Lightning Raiders

Half punk and half metal The Lightning Raiders were mainly of interest because of messrs Jones and Cook from The Sex Pistols who briefly joined their ranks for a short time.
However the band stands up in its own right especially on the track Psychedelic Musik (Arista Records 1980). This is the pick of, I think, two singles (Criminal World is the other) with a sound very close to the Sex Pistols circa Silly Thing but without the crap lyrics – (Jones and Cook play on the single and Jones also produced it). Recommended wall of noise punk a la pistols. Also featured Duncan Sanderson from the Pink Fairies on bass and Mr Hunter on Drums, two people who knew something themselves about a wall of noise sound.
Unike those bands that were punk then went powerpop then went whatever the Lightning Raiders seemed to go the other way. They were due to be signed by Island and made some demos but were then dropped as the label changed direction again.

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