[CENTER][B]Black Market Baby - America's Youth[/B] (2:08)[/CENTER]

I love 80's hardcore, so I need to expand my horizons a bit within it. It starts off with drums then quickly into a lighter guitar. The vocals are light but I like them. "16 forever, never grow older." I really like the lyrics. They are about America's youth and how pathetic we are. It breaks into a solo about 1:30 minutes in. Then it goes back into the same guitar chords that have been playing since the beginning. "No hope! For America's Youth" and it ends on the vocals abruptly "no hope!" Awesome song. I'll probably check out more of this band.

[B]8/10.[/B]

[B]Recommendations:[/B]
Zounds - Did He Jump [Anarcho] *Song is over 8 minutes
Bane - Swan Song [Hardcore]
Johnny Hobo & The Freight Trains - The New Mexico Song [Folk/Punk]
Good Riddance - United Cigar [Punk/Hardcore]
Flux of Pink Indians - For The Love Of Beauty We Create [Anarcho]

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[CENTER][I][B]Bane - Swan Song[/B][/I][/CENTER]
I'm not a big hardcore fan but I thought I'd give this a try. This song starts off with a pretty heavy riff before the shouty vocals come in. I didn't like the vocals but the riff that followed each line was pretty cool although the line-riff repeat structure got boring quickly so I was pleased when the music changed after about 50 seconds before everything abruptly stopped and the guitar and the drums built-up to a much heavier section that was a lot better as their was less of the shouty guy. The music changed again after this with more heavy riffs and more of the shouty guy in a scetion that went on far too long before a really long boring quiet outro. I think my problem is that I can't listen to hardcore seriously after hearing xOneWayx. I can see how people would enjoy this song and it was pretty cool musically in parts but I endured it rather than enjoyed it. 5/10

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Madeline - I Left the Light On (Folk)
Wat Tyler - The Vicar And I (Punk)
The Child Molesters - I'm Gonna Punch You In The Face (Punk)
Meg Lee Chin - Nazi Punks F[u]u[/u]ck Off (Electro-Industrial)[/url]

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[B][CENTER]CHILD MOLESTERS - I'm Gonna Punch You In The Face[/CENTER][/B]

Well, I downloaded this song basically for 2 reasons: 1st because the title is cool and also the band name, so it made me wanna listen to it and 2nd because all the other songs sucked except the Wat Tyler one (but I had already reviewed a song by them). Well, so this song starts with a little laughing and just then, the instruments in a paused intro. Then, the vocals enter which seem Matt Freeman with a developed lung cancer and a scourer through his throat, but they're actually better than Matt's in some strange way. The song, if you didn't guess is about the singer really wanting to punch someone in the face if that someone crosses his path, making his nose bleed, etc etc, whatever happens when you punch someone in the face. After the verse and the chorus (punch in the face etc...) it comes a really cool riff, with the paused intro in the background and then a very nice solo, 80's punk style (or I think so). Then again the chorus, the cool riff and the end. Cool song, original and such, but the vocals could be less of "tough guy" I don't really like that style of vocals, but overall hmmm...a 7.5

[B]
My recommendations:[/B]

[I]The Toy Dolls - Eine Kleine Nacht Music[/I] [Mozart cover] (classical-acoustic-cool-punk) (yes I'm getting annoying by whoring this band but if you don't like them, chances are that you suck)
[I]
Bigwig - Who Am I To Say [/I](better-than-you-pop-punk) (same as the band above)

[I]Non Servium - Punks y Skins[/I] (Spanish punk/oi) (to say something about them, they're probably the only spanish punk band that I love)

[I]Randy - Working Class Radio[/I] (weird-similar-to-rock-garage-punk-but-also-cool-as-hell)
[I]
The Varukers - Die For Your Government [/I](Generic-and-stereotypical-but-kinda-cool-street-punk)

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[CENTER][B]Bigwig - What Am I To Say[/B] (2:41)[/CENTER]\

I heard something from them like three or four years ago. I think. Anyway. It starts off with a bunch of feedback. Then goes into heavy, but octave-like guitar. The vocals are cool and they come in about 20 seconds into the song. The song goes up and down a lot. I like it because it combines heavy and light guitar at the same time. I also like the lyrics "why don't we talk about it, lets not fight about it." Then it goes into a cool guitar solo which really accents the song. It ends in chanting "hey, hey, hey it's beautiful day." It ends in an awesome riff. This band totally rules and the lyrics are, to my surprise very excellent. However the vocals just seem like they could have so much more potential.

