Ted Leo & The Pharmacists – Where Have All The Rude Boys Gone?

If there is one man in music who certainly isn’t afraid to give you his opinion on just about everything, it’s Ted Leo. Whether it’s the political, the social or the artistic, he has a song about it, and it’s usually rather scathing. Where Have All The Rude Boys Gone laments the current popular music scene to generic pap, which while hardly a new argument, is always a good one. There’s a slight irony in it given all of Leo’s records tend to sound rather similar musically these days, but given that words are where his talents really are, I’ve give that a pass.