Old Skars and Upstarts 505

Very good cd! Most of the songs are great but there are a few that aren't that good.

Perhaps it's simply my growing age, but each time I get another one of Duane Peters' samplers of rarities and unreleased tracks, I'm surprised to hear there is still so much vitality in the punk underground. After punk's commercial uprisings in the late '70s, and again in the MTV age, it's easy to forget that the music is still living as a commercial outcast in the underground. But devoted old-timers and newbies alike can be heard bashing out three-chord rock 'n' roll with various degrees of traditional talent and plenty of anti-authoritarian spunk.Peters' band Die Hunns bridges the late '70s to today with a growling cover of Van Halen's "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love," that retains the original's punk-edged-metal attitude. A good deal of this collection is winningly indebted to New York and UK punk variations of the late '70s, including straight ahead influences from standard bearers like The Clash and Buzzcocks (and earlier rock influences like The Who), but also sounds of garage, glam, pub-rock and new-wave.The disc is evenly split between punk-rock with melodies and lyrics and speedier-core that's more spat than sung. Highlight include Briefs' "Human Thermometer" and the punk David Bowie styled "Baby Black and Blue" by The Lizzies. U.S. Bombs "He's the Man" digs into the classic "Have Love, Will Travel" riff for a tune that should be the next Austin Powers' theme. Thirty (30!) cuts means a lot of great music for punk rock lovers of every stripe. [©2005 hyperbolium dot com]

Best Song on CD: Angel City Outcasts "Rev It Up, Turn It Loose" -amazing song by an amazing band - Check out there CD "Let It Ride" on Thorp Records. [...] (I gave the CD 4 stars instead of 3 just because of this song)The other good songs:Kings Of Nuthin' "Wild In The Streets" - [...]The Bones "Not a Love Song"Turbonegro "Suffragette City"Duane Peters Gunfight "Blow My Brains" - [...]Blood For Blood "Hangin' on the Corner" - [...]The Adicts "Steamroller"*****************************************************************There are some other good songs on the CD, The Bombs song has Kerry Martinez singing, The Hunns cover of Van Halen is decent.

Again I took a chance but glad I did a great comp cd Thanks