[B]8/10.[/B]

[B]Recommendations:[/B]
The Epileptics - Alive All Your Life [Anarcho]
Subhumans - Apathy [Anarcho]
Woody Guthrie - This Land [Political/Folk]

[B] Woody Gunthrie - This Land[/B]

This is one of those songs that most people have hearss in one way or another at some point, although I remember the JibJab parody much better.

The song starts off with a little guitar intro, and then the vocals come in. The first verse I would think everyone knows. The recording quality isn't that great, and the vocals are too loud in comparison to the guitar, which is the only instrument. The guitar is pretty basic, sounds like a repetative pattern.

Well, this song really isn't my thing, but still, its a classic, and I can't justify being overtly negative. It does however have a way of getting stuck in ones head... 6/10

[I]Choices[/I]
The Koobas - The First Cut is the Deepest [60's Psych]
Kubla Khan - Revolution II [60's Garage]
Max Splodge - Desert Island Joe [Its from an Oi! comp, but it sounds more like Alvin and the Chipmunks]
The Troggs - Lost Girl [60's Psych]

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[center][b][i]The Troggs - Lost Girl[/i][/b][/center]

The only Troggs song I know is the Troggs song everyone knows; Wild Thing so I wanted to hear what some of their other stuff was like. The song starts with a pretty cool rolling rhythm before the vocals come in. The vocals annoyed me as they were overly soft and it sounded like the guy was putting on a funny voice. The lyrics were also pretty trite. It almost sounds as if it's a parody of these sort of songs then the music fades out with the vocals in the exact same way as it does in Wild Thing and and another vocalist comes in. This guy is a lot more enthusiastic and the comparison between the two voices works well. The music is also a punchier at this point but it soon goes back into the almost tribal music of before. This repeats once before going into a solo which didn't really fit into the song then it repeats the first part again then ends with another bad solo. I liked this song. I got used to the first guys voice in the end as it worked well with the rest of the song. The music was good except for the solos which didn't really fit in but overall I enjoyed this song. 8/10

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Madeline - I Left the Light On (Folk)
Wat Tyler - The Vicar And I (Punk)
Meg Lee Chin - Nazi Punks F[u]u[/u]ck Off (Electro-Industrial)
Mad Sin - Conquer the World (Psychobilly)[/url]

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[B]Madeline - I Left the Light On[/B]

The song starts up with a easy going acoustic guitar accompinied by clapping hands. The guitar is pretty melodic, but sounds like it might be slightly muted. A female vocalist comes in. She has a very pretty, melodic voice. About a minute in, another vocalist joins in for what might be the chorus, which sounds to go "doo wop doo wop". This vocalist isn't as melodic though, and is a bit out of sync with the first, but it works well for the song. It also sounds like more clapping hhas come in, and is also a bit off set. The song ends with some applause.

Hmm... not really the kind of music I listen to much, but I rather enjoyed it nontheless. 8/10.

[I]Choices[/I]
The Bricats - Last Caress [Swing-a-Billy]
Asmodeus - Last Caress [Psycho -Billy]
Aerial M - Last Caress [Psychedelic]
*Not Sure* - Last Caress [Acoustic Rock]

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As I did with the last review, I wanted to listen to all the songs before choosing one. So I listened to the Aerial M one...and it sucked (easy way to say I didn't liked it). So then I thought, next one: The Bricats. And I loved it so I didn't listen to any other.

[CENTER][B]THE BRICATS - Last Caress[/B][/CENTER]

So the song starts with a jazzy drum thingie which reminded me to NOFX's Flossing A Dead Horse and just then a swingie bass line followed by some whistle and a swingie choir thing. So this is a jazzy/swingie song and as soon as I listened to the lyrics I started laughing because I thought hahaha this doesn't fit! Imagine the happy swing with the so known Mifits vocals: "I have something to say I killed your baby today" and a cool variation "I raped your hamster today". Well after the chorus (which is kinda cool because of its originality in the music even when it's a cover and the guitar arpeggios every now and then), the song changes a bit with a cool guitar low riff and the swing bass with some trumpets and such (instrumental part), then the dibbi dibbi dibbi dibbi thing (that choir thing I mentioned before), chorus again and the outro with some cool variations in the vocals and that typical outro where somone says (in this case) one last careeeeess, and several voices follow him up, ending with a strange to describe kind of aaaah (kinda punky reminder). Yes, a cover song, but original as hell, and if you like the Misfits version and have a wide music taste I'm sure you'll love it: 8/10 (because it's a cover anyway and it only has 3 parts i took a little points)

[I][B]My recommendations:[/B][/I]

Time to whore some Spanish bands!

