Mental Notes by Bad Manners

Mental Notes arrived on Portrait in 1985, following Klass, a few years on from the early-'80s run when Bad Manners and frontman Buster Bloodvessel were fixtures of the ska revival, spending 111 weeks on the UK singles chart between 1980 and 1983. Their chart heyday was behind them by now, and here the band leans into reggae's loping rhythms.

"Bang the Drum All Day" is the one that found its way onto the rock countdowns, a rowdy party anthem that suits Buster's bellow down to the ground. Return of the Ugly came next.

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