Nice N'Sleazy, Glasgow 19/03/99

The problem with ska bands is that because they tend to have so many members, there's always a danger that there will be more people on stage than in the audience. That's definitely not an issue at this launch for The Amphetameanies new single 'Last Night'. While the stage is certainly packed with performers and more brass than a Salvation Army soundclash (including a member of Belle & Sebastian on trumpet), Sleazy's seems to have been sent to Coventry for the evening and is packed to the gills with punks, mods and ska fans all skanking like it's 1979. But who can blame them? The Amphetameanies make a gloriously infectious racket and play tighter than Buster Bloodvessel's waistband after a box of Jestives.

Peter Ross
The List No.356