After {|Knox|}'s unguarded comments about starting a solo career had ensured the death of the original {|Vibrators|} in 1980, they seemed destined to be remembered as underachieving also-rans from punk's first wave. However, in 1982 bass player {|Pat... Read more

After {|Knox|}'s unguarded comments about starting a solo career had ensured the death of the original {|Vibrators|} in 1980, they seemed destined to be remembered as underachieving also-rans from punk's first wave. However, in 1982 bass player {|Pat Collier|}, who had established the highly successful studio enterprise {|Alaska 127|}, decided to get the old gang back together, putting out a call to fellow original members {|John Ellis|}, {|Knox|}, and {|Eddie|}. {|Knox|} recalls the spirit behind the reunion: They were initially saying, 'Oh, we can knock out any old rubbish and make some money.' But I said that we couldn't really; we had a history for being a good band, so we had to write good material. One thing his fellow band members did impress on {|Knox|} was that they wanted an equal share in songwriting. Not a good idea -- the resulting {|Guilty|} suffers from a lot of uneven compositions. ~ Alex Ogg Less