Johnny Seven - Burning Love

 

  A band from the golden era of UK punk today that many of you might not have heard of. Johnny Seven feature members from Teeside and London and formed way back in 1978 at a gig by The Rezillos at Middlesbrough Rock Garden. They gigged for a few years without ever releasing any music before going their seperate ways. Fast forward to 2011 and The Rezillos returned to Middlesbrough Rock Garden and Johnny Seven reformed to support them. With a set list containing a bunch of their classics plus some new material they went down a storm and decided to carry on gigging though as previously no material was released.

  And then, 40 years after their inception, came their debut, Self Titled, album. It's out now on Nil By Mouth Records and you can find the cd here :  https://johnnyseven.bigcartel.com/

  The band now line up with Paul Ford, Paddy Muldowney, Peter Wilson, Jonny Baines and Dominic Green and they list as influences the likes of The Stooges, MC5, Sex Pistols, Slade, Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis. As you will notice, they enjoy rock n roll as much as punk and that's very much in evidence on the album. Their sound is raw and rocking, the songs are a culture clash of several genres and all the better for it.

  That mix of rock n roll and punk is highlighted on this cover from the album. Written by American country songwriter Dennis Linde and originally recorded by Arthur Alexander, the song was made famous by Elvis Presley in 1972 and has been covered many times since. This version is an anthemic down and dirty rocker with great punk Oh... Oh... Oh... backing vocals. Burning Love....