Non Servium - Punks y skins (Spanish punk/oi) (I don't think I need to translate this)

Ska-P - El vals del obrero (Spanish ska) (Worker's waltz, the translation)

Celtas Cortos - Si no me veo no me creo (Spanish celtic/folky rock) (If I couldn't see me I wouldn't believe me, weird translation because it's a useful expression)

And for you Spanish haters:

Toy Dolls - The Devil Went Down To Scunthorpe (Punk cover of an old song. AWESOME guitar work and not Toy Dolls typical vocals but kind of)

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[b][i][center]Ska-P - Some Spanish Crap[/center][/i][/b]
This song doesn't start as a ska song. It starts sounding like it should be sung by some mexican dude in a big hat underneath a hot chicks window. So far, so Spanish. At about 20 seconds the music gets more ska-like with choppy guitars and a cool bassline the vocals get a bit faster to match the music too. At about 0:55 the drums kick-in and it goes in to full all-out ska mode. At about 1:10 the horns and keys kick-in for a faster punk section before it slows down with a little guitar solo. It took me about 2 seconds that the solo is just Jello's vocals from the bit at the end of Chemical Warfare. "The stuff country club, effervescent ladies so carefree" It sounds pretty cool and ends with a little drum-fill going back into another the first ska section and it repeats the first bit of the song. After the bit with keys it goes into a new bit, not ripped off from an old punk this time (I don't recognise it if it was) before another different slower ska section. There's more repetition before a false ending then more repetition and then the real ending. This song is quite repetitive but it's catchy so that doesn't matter. All the sections are cool, the vocals are good and I even understood some of the words (They said Sombrero at one point.) I enjoyed this song and if you like catchy ska-punk you will too. 8/10

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Wat Tyler - The Vicar And I (Punk)
Meg Lee Chin - Nazi Punks F[u]u[/u]ck Off (Electro-Industrial)
Mad Sin - Conquer the World (Psychobilly)[/url]

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[B]Wat Tyler - The Vicar and I[/B]

The song starts off immediatly with the vocals, a nice upbeat guitar, some drums in the back, and I think there is a mild bass in the back as well. There is a solo about half way through that sounds like a kazoo... Overall, the music seems to be the same thing rather reptativly.

The vocals are very clear and easy to figure out, starting out as being about about a 'innocent'? visit with the local vicar, and having tea. Soon, it progresses to drunkenness, drugs and such, and near the end 'buggery'. About a minute in, the vocals change briefly to the sort of cliche proper british accent, although its sung with an almost operatic tone, and is what seems to be the chorus.

I like it. The song was rather humerous, and very easy to enjoy. 9/10.

[I]Choices[/I]
Ultravox! - Hiroshima Mon Amour [Post Punk/New Wave]
The Koobas - The First Cut is the Deepest [60's Psychedelic]
Kubla Khan - Revolution II [60's Garage]

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[CENTER][B]The Koobas - The First Cut Is The Deepest[/B] (3:07)[/CENTER]

I seem to recall a cover of this song. If I remember correctly it was done by Sheryl Crow or someone... Anyway it starts off in a pretty generic, yet cool riff. Then it goes into heavy distortion then back to the soft music with a keyboard. The vocals are very fragile but at the same time very different and I like them. The guitar has a sort of distorted affect. "Baby, I'll try to love again, 'cos I know, the first cut is deepest." It has an echo in the chorus. Also the background vocals consist of more than one person singing "ooo, ooo, ooo." After 2 minutes or so it breaks into a solo then goes back into the softer riff. "...and if you want I'll try to love again." This song was really cool and it's way better than the Sheryl Crow cover. That's for sure. If anything, this just got me interested in more of the band's material.

