This Is Hardcore (Mega Edition) [Extra tracks] [Import]

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Special Japanese release limited to one pressing only! Features the Japanese edition of the album, with the bonus tracks 'Like A Friend' & 'Tomorrow Never Lies', coupled witha bonus CD featuring all seven of the live tracks recorded at the '98 Glastonbury Festival found on the U.K. bonus CD, plus two more from that show NOT on the British release: 'This Is Hardcore' & 'Glory People - Glory Days/ Common People'. A combined total of 23 tracks. Double slimline jewel case. 1998 Island Records release.

This Is Hardcore
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Excellent late 90's alt pop

WHAT HAPPENED?

every single day

this is pure genius

A classic in a slightly darker mould from "Different Class"

This Is Hardcore
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ASIN: B000006DI9
Release Date: 1998-03-31

The Fear
Dishes
Party Hard
Help The Aged
This Is Hardcore
TV Movie
A Little Soul
I'm A Man
Seductive Barry
Sylvia
Glory Days
The Day After The Revolution
Like A Friend

Amazon.com's Best of 1998

Pulp frontman-lyricist Jarvis Cocker is still obsessed with making his concerns those of his audience and the even wider world. Drawing again on classic British pop like the '70s Roxy Music, Pulp attempt to make sense of--and draw together--everything from the aging process ("One time they were just like you / Drinking, smoking cigs and sniffing glue") to doing the dishes. This is Hardcore is slightly less charged than its predecessor Different Class, but only slightly; Cocker is one rock star who knows how to raise his fans' expectations and then surpass them. --Rickey Wright

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Bespectacled Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker is a crooner from the old school, a frock-sleeved dandy who's not afraid to emote with exaggerated aplomb. And it's been tongue-in-cheek humorous, for most of his career, to hear the Brit turn that talent on sarcastic societal subjects, poking fun wherever he could. Things have changed this time around, though--Cocker hit 33 and began looking inward, for some of his darkest, most soul-baring work yet, all set to an elaborate quasi-cinematic score. As the CD booklet itself says, "It's OK to grow up. Just as long as you don't grow old." Maturity may not be encouraged in show business, but it sounds very appropriate here. --Tom Lanham

Customer Reviews:

Excellent late 90's alt pop.......2007-05-15

Fluid set of English Alterna-soul found Pulp finally receiving the success critics had thought them deserving. More then proving why they remained giants of 90's indie rock in Britain, the songwriting is infectiously hooky, depressively catchy, and lyrically potent all the way through. Every song may not be as memorable as the title track or a few others (in particular the effectively rousing final few), yet each cements a certain replayability with the well measured, easily accessible, melodic pop songwriting. The band became a mainstay for fans of loud, semi-experimental music, falling somewhere between the predictability of Spiritualized and the randomness of Radiohead. Whatever small market the still under-valued (in America) band conquered during the mid 90's across the pond, This is Hardcore still makes the case for being the modern alternative classic some have made it out to be.

WHAT HAPPENED?.......2006-08-14

OK, I've looked through all the other reviews on here, and I know that anyone who does the same will probably go with the looming majority vote and get this album but PLEASE DON'T!!! About a year ago I first heard Different Class and thought it was great. So much fun, excellent lyrics, and just really great! the melodies, the instrumentation...amazing. So recently I heard This Is Hardcore. A few of the songs are pretty good (Dishes, The Fear, The Day After The Revolution) but for the most part it's just plain BORING!!! Where did the fun go? This album is sad, dreary, and dull. Yes, it is a darker mood, and I realize that Jarvis Cocker probably had a reason to write such melancholy songs, but after hearing Different Class, who wants to listen to them? Many of the songs sound the same and, while not being terrible, were completely uninspiring. Buy Different Class instead. It rocks.

every single day.......2005-03-02

i guess i missed out on the days when pulp was popular. where was i?? oh yeah i was listening to meatloaf and megadeth probably. well now i have this cd and i have to say, yes, i have to say, it is very good.

this is pure genius.......2005-01-25

At the same time a shaggable genius and a skinny loser, Jarvis Cocker frontman and lyrics writer for Pulp is truly inspiring, one of the last REAL ROCK STARS offered to us by the XXth century. Yet Pulp is now dormant and a bit forgotten, what a pity ! Surfing on the Cool Britania wave of the mid 90's the Sheffield band that had started on the independent circuit in the 80's makes itself noticed and provides Britain's underdogs with a voice. and what a voice !!! breathy, sexy, deep or fragile, Cocker knows how to use his organ, and even takes you very close to musical orgasm. Delightfully pervert but also touchingly sincere and simple the lyrics are just wonderful and served by surprising tunes.
This is Hardcore is the 3rd "commercial" album of the band and was written at a point when Cocker was trying to get himself together, after as he himself put it "getting as hammered as possible". Yet, contrary to Oasis's Be Here Now which musicaly suffered from drug and alcohol abuses, Pulp's This is Hardcore is their best album. Suffering is sometimes source of greatness and Cocker sure knows how to sublimate his angst into breathtaking songs.
Opening with The Fear (the best song ever written on depression) sets a dark mood, but also a sophisticated and demanding quality. It's not because he is depressed that he gets sloppy! But the mood lightens up a bit with track 2: Dishes, in which Pulp displays its simple musical talent and which lyrics are pure Jarvis humour, singing "I'm not Jesus Christ though I share the same initials..." proving a modesty unknown to most rock stars. This is Hardcore is off course the absolute highlight of the album, a drifting number that pulses like blood in your veins. The absolute beauty of the production on this song proves that the band has reached maturity. The following, TV movie, is yet another simple piece with touching lyrics, but Cocker never really let's himself fall into stupid pathos and the self derision and critical stance he takes on himself is reffreshing as ever. Other great songs on the album are Party Hard, a more upbeat song, a bit more agressive and something u can definitely dance to. The album like a therapy finally lets us hear signs of hope with Glory Days, a great reflexion on the common victories of life, but don't worry nothing to existencial.
This is Hardcore is an absolute must have for anyone who loves rock. It is stylish, honnest, moving, even arousing (a great specialty of Jarv); yet for all it's sassy sophistication it stays true to the band's origins and to the common people feel. Working class Britain, we love you !!!

