Eddie and The Hot Rods began life in the mid seventies when the prevailing trend in the music business was "Pub Rock".

The band quickly established themselves on the scene and a sizeable following soon built up. Despite having contemporaries like Brinsley Schwartz and Dr. Feelgood Eddie and The Hot Rods had a tougher and faster sound which set them apart from other bands on the circuit and this stance would also stand them in good stead when in 1976 "Pub Rock" metamorphosed into "Punk Rock" although it was quite obvious that the band weren't punks they were accepted by the punk movement where others failed.

The bands first brush with success was the EP Live At The Marquee and the single Teenage Depression both of which made the top forty singles charts

The bands first alb.um also titled Teenage Depression cemented their tough fast rocking attitude and sold well. In 1977 former Kursaal Flyers guitarist Graeme Douglas joined the band and they shortened their name to the Rods. The single Do Anything You Wanna Do was a top ten singles success in the summer of that year and the album from whence it came Life On The Line also sold well. Further albums saw smaller returns however and the band split in 1981 following the release of the worthwhile album Fish n Chips.

Introspective is a DVD that mixes both live footage of the band along with interviews with the band including founder member and vocalist Barry Masters.