How this beautiful piece of sonic waste has been ignored is beyond me. Better Late Than Never was a long time in coming by an old but now defunct punk rock band called Scum of the Earth. What you got here, kids, is some stank-nasty rock and roll made by guys who never gave up the war (well, obviously they eventually did, but you know what I mean). Not as hooky as Sex Pistols, or as violent as Ninety Pound Wuss' second LP, but certainly just as messy and defiant of all that is music. It's like really, really bad tavern rock that you would actually get out of your seat for to go spit and collide with people. Our friends at Boot To Head Records have the goods on this one.
Other coverage for this album
Art for the Ears 2001Reviewed by Marco PovervestScum Of The Earth is a non-existent Aussie band that was started more than 10 years ago as an Oi! band. Better Late Than Never is a posthumous release with tracks dating from 1990-1998. This is also the debut-album of this band. The history of the band is outlined by one of the fans giving some interesting anecdotes. The music can be categorized as punk rock but there's a variety that makes it…Bandoppler 2000Reviewed by Kindred WinecoffI'm not sure if Australia's Scum of the Earth realize it or not, but their name came from a song by British old school punkers The U.K. Subs. Maybe it isn't intentional, because they sound nothing alike, at all, but there is a certain element of down-and-dirty, raw-as-an-Indian arm-burn punk rock sound that they both share. Not punk in the over-commercialized pop sense. Not even in the…Similar sounding releases
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