I definitely recommend to listen to Different Class as well, released before TIH it is the album Pulp will be remmembered for and is characteristic of the sound and mood of the band. Together these 2 albums form a magnificent diptic of genius. Essential.

A classic in a slightly darker mould from "Different Class".......2004-08-14

"This Is Hardcore" is a slightly darker and seedier, yet more vulnerable sequel to the social observations and issues of fury, frustration and desire addressed on "Different Class". Indeed, the bitterness and rage felt on "Different Class" seems to have given way to a kind of sadness on "This Is Hardcore". After the success and the brilliance of "Different Class", whatever album followed was bound to be compared to it, but "This Is Hardcore" sounds a little more "grown-up" than "Different Class" in a way, for if "Different Class" was the soundtrack to a life from age 16 to 29, then "This Is Hardcore" feels more for life at age 30 and over. The lyrics are still as ingenious as those on "Different Class", but with less humour and more sentiment. "A Little Soul", "Dishes" and "Sylvia" are almost tragically touching. "Party Hard" sounds like a Bowie track from his late 70's "Eno-produced" album period, with Jarvis Cocker even sounding vaguely like Bowie on the song. My favourite songs on the album are "I'm A Man" and "The Day After The Revolution" which has a strange kind of "bittersweet" air of finality to it without being sickly, like a happy ending to a particularly tense film where everything turns out okay. The only track I'm not too keen on is "Seductive Barry". It just moves too slow and lacks any real hook. Overall though, another really great album from Pulp and enjoyable to listen to both on it's own and back to back with "Different Class".

This Station Is Non-Operational

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Sincerely disappointing
Good tribute to a great band
Marred Voltage
One thing to keep in mind...
First At the Drive-In CD I ever heard...

This Station Is Non-Operational
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Four years since their "indefinite hiatus", the band members (now split into The Mars Volta and Sparta) have unveiled this collection of greatest hits, videos, BBC sessions, b-sides, re-mixes, EPK, and covers of The Smiths and Pink Floyd tunes. Includes an 18-track audio CD, a companion DVD, and a booklet containing 20 unreleased photos.

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Sincerely disappointing.......2007-02-14

Perhaps it's a little bit refreshing for a normal album to significantly overshadow a greatest hits compilation, but that doesn't mean it should happen.

Simply put, Relationship of Command is a far better, and far more listenable, cd than this greatest hits compilation. There's just something missing from most of the songs on this cd (save the ones from Relationship of Command); that edge and distinctive sound that's so prevalent with the mars volta and (to a significantly lesser degree) sparta just isn't there with most of these "hits."

Do yourself a favor if you're just getting into these guys: Pick up relationship of command, then forget this hits compilation ever existed. Repeat if neccesary.

Good tribute to a great band.......2006-07-29

If you were a radio sucker like I was back in the 90's, you more than likely missed out on great bands like Modest Mouse, At the drive in, among countless others on the indie scene. Well ATDI is now Sparta and The Mars Volta (for the music noobs). This is an outstanding tribute which holds some of their best elements that helped them craft their relentless sound. Any fan or introductee of ATDI should pick up this prverbial aural encyclopedia of the silohuette of one of the best things that ever happened to rock.

Marred Voltage.......2006-03-22

With the brain-melting lyrical overload, elongated musical style and impenetrable concepts of The Mars Volta getting more overwhelming with each album, it's getting harder and harder to conceive that Cedric Bixler and Omar Rodriguez once fronted an inciting and insightful punk outfit that generally got to the point in three minutes bursts. Back in the late 1990s before At The Drive-In splintered into the divisive acts The Mars Volta and Sparta, the El Paso outfit acted as a saving musical grace amongst a sea of scripted popstars and nu-metal lunks. While short on proper `hits', This Station Is Non-Operational contains At The Drive-In's explosive peak in the form of One Armed Scissor, rarities such as the quiet moments of Doorman's Placebo and cover versions including Pink Floyd (the Syd Barrett tune Take Up Thy Stethoscope And Walk) and The Smiths (This Night Has Opened My Eyes). Unsure specifically want it wants to be, This Station Is Non-Operational teeters between rarities round-up and record company cash-in, although the sea shanty sounds of Napoleon Solo, the ghostly Relocator and the Suzanne Vega-tackles-reggae sounds of Rascuache show an interesting flipside to the normal At The Drive-In twists. The final ATDI studio album, Relationship Of Command, saw the flashpoint of insurrection serendipitously cause their musical formula to fall into place, with three of the album's tracks and some video clips from the record also making it to the DVD included here as a bonus. Varied and atmospheric, This Station Is Non-Operational is an ominous yet fascinating (final?) addition to the defunct Texans' back catalogue.

