Urban Heroes (download)

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URBAN HEROES - Who Said ...
(Handshake Records - 1980) Out Of Print/Never On CD

01. Get It
02. Not Another Worldwar
03. Dada
04. Headlines
05. Dancin' Okay
06. We Are Urban Heroes
07. Into
08. 1980 (Has Just Begun)
09. Lovin' You Lovin' Me
10. Baby Come Back
11. Saturday Nights In Peking

Personnel:
Evert Nieuwstede - Vocals
Jaap De Jonckheere - Guitar
Martin Zonderop - Bass
Jeroen Ernst - Keyboards
Ad Van Der Ree - drums

File Under:
Post-Punk, Two-Tone

I think the Trouser Press review of this group is way off. This Dutch band is definitely caught in between what was punk and what became new wave. Post-punk I guess. There are synths used, but they still maintain the punch of a rock band. I hesitate to compare them to Two-Tone because they really aren't ska, but they do maintain some of the quirkyness of a lot of the Two-Tone bands.

From Trouser Press:
These Dutchmen have the ability to make sparks fly from what would otherwise be just homely old R&B-flavored rock'n'roll, adding plenty of poppy touches to the arrangements. But their coarse aggressiveness sometimes overpowers whatever else they have to offer. And they should not have manhandled a great tune like the Equals' "Baby Come Back."