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Record Reviews
- June, 2000 Banana Erectors "S/T" LP/CD This
is kind of an old release, but whatever. Hailing from Japan, the Banana
Erectors are an absolute doppelganger for the Ramones. The recording quality
sounds more in the End of the Century camp. These pop sings are fairly
well contrived and would make any Ramones fan proud. There’re 13
tunes including, "Fed Up With High School Days", "Break
My Heart", and "Fun at the Beach". (JD) Burnouts "Go Go Racing!" CD
Casualties "Who’s In Control?" 7" I’m
in control that’s who! Bahaaaaaa! Err… um… The Casualties
are an exceedingly faddish pogo punk rock band here on the East Coast.
I try to discourage people from buying their records because, well, it’s
hackwork. They are unoriginal, uninspired dribble. However, if you’re
into Manic Panic, lots of chants about the "establishment",
and catchy sub-par Blitz-core songs you might like them. (JD) Defiance "Nothing Lasts Forever" LP Defiance
have the ability to scribe catchy pogo punk tunes. Their lyrics are very
politics orientated and their music is as sharp as their wit. The backup
vocals couldn’t get any better and the stream of brilliant, hook
laden guitar solos are a dream. They’ve got 10 new songs including,
"Don’t Want It" and "Kill The Bastards" Get ready
for this mean pogo punk rock, they’ll be terrorizing a stereo near
you! (JD) Donnas "Live" 7" To
anyone into the post-Radio X Donnas get this 45! Hear how the Donnas are
supposed to sound, like utter shit. That’s good, the Donnas sound
way better with the treble turned all the way up and the bass turned off.
This is a live recording, of course, and contains 5 songs such as, "Rock
‘N’ Roll Machine" and "Gimmie My Radio". (JD) Fitts "S/T" 7" The
Fitts are an all girl group that I can’t help but compare to the
bodacious Babes In Toyland! Jay Reatard recorded this 45, which would
explain the raunchy sound that’s rapidly fast. This cantankerous
punk rock will set your ears on fire, so be on alert. There’re five
songs including, "Kill Kill Kill" and "Daddy Says".
(JD) Gimmicks "Honeymoon’s Over" CD/LP The
Gimmicks are back. I’m too sure what to make of this record. It’s
an unhealthy dose of rock ‘n’ roll. They branch off of the straight
rock ‘n’ roll route and head towards more of a New York Dolls,
Radio Birdman, Sons of Hercules approach. The Gimmicks are an exceptional
rock ‘n’ roll band and if you dig the bands I’ve mentioned
above you’ll be diggin’ these boys too. There are 10 tracks
including, "Strung Out" and "Kissin’ Off the Truth".
(JD) Negative Man "Nobody Cares" CD This
is straightforward street punk with the rough vocals and a heavy guitar
sound, ‘cept for those pop-punk solos. These guys don’t fuck
around, they say what’s on their mind and don’t have any indecisions
about it. Negative Man seems to be having fun with their music and there
ain’t nothing wrong with that. There’re 11 songs on this CD
including, "Jerrys Gotta Go" and my reason to love this CD,
a callous version of "I Don’t Like Mondays" by the Boomtown
Rats, hil-fuckin-arious. (JD) Royal Beat Conspiracy "Gala Galore" CD Fuck
man, this band covers almost every form of rock music. I can hear some
early Rolling Stones, Blues, Rockabilly, and even Disco; you heard me,
Shaft-style. Every song on this CD has a different vibe, which comes together
very nicely. All you punk rockers will shun these boys, but if you are
a lover of music like I am you should get this CD ASAP. All I can say
to convince you this is kickin’ shit is punk sucks and the Royal
Beat Conspiracy are cool. Get with it! (JD) S.C. Volunteers "S/T" 7" EP
Stratford Mercenaries "Sense of Solitude" CD/LP I’m
not a big fan of punk reunion tours or old punk bands spewing out new
records, that’s just me. However, I can’t ignore bands like
the Stratford Mercenaries who put fucking amazing punk records out. The
Stratford Mercenaries feature members of Dirt, the Buzzcocks, and Steve
Ignorant of Crass. While the Stratford Mercenaries’ sound dips heavily
in to the Crass pool there is a significant Buzzcocks sway here. This
is great English punk rock and you need this if you love either of these
bands. There are 10 tracks including, "No More Running", "See
It Through" and "Sunday Morning Neighbours". (JD) Terminus City "Justice Isn’t Always Fair" CD/LP No,
No, No! Take it off! Gross, what I first thought to be the Oi version
of Judas Priest turned out to be a craptacular version of the Anti-Heros.
These street punk kids can hardly play their instruments! Stick a dick
in its ass, Terminus City are done! (JD) Thee STP "Sin Temptation & Pain" CD/LP All
you rock ‘n’ rollers can come out for thee STP! This punk rock
‘n’ roll band, from Italy, has a hard rockin’ edge and
combines the Supersuckers’ intense energy with the catchy chords
of the Ramones. This band does everything lavishly, from their loud driving
guitars to their in-your-face vox; thee STP are a rock ‘n’ roll
band to be reckoned with. This band has dealt with a lot of great record
labels such as Ghoul Records, Rapid Pulse Records, and Safety Pin Records;
if they believed in them you should to! There’re 13 tracks heavy
on the rock including, "I Can’t Go Wrong", "Adult
Vides", and "Too Much". (JD) Those Unknown "Malice & Misfortune" CDEP An
American street punk band outta the early 90’s, these boys have punk
credentials coming out of their ass. This newest installment is just as
good a their old shit. Even though there are only four tunes they’re
all sensational. If you don’t know who they are and want to find
out where the Dropkick Murphys got there influence from this is a good
place to start. (JD) White Stripes "De Stijl" CD Oh
yeah, this is what I’m talking about! The White Stripes are why I’m
still writing for you bastards. These cats are totally stripped down rhythm
and blues motherfuckers! I’m talking about the kind of reelin’
and a rockin’ that makes you jump up and shout "Hell Yeah!"
This band basically revolves around vocals, guitar, and drums, the elements
of rock ‘n’ roll. The White Stripes are able to deliver this
genre with power and an emphasis on quality. This is possible the best
CD I’ve heard all month. (JD) Zeke "Rock & Roll Catastrophe" 7"
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Outta
Denmark we have the rip roaring Burnouts! These boys and girls have the
rock ‘n’ roll all up in their shit. This is punk ‘n’
roll with some balls. The vocals are an extravagant fire that combines
a suave persona with the wild screams of James Brown. There’re 12
tracks here including, "Hellcats are Go" and "Action Man".
This disc is best play in you car stereo goin’ 95 mph on the highway.
(JD)
This
is fairly straight up punk rock similar to the Bodies, and such. S.C.V.
play catchy, Ramones driven 3-chord punk rock. The vocals are snotty enough
and the beat is fast enough. No, they’re not bad, but they ain’t
astounding either. I say give them a test run and see if they fly with
you. There’re 4 songs including, "No Loyalty" and "We’re
Still Here". (JD)
ZEKE!
ZEKE! ZEKE! They will always have a home here at Blank Generation. Zeke
are full-throttle rock ‘n’ roll! This record is a very clear
live recording of the boys. If you’re a super-fan you’ll want
this, however it doesn’t contain any new songs. There’re 4 tunes
including, "Don’t Give a Fuck" and "V-8 Blues"
on pink vinyl. (JD)