King Prawn: Surrender To The Blender
Label: Spitfire Records

Tracks:
1. Intro
2. Someone To Hate
3. No Peace
4. Day In Day Out
5. London Born
6. Be Warned
7. The Postman Song
8. Your Worst Enemy
9. American Funded Genocide
10. Amuse The Young & Amaze The Old
11. Espiritu Du Carnaval
12. Crackhead
13. The Postman Song (Second Post)
14. People Taking Over
15. Freedom Day

King Prawn really surprised me. Since "Surrender To The Blender" has been released stateside by Spitfire Records, a label that's
almost exclusively hard rock/metal, I didn't expect the diversity this CD encompasses.  It's a festive mix of reggae, ska, punk, and rock. Some tracks rock hard, such as the Rage Against The Machine-ish "People Taking Over" and "American Funded Genocide," while others are pretty mellow ("London Born"), and some are just odd ("The Postman Song"). 

The best thing about this CD is it's strength in diversity, it's really hard to get bored listening to King Prawn because the band doesn't stick to one sound. The band is from England and vocalist Al Rumjen sounds VERY British, which is both good and bad. He does a good job, but at times his accent gets on my nerves, it's just too thick for my tastes.

Still, there's tons to like about this CD. Tracks such as "Day In Day Out" and "People Taking Over" are instantly likeable, and several other tracks grew on me as well. If you're a fan of Bob Marley, RATM, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and Green Day, and want to see them all thrown together in one band, pick up this disc. It might sound strange, but it works. 

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