One thing to keep in mind... .......2006-02-13

First of all, I think it's important that you sepperate the fact that yes, At The Drive-In has split into two different bands. If you have heard either Sparta or The Mars Volta's work, you should regard At The Drive-In as a complete and seperate band, because it is. While it's important to know that they started with ATD-I, it's hard to hear it as a new sound if you've already heard the new work.

I think "This Station is Non-Operational" is great for people just getting into ATD-I or that want to learn about a band that inspired another band or if you want to hear previous works from members of Sparta or The Mars Volta. Everybody says "Relaionship of Command" is their best work, but I disagree. It's just a continuation of their previous album, "in/CASINO/OUT".

All and all, this album is great and a good listen. It DOES leave out some of the best songs and tracks from other albums like "Acrobatic Tenement" (except for the BBC session of Iniatiation), but I think it's worth it - especially if you're a first time listener of the band.

First At the Drive-In CD I ever heard..........2005-12-16

I was turned on to this band via The Mars Volta's, Francis The Mute album. I know a few of these tracks are not great, but the collection as a whole was enough to make me a fan of this band.
R.I.P. At the Drive-In. A band that never got enough recognition.

This Is Boston, Not L.A.

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Easily one of the best Hardcore Albums ever!
Taang should reissue this.
Rich Kids
AHH....THE BOSTON 80's SCENE !!!!
Compilations rule in punk rock and this is one of the best

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Easily one of the best Hardcore Albums ever!.......2006-10-19

The title says it all, Gang Green, the Freeze, Decadence, Jerry's Kids, these are all great songs from great bands. But, don't pay $50 for this...

Go to Newbury Comics website and buy direct from them for $15. Taang also lists this CD for $16, buy it from them, don't buy it for $50, that's not punk... and the people on this comp would be appauled at it also...

Taang should reissue this........2005-12-01

Finally, this is being sold at a fair price - $14 - so take advantage quickly and acquire yerself a copy of what is one of the best hardcore compilations ever..and then some seeing as you also get the "unsafe at any speed" compilation single on here too.

If, however, those couple of cheap copies are gone by the time you're reading this and you're thinking of purchasing a copy for $45 - $80 then STOP! As great as this is it is not worth paying some greedy schmuck $80 for. I wouldn't even pay that for an original vinyl copy nevermind a reissued cd which is barely 10 years old. Personally, i blame Germans and the Japanese for paying ridiculous prices for rare records. "Get it away" 12" lp by S.S.D used to go for around $20-$30 until Japanese traders started paying $200 for copies and changed the whole game. One can only speculate on how much rare hardcore classics will be going 5 years from now if still not reissued if these morons continue to keep paying silly prices for records thus putting the prices up for all of us.

Instead of paying a ridiculous price for one cd you can find much of "this is Boston not L.A" and "unsafe at any speed" elsewhere on Amazon. Let's take the Gang Green tracks : you can find all of those and the excellent "sold out"/"terrorize" single on the "pre-school" cd. As for The Freeze tracks, you'll find those alongside marvellous early Freeze singles and rare/unreleased songs on the "token bones" cd. You want the F.U's tracks then you can get them on the cd release of the "kill for christ" ep and the Proletariat songs can be found on their "voodoo economics and other American tragedies" double disc discography. Here's the science bit : even after buying all of these it will still be cheaper than paying $50-$80 for a copy of "this is Boston not L.A"/"unsafe at any speed" and you'll get so much more superb bonus material too. It's up to you, dear reader, but that's what i'd do until this is reissued again and is sold at a normal price.

As for this cd, it's a no-brainer - a hardcore classic, of course. The Gang Green and Freeze material are the highlights. Gang Green's are ultra-fast and wild pre-dating even the mighty Siege while The Freeze's are snarling punk, fellow Boston legends Jerry's Kids, The F.U's and Proletariat rip it up with some blazin' '82 Boston hardcore plus the little known Decadence and The Groinoids also contribute strong material. It's yet another example of why Boston wiped the floor with every other hardcore scene in the early 80s.

Rich Kids .......2005-10-26

Great CD. Paying 50.00 for it used or 70.00 for a new copy would not be Punk Rock. Finding a friend with a copy of it and putting it on eb*y for cheap would! so somebody please do that. Thank you , and Cheers!

