REDUCERS S.F. - "Crappy Clubs & Smelly Pubs" LP

REDUCERS second album from 2001.

Recorded by Bay Area studio legend Bart Thurber at CD Presents.

Produced by Steve Burgess of Cock Sparrer

First pressing from 2001
800 copies on black vinyl

SIDE A
1 Pop Star
2 No Control
3 The Mill
4 Not Fooled
5 Another Day Older
6 Empty Bottles

SIDE B
1 Our Noise
2 Gone For Good
3 Wide Eyed Kids
4 Never Find Me
5 We Are The People
6 Ole

"Life through a glass? I guess it’s their way of coping... the Reducers return with their second (ed) album, filled to the top (no foam... okay, enough beer jokes) with tuneful traditional punk. Clash, Cock Sparrer and pub rock figure into the equation as always and the lyrics have a heart-on-sleeve, realistic point of view, whether dealing with day to day struggles, losing a friend to military service (shades of SLF’s “Wasted Life”) or a larger-scale issue such as media consolidation. A simple, tuneful approach that works."

- Suburban Voice #45 - Fall/Winter 2001

"This is a really good disc. Like the best of their Oi heroes twenty years before, the REDUCERS know a good pop tune when they hear one. As much BUZZCOCKS as it is SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS, the catchy melodies and excellent lead guitar make this a standout."

- Hit List vol. 3, #2 - September/October 2001