Artist: Nine Below Zero
Title Of Album: Doing Their Homework (2CD)
Year Of Release: 2004
Country: UK
Label: Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.
Genre: New Wave, Punk Rock, Mod Revival, Misc
Quality: MP3
Bitrate: 320 kbps CBR
Total Time: CD1 - 1 h 18 min 10 sec + CD2 - 1 h 18 min 29 sec
Total Size: 387 Mb (+3%) | Scans

Nine Below Zero started life in South London during 1977, in the midst of the punk rock boom in England -- but their sound and inspiration were so totally counterintuitive to what was going on in punk rock that they scarcely seemed to be part of that movement, apart from their extremely energetic attack on their instruments. Rather than noise for its own sake or auto-destruction, their inspiration lay in classic Chicago blues (though John Mayall's early music and that of the Who and the Kinks from early in their careers also figured into their sound). Dennis Greaves (lead vocals, guitar), Peter Clark (bass), and Kenny Bradley (drums) - soon joined by Mark Feltham (who actually replaced a teacher of theirs who had sat in on the early gigs) on vocals and harmonica - were schoolmates and friends who shared a love of blues; all had all come into the world in the early '60s, and might well have resigned themselves to having missed the boat for the British blues revival by virtue of having been born in the midst of it. Instead, they reached back to that era and found themselves pegged as part of the "mod revival" in the midst of the punk era.

Tracklist: Live at the Venue

01. Tore Down (1:57)
02. Straighten Her Out (2:35)
03. Homework (2:38)
04. Just a Little Bit (2:23)
05. Twenty Yards Behind (2:16)
06. I Can't Help Myself (2:42)
07. Rocket 88 (2:50)
08. Can I Get a Witness (3:26)
09. Riding on the L&N (4:09)
10. Stop Your Naggin' (2:28)
11. Stormy Monday Blues (4:52)
12. The Hoochie Coochie Coo (2:24)
13. I've Got My Mojo Working (6:53)
14. Is That You (2:41)
15. Pack Fair & Square (2:16)
16. Keep a Knockin' (8:14)
17. Watch Yourself (2:37)
18. Round and Round (2:14)

Bonus tracks (from Live In London)

19. You Gotta Walk It Off (Live) (3:01)
20. Doghouse (Live) (2:17)
21. Three Times Enough (Live) (2:16)
22. I Can't Quit You Baby (Live) (7:57)
23. Rockin' Robin (Live) (3:04)

Tracklist: Give Me No Lip Child

01. Checkin' up on My Baby (3:11)
02. So Cold (3:41)
03. Nine Below Zero (3:46)
04. Give Me No Lip Child (2:33)
05. She's All the Rage (2:39)
06. Hip Shake (2:51)
07. The Love You Bring (4:24)
08. Troubled Life (7:28)
09. You Know This (3:24)
10. Line of Least Reisistance (4:59)
11. Hand to Mouth (3:32)
12. Crawl 'N' Shake (3:30)
13. On the Road Again (6:54)

Bonus tracks (from Live In London)

14. Liquor Lover (Demo) (3:10)
15. Three Times Enough (Demo) (2:06)
16. One Way Street (Demo) (3:02)
17. Homework (Live) (2:36)
18. I Can't Help Myself (Live) (2:18)
19. Treat Her Right (Live) (2:21)
20. Can I Get a Witness (Live) (2:15)
21. The Hoochie Coochie Coo (Live) (2:19)
22. Keep a Knockin' (Live) (5:30)