At a time when today's punk rock bands and fans are discovering or rediscovering earlier musical influences and legends, the new release by Sonny Vincent, "The Good, The Bad, The Ugly," emerges like untapped gold. Vincent, vocalist and one time leader of New York City's original punk band, The Testors, has played and toured with musicians from seminal bands including The Velvet Underground, The Dead Boys, The Cramps, Suicide and The Stooges. His previous solo efforts have featured impressive line ups with ex members of The Replacements and Husker Du. "The Good, The Bad, The Ugly" is a punk masterpiece. Joining Vincent (on vocals) on this album are Scott Asheton on drums (The Stooges) and Captain Sensible (The Damned) on bass. Guest guitar appearances on the 14 track CD read like the definitive A list of Detroit, NYC, London and Los Angeles musicians. Wayne Kramer (MC5), Scott Morgan (Sonic Rendezvous), Walture Lure (Heartbreakers), Robert Quine and Ivan Julian (Richard Hell and the Voidoids), Richard Lloyd (Television), Brian James (Damned/Lords of the New Church), Bob Andrews (Generation X), Javier Escavedo (The Zeros), Cliff Roman (The Weirdos), Kim Shattuck (The Muffs), Thurston Moore and Jim O'Rourke (Sonic Youth) and newcomers Jimmy James (The Hangmen), Tony Fate (The Bellrays) and Dave James (The Superbees).

This album is destined to be a rock 'n' roll classic.

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