[B]8/10.[/B]
[B]Recommendations:[/B]
Flux of Pink Indians - Youthful Immortal [Anarcho]
The Lost Cherrees - Dream of Peace [Anarcho/Female-Fronted]
The Lost Cherrees - No Way [Anarcho/Female-Fronted]
Modern Life is War - Marshalltown [Hardcore]

[center][i][b]The Lost Cherrees - No Way[/b][/i][/center]

The song starts with a little simple bassline before the guitars and drums kick in. The music is pretty mellow. The vocals come-n and they're pretty cool and more melodic than the screeching you get with some female punk singers. At the end of every other line her voice goes up a bit and makes her sound slightly frantic. The lyrics are pretty cool. I really liked the opening line "Tried to find my piece of mind but only found my mind in pieces." After a few lines the vocals change get wuieter for no discernable reason before the chorus comes in. The chorus is pretty catchy with the same simple but effective music. There's another verse then after the next chorus there's a little guitar solo which fits in with the rest of the song well even if it isn't particularly impressive by itself before another verse and chorus which fades out. I liked this song. It wasn't amazing but it was pretty enjoyable even if it could have been a bit faster. 7/10


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Apple Gabriel - The Times They are A-Changin' (Reggae)
Meg Lee Chin - Nazi Punks F[u][i][/u][/i]uck Off (Electro-Industrial)
Mad Sin - Conquer the World (Psychobilly)
Husker Du - Turn On The News (Punk)

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[CENTER][B]Mad Sin - Conquer The World[/B] (2:57)[/CENTER]

It starts off with a guy talking about space and man. Then it goes into this really awesome guitar riff that immediately gets me into the song. The singer then begins and the guitar goes into a US Bombs like riff. Then it goes really fast and stops and makes a noise. I like the vocalist he has a cool voice. I really like the chorus too. The same fast riff continues through most of the song. I've never heard this genre before and I'm really happy with it. Nice recommendation Joe.

[B]8/10.[/B]

[B]Recommendations:[/B]
Really Red - Teaching You The Fear [Punk/Anarcho?]
The Lost Cherrees - Dream of Peace [Anarcho/Female-Fronted]
Modern Life is War - Marshalltown [Hardcore]

[B]Lost Cherrees - Dream of Peace[/B]

A great great anarcho band that I havn't heard too much of. Just the song off of "Anti-War" which is amazing. Going into this song I wasn't expecting anything great musicially, but I was wrong. The two female singers in this song carry great harmony. Although both singers sound EXACTALLY the same. Their vocals play off of each other, bouncing to each girl after every line, Its wonderful. The guitar tone is kinda annoying though, I don't like it. I can't seem to find Lyrics for this so its pretty hard to critique it. Score - [I]8/10[/I][B]

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Vice Squad - Stand Strong Stand Proud - [Street Punk/Female singer]
Woody Guthrie - Car Song - [Country]
Princess Superstar - Wet!Wet!Wet! - [Rap]
My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult - The Days of Swine and Roses - [industrial]
The Monks - Suspended Animation - [Punk]
The Templars - New York City - [Oi!]
The Gits - Kings and Queens - [Punk]
Chaos Uk - No Security - [Street Punk]
Toy Dolls - Glenda & The Test Tube Baby - [Punk][/B]

[B]Chaos UK-No Security[/B]

I have to admit that I don't listen to street punk. I hoped that listening to this song would get me into it. Unfortunately, it wasn't exactly amazing enough to get me into a whole new genre.

The song starts off with a bit of feedback and then goes into a nice little rolling drum beat that is then joined by a suitable bass riff and finally, a guitar riff gets going. So far so good; I'm liking the intro a lot. The music suddenly stops and the vocalist let's out a yell, accompanied by a speedy riff leading into the main song. The same riff is repeated throughout the song with some hard to hear, yet solid vocals on top until a distorted solo although the rhythm guitar remains the same. I couldn't really bother to give this more listens because it is essentially a formulaic punk song with the same chord progressions etc. throughout with little interesting respite. I suppose this would be a good song for fans of the genre, but it's just not really for me: [B]6/10[/B]

Recommendations:

The Promise: The Kiss Off (hardcore with some metal stylings)
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Outbreak: No One Cares (straight up hardcore)
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Go It Alone: Our Mistakes (more melodic hardcore)
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[CENTER][B]The Promise - The Kiss Off[/B] (2:10)[/CENTER]

It starts off very heavy then the melodic guitars come in. It starts off very well then the singer starts. I really don't like the vocals that much. It's an uncanny mix of screaming and shouting. It's just like; choose one. The music is very good and it continues with the heavy strokes then the melodic riffs following. At about 1:50 the song starts to get better with the backup vocals and the melodic guitar taking over. "Nothing left for you, **** you." Then it goes into a really nice sounding guitar stroke. Then back into the heavier more metal taste. I can't get into this because it sounds to much like metal, and I just can't get into metal. It's a pretty good song though.