AHH....THE BOSTON 80's SCENE !!!!.......2005-01-19

Prolly one of the county's best HC scenes,at least the faster,louder and more politically oriented.This is an incredible comp I used to have on vinyl but I worn it so bad I had to get the cd.And what a good move that was.It's got all of the tracks not only sounding way better than on vinyl but extended playtime in the way of unknown bonus tracks !!! These tracks are worth the album price in its on right.A really comprehensive overview of the best early 80's bands

Compilations rule in punk rock and this is one of the best.......2004-12-19

From the song listing I'm guessing they added the Unsafe At Any Speed comp 7" that came out right after this album. Together they actually make the perfect CD cuz they have tracks from the same bands from the same period which is like 1982. Punk has been, of course, out of the grip of the massive music industry. What happened, as a result, is local sounds. That used to be the case in the 50's and 60's in the U.S. A song could become a regional hit and then possibly break out nationally. Once radio stations became part of conglomerate networks and researchers began to dictate what DJ's should generally play for maximum commercial success, regional sounds and hits began to disappear, in general. Not so in punk rock. The Seattle area, the San Francisco Bay area, Southern California, Texas particularly Austin, Florida, Virginia, D.C., NY, Boston, Chicago, Detroit and probably generally the Midwest, were all distinct punk musical regions with a bit of their own general tendency to have a distinct sound. Of course, many unique sounding bands sprang up from the various cities but, overall, there were regional sounds. When you listen to this CD you can definitely tell that it's not from Southern California or Seattle or D.C. I'm not quite sure how to describe how they sound different. Maybe it's about beer? That's one possible theme difference, particularly with GANG GREEN. It's really a somewhat subtle difference.

If you are ever lucky enough to tour the U.S., or were, you get a real feel for the distinct differences in each punk scene in each city. El Paso is different than Tucson, San Diego is different from the general L.A. region and so on. All I know is, who ever it was who put this comp (actually this album and the 7") did a beautiful job. As you may know if yer into punk, punx typically are not competitive with each other, rather, they often voluntarily cooperate because none of them typically is making a living at bein' a punk band. The band members usually have day jobs. So it's common for bands to be on a compilation album with one to several songs.

Another common sharing thing in punk is the split release. Albums with two punk bands on them are quite common while being quite rare in the big business world of music. Ah, just another reason to love punk rock.

But, I'm not trying to convince anyone of anything here. Just reveling outloud at the joys of this scene, the attitude and it's music, particularly the music. This CD is definitely like having 5 or more 7"s all on one record, and not just any 7"s. Almost every single song on this CD is very strong, a few more strong than others but I don't remember a single one bein' a weak link. Ok, ok, I was just listening to this CD today and there's some songs that are just nice punk rock and not wonderful. Course, I'm also more picky about the HC I listen to the older I get. If it ain't smasho/well written/sounds great, I'm not gonna listen to it. So, it's like 4 great 7"s and 2 ok ones. The sign of a strong comp is no weak songs. It's one reason this comp is legendary in the world of punk, I guess I gotta say now, old school, least to be descriptive. Cuz, after all, time has passed. But, ya know what? This music is not an ounce weaker when you listen to it today. Snappy, real punk rock, made for the pure pleasure of it with no big record executives or producers tellin' the bands how to modify their tunes to get sold to the masses.

This stuff, like most punk rock, is the straight creative artistry of the bands and the people in indie studios and doin' indie labels who just get a thrill making and releasing high quality punk rock. That's what this is. chrisbct@hotmail.com

This Is Hardcore

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BUY THIS VERSION!!!!
Here comes The Fear again...

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UK digitally remastered two CD set features their 1998 album which includes the hit singles 'Help The Aged', 'A Little Soul' and 'This Is Hardcore' plus a bonus disc which brings together a collection of bonus material (personally selected by leader Jarvis Cocker) which features single b-sides and previously unreleased versions of 'Cocaine Socialism' & 'Tomorrow Never Dies' along with six more previously unreleased demo recordings! The package comes complete with picture booklet containing previously unreleased photos and extensive sleevenotes written by Jarvis! Universal. 2006.

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A Different Kind of Album from 'different Class' it is Still Home to Some of PULP'S Finest Work, Including the Brilliant, Slow-burning 'help the Aged', the Emotional 'a Little Soul' and the Epic 'this is Hardcore', One of the Very Finest Tracks in their Considerable Canon. 'this is Hardcore' is an Overlooked Classic that is Ripe for Rediscovery. This Deluxe Edition is a Double CD Set. The First Disc is the Original Album in Its Full Glory, featuring the the Hit Singles 'help the Aged', 'this is Hardcore' and 'a Little Soul'. The Second Disc of Bonus Material Has Been Personally Chosen by Jarvis Cocker, featuring B-sides, Previously Unreleased Versions of 'cocaine Socialism' and 'tomorrow Never Dies' Alongside Six More Previously Unreleased Demos. This Luxuriously Packaged Set Comes Complete with a 32 Page Booklet featuring Previously Unseen Photos from the Album Sessions and Sleevenotes Written by Cocker.

