About the Band

ARMED SUSPECTS

Formed in Middletown, NY in 2004 by blue collar punks who have all played in previous Orange County bands, ARMED SUSPECTS are tough as nails yet ready to give a hand to a friend in need. Besides playing numerous shows in the north east, they are veterans of the East Coast Oi! fest and have appeared on the Backstreets of American Oi Volume 2 compilation.

Members:

Jay - Vocals
DJ - Guitar
Scotty - Bass
Brian - Drums

Links:

ARMED SUSPECTS' Myspace
ARMED SUSPECTS' Website

USA CDs

ARMED SUSPECTS
Next Stop, New Scene

AUDIO CD/ US004 $11.99

TRACK LIST:

  1. Intro - LISTEN
  2. Your Freedom - LISTEN
  3. Bottle O' Whiskey - LISTEN
  4. Poseurs
  5. The Answers - LISTEN
  6. 20 Years Lost - LISTEN
  7. Giving Up
  8. Next Stop, New Scene - LISTEN
  9. O'farrels - LISTEN
  10. Back on Track - LISTEN
  11. Through Hard times
  12. Big Mouths & Handcuffs - LISTEN
  13. Be a Man
  14. Pride - LISTEN
  15. Punx Have Hair

PACIFICTION REVIEW:

ARMED SUSPECTS have been called "Smart Oi!" because of their knack for taking street punk and throwing in scraps of metal, country and rock n' roll to anthemic working class punk lyrics about friendship, unity and life struggles. The instrumental intro to Next Stop, New scene is enough to get a beer in your hands and ready for the what's next, which is just about everything a good Oi! record should have. "Your Freedom" confronts the paradox of patriotism. The liquor-soaked love song "Bottle O' Whiskey" washes things down right, and "The Answers" tells of being left out and ignored for belonging to a sub-culture as the lyrics go "I've been searching for all the answers, but no one gives me the time of day." The nostalgic drinking song "O'farrels" is enough to get your buddies charging arm-in-arm to the sing-a-long "drink, drank, drunk!" chorus and celtic punk-esque riffs. With a rock n' roll shuffle, "Back on Track" tells the story of getting your life sorted. With lyrics anyone can relate to and instrumentation that goes far beyond the usual three chord street punk blitz, ARMED SUSPECTS are worth the time of day.