[B]6.5/10.[/B]

[B]Recommendations:[/B]
Really Red - Teaching You The Fear [Anarcho]
Modern Life is War - Marshalltown [Hardcore]
Lost Cherrees - Pleasant Valley Sunday [Anarcho/Female]

[CENTER][B]Modern Life Is War - Marshalltown[/B] (6:14)[/CENTER]

The song starts off with a with a single chord and an underlying melody which goes unaccompanied for over a minute. It then stops and the vocals, guitars and drums come in. I like the vocals. The song slows down and then picks up momentum again. The lyrics are good but the song lacks a little variation. It finishes fairly well with an increased drum beat and more ferocious shouting. A good song if a touch bland. [B]7.5/10[/B]

[B]Recommendations:[/B]

Champion - The Truth (Hardcore)
Minutemen - Theatre is the life of you. (Punk rock)
Ten Yard Fight - Hardcore Pride (Hardcore)
X - Los Angeles (Punk)
Mental - Hate me now (Hardcore)

[CENTER][I][B]Minutemen - Theater is the Life For You[/B][/I][/CENTER]

The songs starts very quietly sounding quite ambient and spooky before the regular Minutemen post-punk funk sound kicks in at about 15 seconds with Mike Watt's amazing basslines and George Hurley's insistent drumbeats supporting D. Boon's angular guitar work and slightly strained vocals. The lyrics are pretty cool as you would expect from the Minutemen and the musicianship (especially from Dboon) is uniformly excellent and very catchy. Like most Minutemen songs it doesn't last long and finishes pretty abruptly. I like the Minutemen so I liked this song. This song is for Minutemen fans or people who like The talking Heads' funkier stuff. 8/10

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Apple Gabriel - The Times They are A-Changin' (Reggae)
Meg Lee Chin - Nazi Punks F[u][i][/u][/i]uck Off (Electro-Industrial)
Berurier Noir - La Marche Funebre De La Jeunesse Suicidare (Punk)
Husker Du - Turn On The News (Punk)

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Husker Du-Turn on the News

The song starts off with a few piano chords played a few times then clips of news start playing, can't really make out what its saying though. Sounds like Nortons singing, but I'm no Husker Du expert so I'm not to sure. Whoevers singing has a more "traditional" voice than Mould does. The words seem to be about what you typicaly hear if you turned on the news. Mould's guitar playing never lets up, the guitar solo is a fine example of Moulds musicianship. The song is everything you'd expect from Husker Du zen-arcade era. Hardcore but with pop influences.
9/10

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Mission of Burma- Academy Fight Song (Post-Punk)
Captain Beefheart- Veterans Day Poppy (Blues/Rock)
Lightning Bolt-Ride the skys

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[CENTER][B]Mission of Burma - Academy Fight Song[/B] (3:09)[/CENTER]

It starts off with simple chord strokes just plain and simple. Then the bass comes in and I really, really like the bass. The guitar plays this cool tune in the background and then the singer comes in. He's very simple, like this song. I'm really starting to like it a lot. It gets softer as the singer sings the chorus "make sure that you are sure, of everything I do." The guitar tune in the background is really good and I like the chorus a lot. The tune and chorus pretty much go on the entire song until the end where there is a breakdown and it sounds really good. "Maybe you're right, I shouldn't judge, what's wrong or right." I really, really like this song and I'm downloading more material now. Thanks for the recommendation Dom.

