Quote Originally Posted by Iolaus
Every time I hear them on the internet stations, they sound like rock, but every time I go sample the tracks on Amazon, the rest of their stuff sounds like punk.
Yeah, BLACK 47 are a bit musically schizophrenic, but then I could say something similar about FLOGGING MOLLY, which is the closest band I would compare them to, tho' BLACK 47 has been around longer. Sometimes they sound punk, but on some songs they don't. Actually, to me they often sound like a Celtic Clash, who were tagged as a "punk" band, but who explored many non-punk styles, as well. They do sound a lot more punk on their live albums. For a good starting point, I'd recommend "Fire Of Freedom." This Ric Ocasek (of The Cars fame) produced disc was their first full-length major-label album & it still stands up very well.