The Lurkers / The Zips @ Barfly

It seems like 1978 all over again as Glasgow punk veterans The Zips take stage dressed in full regalia. They rip straight into a tightly packed set, following the old punk adage that a song longer than three minutes is not worth listening to. This starts the classic punk pogo, as the crowd bounce their Doc Martins off the floor in an unruly fashion. But this proves to be just a warm up for punk legends, The Lurkers. The headliners start fast, and just get faster: the obvious Ramones influence comes through with lyrics reading like the inside of a UK Subs album. Even if the songs seem to be mashed together, and only a die hard fan could name the titles, these songs based around personal politics and social exclusion still make it a very enjoyable experience for any music fanatic. [Neil Douglas]