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The 4-skins
The 4-Skins formed in East Ham, London in 1977 with Gary Hodges on vocals, Hoxton Tom McCourt on guitar, Steve 'H' Harmer on bass, and Tim 'Panther' Brennan...
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Between The Sheets
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Chaos
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Forever Begins
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I Don't Wanna Die
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A.c.a.b.
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China Girl
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Clockwork Skinhead
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Dumb
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Evil
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Five More Years
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Forgotten Hero
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I Don't Want Talk About It
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Jack The Lad
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Jealousy
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Jumpin
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Justice
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The 4-Skins formed in East Ham, London in 1977 with Gary Hodges on vocals, Hoxton Tom McCourt on guitar, Steve 'H' Harmer on bass, and Tim 'Panther' Brennan on drums. They came up during a time when punk was splintering into different directions, and they landed somewhere between the raw energy of punk and the rhythmic bounce of ska.
Their 1982 debut album 'The Good, the Bad, and the 4-Skins' found an audience in the working-class Oi! subculture. Songs like 'Chaos' and 'A.C.A.B.' had a direct, shout-along quality that connected with listeners, though the bluntness of their lyrics about street life and social friction drew criticism from some quarters.
They kept writing about unemployment and urban decay in tracks like 'Wonderful World' and 'Five More Years,' delivering it with a straightforward, no-frills approach that felt grounded in their environment rather than aiming for broader commercial appeal.
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