Pay No Respect came together in London toward the end of the 1970s, with Jack Savage on vocals, Eddie Riot on guitar, Jake 'The Snake' on bass, and Sam 'Animal' on drums. They put out their first album, 'No Compromise,' in 1981, followed by 'Game Over' the next year. Songs like 'Game Over' and 'Nothing But The Truth' became staples for them.
Their live shows and lyrics often got them into trouble with venues and critics, but that friction seemed to fuel their connection with a certain audience. They kept recording through the '80s, with albums like 'Ashes to Ashes' in 1985 and 'Redemption' in 1988.
There's a lot of talk about them being a defiant force or leaving an enduring mark, but the simpler story is a London band that made aggressive rock records for about a decade. The music, including tracks like 'How It Ends' and 'The Fight,' stands on its own without needing the legend built around it.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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