The Degraders are students, not deniers, of history. They embrace the
rock greats of the 50s through the 90s with wild abandon.
They write and play 'hard-as-rock' music that doesn't sacrifice
melodies and hooks. Power and volume without a catchy song is'
useless, self-pleasing rubbish', as far as they are concerned.
With songs about imaginary girlfriends and run-ins with bus stop thugs
to fake friends and party girls, there is no doubt these guys walk and
talk the rock 'n roll life.
But The Degraders see rock music facing what it did over 50 years ago
when Elvis went into the Army, Chuck Berry went to jail, Little
Richard went to church and Buddy Holly went to the afterlife all
within 2 years of each other.
'Nobody can tell us that they truly enjoy the music that the industry
is spoon-feeding us today more than the great pop and rock of the
past. Walk down the street while wearing a Ramones or Motorhead
t-shirt and you are guaranteed to get a hi-five from a long-haired 16yo
kid and a 60yo biker dude, all in the same day.
Hard rock 'n roll is here to stay and The Degraders are proof of that!