Bad Habits (CD)
A spoof of punk rock led by the former rhythm section of trad rockers the Strawbs, this release holds up surprisingly well thanks to a clatch of engagingly humorous tunes. The subsequently politically incorrect "Nice Legs Shame About Her Face" was a surprise number 19 hit single. Other spot-on spoofs include "Drugs in My Pocket" and "Johnny B. Rotten." The gag wears thin over the whole album but about half of the album's 12 songs by Richard Hudson, John Ford, and Terry Cassidy stand up well on their own. A Capitol reissue of the original EMI release further exposed the album. ~ Mark Allan, All Music Guide
| Tracklisting | |
| Disk | 1 | |
| 1 | Johnny B Rotten |
| 2 | Drugs in My Pocket |
| 3 | Love in Stereo |
| 4 | Bad Habits |
| 5 | Spotty Face |
| 6 | Dear Jerry |
| 7 | Nice Legs Shame About Her Face |
| 8 | Inter-City Kitty |
| 9 | Out of Work Musician |
| 10 | I Ain't Gettin' Any |
| 11 | No Shame |
| 12 | Skylab (Theme from the Monks) |
| Michael Newell
- Toronto, OR, Canada |
| John Ford and Richard Hudson had spent four-years as the engine room for the Strawbs. Even later they were Hudson-Ford. But here they were the Monks. Sorry, no pissed off punkers here like the Sex Pistols. This debut album, Bad Habits, was a gag. The album cover featured a nun in her cell and full view of her fixing her stocking garter with a cigarette in her lips. The fun just starts there. They teased ska fans & headbangers in full on English spoofs such as "Johnny B. Rotten", "Spotty Face" and "Drugs in My Pocket." "Nice Legs Shame About Her Face" charted at No. 19. Hudson, a drummer played bass. Ford, a bassist played guitar. Terry Cassidy wrote or co-wrote half of the album's 12 tracks. Even the less well known tracks like "Love in Stereo" will not only make you wanna dance. They are just a lot of fun. EMI released the album Bad Habits in 1979. | |