MOBBS, THE - Piffle! (Sealed) (CD)

THE MOBBS are a trio of English gentlemen whose urbane and well-bred appearance lies in stark contrast to the ferocious intensity of the rocket-fuelled sonic blasts of their guitar-based rave ups. They take all the best that post-1950s rock'n'roll has to offer - a big helping of sixties beat group rhythm'n'blues, massive Clash-like punk riffs, Wilko Johnson's machine gun attack attitude, with the addition of a great healthy dose of Pythonesque humour. One review described them as being ike The Rockin' Vickers meets the Leyton Buzzards' - a fair enough assessment if ever there was one - the whole deal being hipped up by scything guitar and punchy rhythms, everything lorded over by the compelling tones of the elaborately mustachioed Joe's vocals', his tongue firmly in his cheek throughout. My personal favourite comment in a review is that, it marks the first time I've heard the word "nonchalant" used successfully in a rock song'. I say, old boy!