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BUY THIS VERSION!!!!.......2007-03-04

Admittedly, I was not to fond of this CD when it first came out since it was such a departure from the Pulp of His n Hers and Different Class. There were a handful of very good songs but I felt the best song on here didn't reach the level of the worst song on the previous 2 albums. Time has been kind to this album. The deluxe edition has been even kinder. Knowing the background on the album and what was going on at the time this album achieves brilliance yet totally redefines Pulp. When I first had this album I'd say there were songs I would skip repeatedly. This IS Hardcore would be one of them. Now, I find every song wonderful. I really do believe it just came out at the wrong time under the wrong expectations. The second disc is a surprise since it consists of a lot of demo's. Due to this I wasn't expecting much. I had already heard all the B-Sides and knew they were good but the demo's i figured would be ok at best with not so great sound quality. I was wrong on both accounts. The sound quality is fine. Hardly a demo in my book. The songs itself are good be why the album failed on first released. They were the bridge between the 2 albums. If included the album may have gone over better on it's initial release. Even though I adore this album now this is NOT the first place you want to start. Start with Different Class knowing it is the best album they've released and then go back and get His N Hers and Hardcore. I warn you to not go any further back in their catalouge. Sorry, what I have heard before His n Hers is really not that good. Now, if I would only get the deluxe editions of His N Hers and Different Class that I ordered 2 weeks ago!!! I'd be in heaven.

One last thing. This is the LAST Pulp album. We do not want to discuss Tree's or Weeds or whatever that wreck was called. Do yourself a favor and just buy the Bad Cover Version single and say that was the last thing Pulp ever did. That album will leave you wondering, "what happened?"

Here comes The Fear again..........2006-09-04

Despite the critical acclaim and feverous fan acceptance, Pulp's 1998 masterpiece "This is Hardcore" failed to build on the momentum that started with their landmark 1995 album "Different Class," and it will be remembered as Pulp's arty career-killer. If there ever was an album that proves that commercial success and quality of output don't always meet, this is it.

I was a diehard Pulp fan in the 1990's, and I especially remember the excitement of this album being released in April 1998. After buying "Different Class" on cassette and listening to it repeatedly (the tape actually broke from so much play), I was expecting the new album to be more of the same. That is was something totally different became apparent from the opening bars of "The Fear." "This is Hardcore" was (and still is) a dark, textured, and pessimistic album about aging, loss, and failing hopes. If "Different Class" was the all night party, "This is Hardcore" is the morning after. But the strength of Pulp has always been in Jarvis Cocker's songwriting, which makes this album actually stronger than it's predecessors.

The unquestionable standout tracks are "Help The Aged", the first post-DC single about Jarvis hope for the world to be kind to him as he grows older, "Party Hard," which is perhaps the most rocking of the album tracks, and the title track - a glorious 7 minute track about...err...pornography. Lyrically, these songs are among the strongest that Pulp has ever produced. For people hoping for more DC-like material, tracks like "Sylvia," "I Am a Man," and "Glory Days" are excellent rock songs.

Despite the failure of this album to break the bank, Universal has seen it fit to release it as a deluxe, 2 CD special edition, along with Pulp's two previous albums. The extras are contained on the second CD, and it's a mix of B-sides, demos, unreleased songs, and alternate mixes. The standouts are the excellent "Cocaine Socialism", "Like a Friend" (from "Great Expectations") and the fantastic "Tomorrow Never Lies" (a b-side for "Help The Aged") Most of these deluxe releases contain plenty of filler, but the Pulp re-issues are the exception. This new edition is well worth the extra cost.

"This is Hardcore" is the album the separated the true Pulp fans from the casual listeners who dug "Common People." It is a challenging, complex, and criminally underrated album that is well deserving of a deluxe re-issue. Highly recommended.

Fear of a Punk Planet

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The Vandals find their footing
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Cool!
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As a rule, funny-punk doesn't age very well, but there's something about this Southern California act's self-mocking clowning that's let it stand the test of time. That probably has something to do with their decision to aim for the lowest-common-denominator wherever possible--via songs like "Girls Turn 18 Every Day" and "Pizza Train (She Delivers)." Sure, some younger fans will be scratching their heads as singer David Quackenbush invites them to "Join Us for Pong"--not to mention wondering who the heck special guest Moon Unit Zappa might be--but the gleeful three-chords-and-a-cloud-of-dust approach easily quashes any objections. Perfect for frat parties and beer blasts, providing no sensitive souls are within spitting distance. --David Sprague

Customer Reviews:

The Vandals find their footing.......2005-08-13

This is the album where th line-up stabilized for once and The Vandals headed into the goofy catchy punk they have been known for for the past decade. There are some absolutely great moments on here, notably Pizza Tran, Join Us For Pong, Summer Lovin' and Anti, but you must know there are some absolutely horrible moments on here as well. They were bad then, and they're worse now. I'm talking about "Do The Rog", "Hey Homes" and pretty much the rest of the album. I love the Vandals, but I am simply being completely honest. 50% brilliant, 50% awful.
Also, this is not one of their first albums. They had many others in the 80's with a different lineup. Joe Escalante is the only constant, and even he switched from drums to bass/lawyer.

Great Orange County Punk!.......2004-12-11

Well the Vandals are awesome. There is not a bad song on this cd! The songs are fast and energetic, probably the best Vandals album next to The Quickening. Any punk fan should have this.

