The release of Bedrocks third album was more than just a landmark in the career of a talented but hitherto precarious band New Life launched a movement that effectively redesigned the specification of rock music in this country for the rest of the decade Out went the earnest angst plainshirted drabness and overdriven guitars of a previous era in came a lighter blend of melodious homegrown styles A mix of social observation and strident anger mingled easily here with the sound of fairground organs and northern brass bands Humour and irony were well to the fore as were the voices that felt no need to disguise their origins