Neapolitan

band:Middle Class

album title: Homeland

year of release: 1982

band members:
Jeff Atta - vocals, synthesizers
Mike Atta - guitar
Mike Patton- bass
Bruce Atta - drums

from: Santa Ana, California

tracklist:
00:00 The Call
04:09 A Skeleton At The Feast
08:23 Out Of My Hands
11:59 Listen
15:04 Shaken
17:55 Mosque
20:39 Restless Young Men
23:24 Ritual And Deceit
26:52 Everything

I was stoked when I first found this album on YouTube. Going from one track to the next I knew I found a hidden gem. The album is impressive as it is relentless. By maintaining energy and a sense of urgency throughout I'm sure it keeps you invested from beginning to end. The music epitomizes all that's best of Post-Punk. If colored glass could be bits of sound then it's a mosaic that would made of pieces from Joy Division, Gang of Four, Modern English, REM, and even Sonic Youth (or vice a versa). However as for the last two bands, I am not too certain who influenced, because they were Middle Class contemporaries. It would be interesting though to know if there were any bands that looked to them as an influence. I suspect they could be had been an influence to Post-Punk revival bands. Because Middle Class approach seems to be that more of a band from 2010s. Maybe their music is just timeless.

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