Sounds From The Junkshop #99 - Winnebago Deal
"I'm gonna kick your arse/You've got a lot to lose" - Winnebago Deal - Shank Fight In M City Trust me, it's difficult to do yer typical lyrical quote for an SFTJ entry when most of the band you're dealing with's lyrics are nigh-on incomprehensible. But that was always what made Winnebago Deal so great - they were a brutal blast of force, about as subtle as a brick to the face but with a sheer sense of chaos that set them aside from nearly everything else I was listening to in 2003. The group started out on Fierce Panda records with the Manhunt single which I remember picking up when it came out and it properly blew me away - a real blast of punk-thrash energy with its insistent chorus of "Hunted, hunted down/Get that son of a bitch outta town!" . The B-side Shank Fight In M-City was even better, going from its frenetic thrash into an ominous bass rumble for the middle part then building up for the big full throttle finale. A mini-album, Plat...