Pizza Tran- Good Start. 8/10
The Rodge- Funny lyrics, a dance song. 7/10
Join Us For Pong- Fast, energetic, and hilarious. 10/10
Hey Holmes! Great lyrics, awesome guitar. 10/10
Girls Turn 18- An ok song, probably the worst on the cd. 5/10
Kill My Tenant- Another ok song. 6/10
Summer Lovin`- A cover from Grease, very funny. 9/10
The Day Farrah Fawcett Died- Another funny song, fast! 10/10
Anti- Best on the album! 10/10
Teenage Idol- Another okay song, sort of weird. 6/10
Small Wonder- It grows on you, 4:30 seconds long, fast lyrics8/10
Phone Machine- A great song after Small Wonder! 8/10
Shi'ite Punk- Western style, love it! 10/10
China Town- The lyrics are true, funny song. 9/10
Working For The Man- A hardcore type song. 9/10
Kokomo- A cover, you know how they are. 6/10

HILARIOUS punk CD!.......2002-11-23

This CD is a great punk disc. It's obvious the guys were young when this was written, but I think it's very good for their age/inexperience (with exception of Joe Escalante, who was in the original early '80's group of the same name)

Cool!.......2000-06-13

It is one outstanding CD! I bought it for my sister because she loves grease and the vandals (SUmmer Lovin') I love it! better than Stevo!

Really Cool CD.......2000-06-12

I love Punk Rock and always loved the Vandals, and this totaly rocks the planet buy it.

The Classics: Chopped & Screwed by the Swishahouse

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Real Classics
BANG SCREW
YOU JUST GOT TO GET IT

The Classics: Chopped & Screwed by the Swishahouse
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Paid in Full
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Screw Tape In the Deck
11-16-00
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The Most Known Unknown (Screwed and Chopped)

ASIN: B00005B39E
Release Date: 2001-07-17

Tracks:

25 Lighters - DJ DMD, Fat Pat, Archie Lee, Lil' Keke, Slim Thug
Southern Style - Mista Madd
Southern Freestyle - Big Tiger, Lil' Ron
I'm Just a G - Botany Boyz
Superstar - Fat Pat
RSF - Ace Deuce
Can I Get a Lil' Luv - Big Mello, Fat Pat, Lil' Keke, Mista Madd
Northside - Money Black
Swangin' and Bangin' - E.S.G.

Tracks:

Down South - Slim Thug, Yungstar
Ball (Till Ya Fall) - Boss Hogg, , , Lil' Flip, Sabwarfare
H-Town Is Made of... - J-Dawg, Lil' Ron, Sabwarfare
Say What'cha Wanna Say - Heather Nicole Barrett
Luv Segment - Lil' Troy, Mista Madd
Give Me Sum Love - Big Mello, Fat Pat, Lil' Keke
Lil' Mo' Luv - Fat Pat, Lil' Keke, South Park Mexican
What Would You Do? - C-Note, C-Note, Will Lean
C-R-E-E-P
Puttin' It Down - Greg Curtis
Southernario - Koo Rod,
Decisions - Willie D, Geto Boys
Down 4 Whatever - G.T., Steve Nice
World Gone Crazy - Ronnie Spencer

Tracks:

Southside II - Eightball & MJG, Lil' Keke
Northside - J Dawg, Slim Thug
Down South - Mista Madd, Slim Thug, Yungstar
All About My Doe - E.S.G., Fat Pat, , Ronnie Spencer
Give It Up to the City - Klas' One, Slim Thug, Tayday
Ball - Boss Hog, E.S.G., Lil' Flip, Mista Luv, Mista Madd, Sabwarfare
Ya Heard - 20-2-Life, C-Loc, , Young Bleed
Freestyle - Sabwarfare, Paul Wall
Down South [Crazy C. Remix] - Mista Madd, Yungstar
Peep the Picture - Sabwarfare, Slim Thug
Hi Ways - Discuva, Sha-Caller
Body Rock - Big Steve, Fat Pat
Lil' Luv - Fat Pat, Lil' Keke, Mista Madd, South Park Mexican
Nasty Girl - Lifestyl
Diamonds All-N-Yo-Face - C-Note, C-Note, Deep Threat, Lil' Flip
Braids N' Fades - E.S.G., Slim Thug

Customer Reviews:

Real Classics.......2006-04-04

Unlike a lot of Screw compilations, which are usually nothing more than throwawy tracks... this collection collects a large majority of the H-Town tracks that defined the original Screw subculture. Mixed by the Swishahouse, back in the good old days whenRon C and Mike Watts chopped it up together.

If you are new to slowed music and want to hear what it is about without searching out the true underground, than this is a great start. The mixes are slow and sloppy - just like they used to be. Don't expect great quality - and be aware that sometimes the records will even skip. These are raw mixes - and most people who consider themselves Screw Heads would have it no other way.

Worth it for 'Braids and Fades' alone!

DAF

BANG SCREW.......2005-09-15

Go get u some purple drank n some indo n let it play overall a sicc cd if u r a screw fan this is a must have

YOU JUST GOT TO GET IT.......2004-08-04

I REALLY DO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS I HAVE EVER HEARD. I LOVE SCREWED AND CHOPPED UP MUSIC ANYWAY SO THIS IS NOTHING NEW FOR ME. YOU HAVE NEVER LISTENED TO A SONG SCREWED OF CHOPPED YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE MISSING.

