparrer
- Label
- Carrère
- Released
- 1982
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Vinyl
- Country
- GB
Listen or buy
From MusicBrainz, the earliest official release of this album.
Where to listen
Each opens a search for this album on that service.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Tastebuds Other media included when they land close.
- Tell Us the Truth 197887% alikeBoth classical in form, unpretentious, spare.
- Pounding the Pavement 201886% alikeBoth classical in form, spare, unpretentious.
- The Good, the Bad & The 4 Skins 198286% alikeBoth classical in form, unpretentious, spare.
- Tooth, Fang & Claw 197486% alikeBoth classical in form, spare, unpretentious.
- Let the Dominoes Fall 200985% alikeBoth classical in form, spare, unpretentious.
- Boys on the Docks 199785% alikeBoth classical in form, unpretentious, spare.
- Trouble Maker 201785% alikeBoth classical in form, spare, unpretentious.
- Hard ’n’ Heavy 198185% alikeBoth classical in form, spare, unpretentious.
Stranger with my face 198170% alikeBook · Both classical in form, spare, grave.- Tatiana and Alexander 201170% alikeBook · Both classical in form, earnest, spare.