Steel Tips's lyrics & chords

Universally ignored and/or abhorred during their existence, Steel Tips were one of the few punk bands in the late '70s to wallow in and lionize actual street-level violence, as opposed to costumes and makeup. At a time when sado shock was an easily marketable commodity, this New York group trafficked in genuine physical assault, attacking their jaded tuff punk audiences. Spiralling away from the 1978 debut 45, "Krazy Baby" b/w "96 Tears", the group dropped the goofy quirk of that 45 and by the '81 EP was playing a thicker, superficially meaner...read more