![]() ![]() Hanoi Rocks drummer Gyp Casino says of “ Oriental Beat” that: “Back in the days we gave heart, soul and a bit of pain to make this record something else” but the sound of the album, originally released in 1982, did not match their efforts at the time. ![]() Recorded in London, UK in 1981, for 200 pounds a day, “ Oriental Beat” was made during the height of the British punk + New Wave movement, when the band was hanging out with everyone from Phil Lynott to the Damned. This was the record that had me disappearing out of the bedroom window out onto the garage room and into the night, this was the album that had me visit my Uncle in London so that I could escape to exotic places like Camden and Fulham. They were the real deal, they were the outsiders, they were my rebellion and reason for being, they made me feel alive and still do to this day.Ģ023 sees the 40th Anniversary of one of their great records – their second album ‘Oriental Beat’ and whilst ,in my humble opinion, they surpassed it with subsequent releases – it was that album and the previous year’s ‘Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks’ that completely changed my world as a teenager. But the Hanoi Rocks were the band I discovered all by myself, the band I became obsessed with, the bad I snuck out of home to see and the band I snuck into venues when I was under age to watch. I grew up loving bands like Thin Lizzy, New York Dolls, Aerosmith, ZZ Top, Blondie, Velvet Underground, The Stones and Queen as well as countless others as a music obsessed teen. If I was to list the bands that have been most influential in my life the Hanoi Rocks would be top of that list – there’s no question about that. ![]()
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