Funny. Ha Ha. Ho Ho. Hee Hee. Now can someone please tell me why we need yet another lousy "Grease" covers record? Who do I sue for wasting my time with this shit?
–jimmy (No Idea, PO Box 14636, Gainesville FL 32604)
Funny. Ha Ha. Ho Ho. Hee Hee. Now can someone please tell me why we need yet another lousy "Grease" covers record? Who do I sue for wasting my time with this shit?
–jimmy (No Idea, PO Box 14636, Gainesville FL 32604)
Nondescript, vaguely Zeke-ish hardcore.
–jimmy (702, PO Box 204, Reno, NV 89504)
Short, to-the-point blasts of snotty punk rock. The closest comparisons I can seem to muster are the Sexual Abominations, or the Screamers had they included guitars. These guys apparently have a complete disregard for "pop" sensibility, as the songs are virtually unhummable, which, of course, is exactly how things should be. I imagine a great many
A hyper-speed hardcore band with a dash of pop thrown in. Although they're not too bad at what they do, and the fact that they're tight as hell don't hurt, I think they work best when they ditch the poppy edges and just rage.
–jimmy (Cool Guy, PO Box 2361, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670)
Hoo-doggie! After a deceptively slow intro, these Massachusetts monsters wind up and let fly some pummeling hardcore that gives a nod to the "good ol' days" yet stays firmly planted in the now. The lyrics, for the most part, are substantive and the performance is intense, to say the least. Recommended.
–jimmy (Acme)
Punk'n'roll that did jack shit for me.
–jimmy (Sell Your Soul, PO Box 6113, Minneapolis, MN 55408)
Swing-punk, if you can believe that. They sound like the Voodoo Glow Skulls if they slowed down and ditched the ska riffs.
–jimmy (Slimstyle, 3400 E. Speedway, Suite 118-272, Tucson, AZ 85716)
More screechy, noisy metal from a group that probably aligns themselves with "hardcore." They bored me out of my skull. The singer's voice was pretty cool, though.
–jimmy (Equal Vision, PO Box 14, Hudson, NY 12534)
Punk'n'roll, heavy on the punk, that often comes off as a more rockin', less "fuck" oriented Dwarves. I liked 'em well enough, I guess.
–jimmy (Dead Teenager, PO Box 470153, SF, CA 94147-0153)
Egyptian pop. The press material says this guy's sold millions of copies throughout the Middle East and I can see why. He's pretty good at what he does. The material also says that this is a sort of modernization of an older style. I'd like to hear what that "older style" sounds like, 'cause, being the purist prick that I am, the techno beats on
Jesus, what a waste of vinyl.
–jimmy (Formula 13, PO Box 7385, Tempe, AZ 85281-0013)
FLW: Snotty pop punk that started off well enough, but got annoying quick. Peelander: They were better, but not by much. Both bands do get A's for good song titles.
–jimmy (Geykido Comet, PO Box 3743, Laguna Hills, CA 92654)