Produced by the incomparable Speedo (John Reis) of Rocket From The Crypt fame, This is The Computers continues the blaring sonic assault established on You Can't Hide From... by The Computers. Speedo also happens to contribute baritone guitar parts and keyboards to many of the tracks on this album, which was recorded live to tape.Musically, The Computers play high energy, balls to the wall rock and roll and care very little about what anyone may think, which the band acknowledges in the song "Yeah Yeah Yeah" with the lyrics, "We want to make something we care about and need to create something that matters to us. Be fucking rebels or fucking revolutionaries. We are going to rock any way we see fit." Songs like "Music Is Dead" and the previously mentioned "Yeah Yeah Yeah" touch upon the band's feelings and ethics on music with such unbridled passion that you can't help but to scream and shout along with vocalist Screaming Al Kershaw, while songs like "Rhythm Revue" will leave you breathless from dancing your ass off.
If you like raw, ferocious music with a classic rock and roll swagger, you might want to do yourself a favor and put on your dancing shoes because these four boys from Exeter know what they're doing.
Verdict: 5/5
Sounds like: Rocket From the Crypt and The Bronx had a lovechild that was raised on classic rock and roll
Favorite Tracks: "Hot Damnocles," "Rhythm Revue," "Yeah Yeah Yeah," "Music is Dead"