So This Is Freedom

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The Unseen PUNKS
Rock out
bang 'em up CD
How This For An Answer!
The Punks Attack

So This Is Freedom
The Unseen
Manufacturer: A-F Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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State of Discontent
...And Out Come The Wolves
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Mobilize

ASIN: B00000K4FO
Release Date: 2001-03-13

Tracks:

What Are You Gonna Do
Are We Dead Yet
Stand Up And Fight
Punks Attack
Dead And Gone
There's Still Hope
Greed Is A Disease
Piss Off
Don't Be Fooled
Cultural Genocide
Sent To Die
Tradition
So This Is Freedom
Bonus Track

Customer Reviews:

The Unseen PUNKS.......2006-09-09

The Unseen are one of the best street punk bands around. This is actually a little better then the newer Unseen cd, but to me The Unseen are a classic band. Buy this one you wont be disapointed, it is street punk as it gets!!!!!!!!!!

Rock out.......2005-01-13

AWESOME cd!! the unseen are the best!!! If you like Anti-Flag and the Casualties you'll love the Unseen! This is probably there best cd! You listen to it once you listen to it.. A THOUSAND TIMES!!

bang 'em up CD.......2004-04-29

I love this CD. But I'm a little disturbed by the Untitled track. Great song, but bad choice of artist to cover.

How This For An Answer!.......2004-02-14

The Unseen are probably one of the best street punk bands out there. Hailing from Boston, MA, which has slowly worked up to one of the main cities in punk rock, these guys mix youth chants, harsh lyrics, and brutallity with sing along anthems and catchy licks. This is probably the second most hardest album by the Unseen (next to their debut and 7"s). This will get you ready for the f**king pit in no time!

PUNX ATTACK!

The Punks Attack.......2004-01-25

Bostons best streetpunk band. They are lound political and uncompromising. They are great. These songs are full of meaning and politics applying to everything. They arent your typical "i beleive in anarchy" punks no no they are much more much more than that.

This Is Satire

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This is Satire = Fun
NMB Never Fails to Create a New Sound!

This Is Satire
None More Black
Manufacturer: Fat Wreck Chords
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Loud About Loathing
File Under Black
Keep Your Heart
The Gold Record
Canyoneer

ASIN: B000ETRBAE
Release Date: 2006-05-02

Tracks:

We Dance On The Ruins Of The Stupid Stage
Under My Feet
My Wallpaper Looks Like Paint
Zing-Pong
With The Transit Coat On
Opinions & A**holes
I See London
Who Crosses State Lines Without A Shirt?
D Is For Doorman (Come On In)
10 Ton Jiggawatts
You Suck! But Your Peanut Butter Is Ok
Yo, It's Not Rerun
Majestic

Customer Reviews:

This is Satire = Fun.......2006-10-14

None More Black's This is Satire is great and a must for fans of hardcore. The album is like Kid Dynamite but toned down to a "lower" leval of in your face punk. By that I mean the vocals are super punk, but the music is a little lower and peacful and somewhat popy, but with the combonation it makes for an amazing sound that is both fun and easy to listen to. The best tracks on this album are "You Suck! But Your Peanut Butter is Ok" the opening track, and the second track. The whole album is great though, and if you love old school hardcore with a mellow sound and great punk vocals, you will love this. If you're a fan of Kid Dynamite, Paint it Black, and bands alike, you should get this. Or if you just like fun, this is a great album. I hadn't really listened to any other releases by None More Black before I bought this, but This is Satire has definitly opened my eyes to the band. I give it 4 stars though, because a few songs on the album are sort of "too slow" but still good, none of the songs are terrible, however the album would be better off without the few songs I don't like. However, overall This is Satire is great.

NMB Never Fails to Create a New Sound!.......2006-06-22

Alright... I already wrote a review... but since it hasn't been registered, I will write another (it will be much shorter).

Alright, I think that this is their best album. Now, even though it took me a little while to get used to it, after I listened to it a few times, I soon found myself turning to "This Is Satire" instead of "File Under Black" and "Loud about Loathing".

None More Black's sound has evolved quite a bit. It is not as raw... or hardcore punk sounding, but I think that it is better this way. We all got Kid Dynamite and we will always love it. But this is a new band. None More Black now has created their own unique sound that no one else can duplicate. While still keeping some of that raw sound that we love, they are able to put more melody into their music, while still keeping their amazing lyrics and song titles. Keep it up NMB!!

This Is The Way It Goes And Goes And Goes

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Breath taking and introspective
Ambitious,
mind blowing
Unmatched since its entrance
Cap'n Jazz? No.

This Is The Way It Goes And Goes And Goes
Juno
Manufacturer: Desoto
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000IACE
Release Date: 1999-04-19

Tracks:

The Great Salt Lake
Rodeo Programmers
The Young Influentials
All Your Friends Are Comedians
Leave a Clean Camp and a Dead Fire
January Arms
Venus on 9th Street
A Listening Ear
The Sea Looked Like Lead

Customer Reviews:

Breath taking and introspective.......2004-09-06

I first listened to this album at a get together when I was 16 year old. I recalled the din of conversation being lulled to sleep as I tuned out my friends and aquaintances and began to listen to this brilliant recording playing the next room. Juno, specifically this album, is unlike anything I had heard up to that point in my life. Quiet and ponderous one track, heavy and energized the next. I believe I loved the album so much because of my angst at the time, however I was wrong. In returning to my musical roots last week I found this CD disused in the bottom of a moving box full of unsorted items. I dusted it off and scoffed at the thought of being so remeniscient. Not only was I instantly transported to the first time I had heard it, but was keenly aware that the lyrics transposed even more into my life and it's events since I was 16. This album is terrific and breath taking in every way imaginable. A lot of comparisons have been made along the lines of Jawbox, BV etc. but none can truely compare with the magnificence of this album. A true treat for anyone who is bored with the mainstream or needs to think about life for a tic. Worth a listen if you haven't and worth repeating if you have.

