- punk, rock
- 33 min
- 13 tracks
- Telefunken
City Baby Attacked by Rats is the debut album by the band Charged GBH. It was released in 1982 on Clay Records and was rereleased in 2002 by leading punk reissue label Captain Oi! with bonus tracks. It is considered a landmark in the development of hardcore punk, especially the UK 82 scene. Recorded at Frank Skarth Recordings (FSR) in Birmingham, produced by Mike "Clay" Stone. It contains a rerecording of earlier single "Sick Boy".
Log it
Sign in to log this.
Character
Classical in form, unpretentious, relentless and bleak.
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemplativerelentless
- warmbleak
- sparerichly built
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.
Reviews
No reviews yet.
Tracks
- A1Time Bomb2:26
- A2Sick Boy2:30
- A3Wardogs1:27
- A4Slut2:30
- A5Maniac2:09
- A6Gunned Down2:32
- A7I Am the Hunted2:50
- B1City Baby Attacked by Rats2:32
- B2The Prayer of a Realist2:27
- B3Passenger on the Menu2:48
- B4Heavy Discipline2:08
- B5Boston Babies2:05
- B6Bellend Bop5:07
13 tracks, 33 minutes.
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.
- City Baby's Revenge 198486% alikeBoth classical in form, unpretentious, relentless.
- Join the Army 198782% alikeBoth classical in form, spare, unpretentious.
- Millions of Dead Cops 198281% alikeBoth classical in form, unpretentious, spare.
- We Have Come for Your Children 197880% alikeBoth classical in form, spare, unpretentious.
- Both classical in form, unpretentious, relentless.
- Aber bitte mit Sahne! 199379% alikeBoth classical in form, unpretentious, spare.
- The Heartwork EP 199478% alikeBoth classical in form, bleak, spare.
- Dirty Rotten LP 198378% alikeBoth classical in form, unpretentious, relentless.
Joe 197070% alikeFilm · Both classical in form, bleak, grave.
Left Alone 201666% alikeGame · Both unpretentious, grave, spare.