MOTIVATOR

One of the band's all-time favourite Subs tracks, Nottingham's Pointy Boss opted for a full-on, no-nonsense rendition of the classic Motivator. With loads of Subs covers already in the band's repertoire, it proved a surprisingly easy first choice. "Motivator is the type of song that suits our own playing style", say the band. "It's exactly the kind of powerhouse material that we try to write ourselves. It felt right to do a number written by Charlie Harper too — as a tribute to his irrepressible conviction that the UK Subs matter. We just wish that the Subs included the number in their current live set more often."

"The Subs have been one of the most significant influences on our approach to song writing", say Nottingham punks Pointy Boss. "We've arranged gigs for the Subs, and play support to them, many times on many different tours. All of us have played UK Subs covers in previous bands over the years, and we've knocked around with Killer since the earliest days of Pointy Boss.

Here we've slowed it down a touch, and tried to fill it out a little too — small changes, but they seem to work well. We chose Killer from Another Kind of Blues as a good contrast to the much later Motivator."