{"product_id":"here-we-stand-1","title":"Here We Stand","description":"Thirty years on and Cock Sparrer is still exactly what you'd want them to be. Exploding out of the speakers with all the energy and anger of bands one-third their age, but with the experience to know that you need more than that to survive, Here We Stand is defiantly first-wave punk, but shot through with the kind of balls that actually make you glad it's 2008. The opening \"Too Late,\" all chiming Buzzcocks guitar and factory-fodder lyrics, gets things off to an astounding start -- imagine the Small Faces if Steve Marriott teamed up with the Clash; and then imagine they made an entire album together, because that's where Here We Stand is heading. \"Gotta Get Out,\" \"True to Yourself,\" \"Better Than This\" -- most albums kick off with a frenzied one-two punch, but Cock Sparrer not only keeps it up for song after song, they up the ante as well; \"Did You Have a Nice Life Without Me\" isn't simply an exhilarating noise, it also packs a sentimental punch that will leave you wondering where the rest of your own life went. Fourteen songs and not a sour note in sight. Back when Cock Sparrer was a fledgling band, you could say that about a lot of records. These days, well, thank God somebody still remembers how to do it. ~ Dave Thompson","brand":"InnerSleeve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41908256899237,"sku":"879198003212","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/6007\/1077\/files\/92d88b056823efcd4c592c3775d19110_2914507e-01cc-45cc-ae82-9b953c1e8cef.jpg?v=1777728011","url":"https:\/\/www.innersleeve.com\/en-au\/products\/here-we-stand-1","provider":"InnerSleeve","version":"1.0","type":"link"}