Ambitious,.......2003-06-03

that's the word I use to describe this album. Juno's world is one which is painted in broad, bold brushstrokes, where you are awestruck and in wonder at everything you see, and where you play for keeps. Every band gets the same assignment ("your task is to make a CD"), but instead of creating a wheelbarrow, Juno has created a rocketship here. Awesome! 4-1/2 stars.

mind blowing.......2002-08-27

there is no way to fully describe the sharp, searing, eclectic sound of the wonder-band that is juno, but i'll give it my best try. get this cd, it's over 50 minutes of pure awesomeness. opening with the sort of eeire, sort of calm slither of the great salt lake, the cd just picks up from there. the band's extremely atmospheric guitars and arlie's pasionate vocals create an ambiance that is impossible to shake. singing lines like "are you as cold as the north pole, or just bi-polar?" and "you'll comply since we must move on, but you'll say the words like no one else has ever sung this song," juno captures an essence unlike any band has in the past. the album's high point is the song "january arms." a slow, meandering opener last for about 4 minutes before sharply giving way to a wall of beautiful noise, feedback, and melody. it might take a few listens to grow on you, but it's worth it. this cd is full of arctic, callous, caustic beauty, and is one of those rare must-listen albums

Unmatched since its entrance.......2001-06-18

"Rock and roll will never die, but my god, it deserves to." With the explosive resonance of a line like that, it's hard to deem the slow, seemingly pensive opener as apathetic. Even at that moment, on the only song on the album that doesn't thrive with an alien form of passion, Juno beats its competitors at their own game. This is not emo. This is devastating.

The following tracks range from vehement punk rock to crystalized elegies to expansive instrumental workouts. This ability to shapeshift, to congeal their three guitars into a pleasing variety of molds, cannot be lost upon the listener. Yes, they sound like Jawbox. Yes, they sound like My Bloody Valentine. Yes, they sound like Mogwai. But to that unique combination they add their own distinct flavor.

It all comes down to Arlie Carstens. I have not had another album tear into me as much as this one has. The personal recollections he spins into the songs are mirrored in my life, in the lives of those I've talked to about this album. It is his ability to take these events, events often too rough to talk about in person, and make them a palpable platform for catharsis that elevates Juno to their namesake's deity level.

I cannot think of any albums that have surpassed this since its release because of this combination. This sort of firebrand emotional intensity cannot be left unchecked. To leave it with an acoustic guitar makes it too strong, with no place to turn to when you're overwhelmed. The brilliance of Juno is that they take the epic proportions of Mogwai, the literate DC punk of Jawbox, and the swells of My Bloody Valentine, and couple it with this intensity. How many MBV songs could you relate to?

If this is how it goes, perhaps rock and roll shouldn't die.

Cap'n Jazz? No........1999-12-19

The Cap'n Jazz comparison was a bad one, on my part. Juno may not sound like Cap'n Jazz, but there are hundreds of bands that Juno DO sound like. Juno, like Death Cab For Cutie, are one of the most grossly overrated bands from this area, and the only thing distinguishing them from the rest of the bands mining the post-punk/indie-rock/emo/whatever you wanna call it, is the fact that they have three guitars. Well, whoop de doo.

This Is Solid State, Vol. 6

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good times head banging

This Is Solid State, Vol. 6
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Tooth & Nail Records
ProductGroup: Music
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Pressure the Hinges

ASIN: B000NA28DY
Release Date: 2007-03-20

Tracks:

Forgive Me Nashville - The Chariot
We Don't Believe - Life In Your Way
Stitches - Haste The Day
Epoch Of War - Becoming The Archetype
Search Of The Alley Dwellers - Twelve Gauge Valentine
Songs Sound Much Sadder - Norma Jean
A Call To The Faithful - Inhale Exhale
You're Ever So Inviting - Underoath
Pallbearer - Destroy The Runner
Pride & Humility - August Burns Red
Stampede - He Is Legend
The Soldier's Song - Demon Hunter
A Toast To Bad Taste - Far-less
The Hoard - As Cities Burn
My Heartstrings Come Undone - Demon Hunter

Customer Reviews:

good times head banging.......2007-03-23

This is a pretty good solid state overall. If you are into the roster right now on solid state this is a pretty good representation of what the new cd's are like. It was nice to hear becoming the archetype's new song before the album is even released. THe only reason I gave this album 4 stars is because i don't like a few of the songs (only like 2 of them) and the last demon hunter track my heart strings come undone the acoustic version didn't really flow with the rest of the cd. Other than that it is great. I got mine for 6 dollars so i can't complain!!!!!!!!!!!!

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