Editing Machine Gun Etiquette (section)

== Background ==
On ''Machine Gun Etiquette'', the band brought more variety to their usual [[punk rock]] to add wide-ranging influences from [[hard rock]] and heavy metal to [[psychedelic rock]], a tinge of [[progressive rock]] and even classic 1960s [[rhythm and blues]] and the record has been described by journalists and fans alike as The [[Beach Boys]] meets [[Motörhead]] with [[T. Rex (band)|T. Rex]] and [[Judas Priest]] influences thrown in for good measure.<ref name="AllMusic"/><ref name=EW/> The album also features more fast-paced punk tracks, and has been cited as a 'proto-hardcore' record crucial for the later rise of [[hardcore punk]] into the 1980s.<ref name="docu"/>

The voice at the album's start is actor [[Jack Howarth (actor)|Jack Howarth]], taken from his 1971 album ''{{'}}Ow Do'', a recording of Lancastrian monologues.

The album features multiple guest musicians. [[Lemmy]] plays bass on the band's take on [[The Sweet]]'s "[[Ballroom Blitz]]", which was not on the album at time of release but released as a single; the song was also added to the reissued version of the album. [[Joe Strummer]] and [[Paul Simonon]] also appear on the album. [[Philip Lloyd-Smee]] contributed to the sleeve and logo design work on ''Machine Gun Etiquette''.