In this day and age of new school, old school, Ska, Swing, Alternative, Fushion Alternative/Rock, Old school/Fushion Alternative/Ska/Funk rock and just plain old suckass music, it can be hard to know what is good and what is worth paying $15.00 for, or the cost of the plastic disc it's pressed on. For that reason I've started this part of the site to give true insight into what is worth your time. Mainly because I believe that most people lack the sense to come in out of the rain, and it's only pure luck that they have the mental capablity to get out of bed in the first place. And the main point of existence is to take up space and to make everyone else's life a living hell. Plus the fact that most people have no taste anyway. Here are some reviews. I have also included a rating system that is from † to †††††
X - Beyond And Back/The X Anthology
OK, what can be said about this band that hasn't already been said?
Welt - Broken Down
OK, so I have some time to kill and I'm wandering through Best Buy (I know, I know, buying CD's at Best Buy isn't punk, but when you live in Des Moines you get music where you can) getting annoyed by the fact that I can't find anything worth buying. When like a star shinning from the heavens, there it was the lastest release from Welt. Something on Doctor Dream in Best Buy? When's Fearless going to get to that level?
Welt -Better Days
I think we all grew a little tired of all the Fat Wreck New School bands almost as quickly as we got sick of the 8.000,000 Moon Ska Bands but there is always a few that out shine the rest and Welt (even though they are not on Fat Wreck) do just that. There are those that go through the motions or cover themselves in a blanket of politics and then there are those that stand naked against the storm and let you in on what is inside, Welt does just that, time and time again.
The Teenage Frames - More Songs, Less Music
There is a few bands that just shake you out of whatever shitty ass mood you may be in and put you into a stupid, smile on your face mood. They have that hip mid 60s/70s mod sound that made bands like the Who, the Stones and the Jam. The boys from Chicago have all the Teenage anthems to shake away your blues.
The Loudmouths - Self-title
Imagine if you took the Humpers, hit Scott over the head and replaced him with the Dragon Lady. Then you'd be pretty damn close to the Loudmouths. A driving Punk-N-Roll soundtrack for those kill your parents, set the neighbors dog on fire, beat the brat, drink until you nolonger know your name, having sex with a 300LB Prostitute tied to a bed while being tickled with feathers by circus midgets in some dumpy hotel in Tijuana kind of nights.
The Humpers - Plastique Valentine
I remember thinking to myself, that it would be hard for these guys to follow up "Live Forever" as I slipped the CD into the player but of course I was wrong. This record beats the hell out of the last one and just keeps on dancing on it's corpse. From Scott "Deluxe" Drake Shouting, "I can't wait to see your face" to the last chord they keep ya glued to the site and holding on for dear life.