[B]9.5/10.[/B]

[B]Recommendations:[/B]
Really Red - Teaching You The Fear [Hardcore/Punk]
Lost Cherrees - You're You, I'm Me [Female Fronted Anarcho]
Conflict - This Is The ALF [Anarcho]
Sun Ra & The Funkadelics - Bassism [Jazz/Fusion]

[CENTER][B]Really Red - Teaching You The Fear[/B] (3:14)[/CENTER]

It starts off with a good drum beat until a nice bassline kicks in. The guitars come in from the background as the vocals begin. The pace of the song is quite slow during the first verse and the singing could do with some more aggression however, when the chorus begins my whole perceptions of the song change. A great guitar riff accompanies the singer bellowing "TEACHING YOU THE FEAR". The second and third verses are in the same structure as the first. The song finishes with the brilliant chorus. The lyrics are good, the bass is really good and the chorus is amazing. I'm definitely going to check this band out some more. 9/10

[B]Recommendations:[/B]

Righteous Jams - Rage of Discipline (Hardcore)
Rites of Spring - For Want Of (Emo)
Minutemen - It's Expected I'm Gone (Punk Rock)
Kid Dynamite - Death and Taxes (Hardcore)

[B]Righteous Jams[/B] - [B]Rage Of Discipline[/B]

Starts of with a big bang, all the instruments at the same time, all the guitars hitting the same note. Then it starts building up with palm muted guitars and tom drums until it hits the super catchy verse. The vocals come in during the verse and fit the song perfectly. The verse is repeated twice and then it goes into a slow breakdown sort of thing. After this it ends. Short, catchy hardcore, the way its meant to be done. Love this song. 8/10

My Recommendations

Thought Riot - The Hermit Of Sils Maria (Melodic Hardcore)
Rival Schools - Undercovers On (Post-hardcore/ Indie type stuff)
The Bleeders - All That Glitters (Hardcore)

[CENTER][B]Thought Riot - The Hermit of Sils Maria[/B][/CENTER]

It starts off down on the neck with a very awesome, catchy riff. Then it goes into chords and the singer starts singing. He sings stretched out with backing vocals screaming. It's very good so far. "New joy, new tears." The vocals go very well with the guitar and it keeps doing that interesting riff followed by the same chords. It's very repetitive. I really like the lyrics in the chorus. "A new song, for a new age. New joy, new tears." Then at the end of the song it goes into more chords and a different backing guitar. Then he starts a whisper which doesn't last that long and the screaming comes in after. The end has the same chords except the riff is much more peppy. I really like this, melodic hardcore always gets me.

[B]9/10.[/B]

[B]Recommendations:[/B]
Sinking Ships - The Furthest Place From Here [Melodic/Hardcore]
Lost Cherrees - Pleasant Valley Sunday [Female-fronted Anarcho]
Dillinger Four - Maximum Piss and Vinegar [Punk]

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[b][i][center]Dillinger Four - Maximum Piss & Vinegar[/center][/i][/b]
This song go's straight into the vocals with the vocals and intermittent guitar blasts over a really cool drumbeat before the music kicks in properly at about 12 seconds. This is pop-punk as it should be catchy and fast. I've always liked the guys voice although it does get drowned out slightly in parts. At about a minute some other guy sings a bit which is cool before it goes back into the pop-punk of before. I particularly liked the bassline in this part. The song continues in the same vein. There's a brief instrumental which is awesome before it builds before going into a mellower section with another really cool bassline before it speeds up again for the end of the song. Any pop-punk fan will enjoy this song. It made me wonder why I haven't listened to Dillinger Four in ages. 9/10

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Apple Gabriel - The Times They are A-Changin' (Reggae)
Meg Lee Chin - Nazi Punks F[u][i][/u][/i]uck! Off (Electro-Industrial)
Berurier Noir - La Marche Funebre De La Jeunesse Suicidare (Punk)
Husker Du - Turn On The News (Punk)

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[CENTER][B]Husker Du - Turn On The News[/B] (4:27)[/CENTER]

The song begins with a bunch of talking, radio noises in the background with piano in occasionally. Then the distorted guitar with an awesome riff in the background comes in. The vocals come in and they sound really raw and awesome. It echoes a lot "turn on, turn on, turn on, the news." "I hear it everyday on the radio, some guy shoots a guy he doesn't even know." They lyrics are really cool and I didn't expect the sort from Husker Du. It continues with the same really distorted guitar and occasional neat riff in the background. Then it goes into a solo and there's clapping in the background. The solo is pretty cool and definitely gives the song some variety which it needed. The singer makes a weird noise after the solo then it goes back into "turn on, turn on, turn on, turn on the news." He starts to scream it a bit near the end and the solo has more emphasis. "You got to turn it on!" This song has a lot of energy and it is definitely awesome.

[B]9/10.[/B]

[B]Recommendations:[/B]
Icons of Filth - Plastic Wrap [Anarcho]
Lost Cherrees - Pleasant Valley Sunday [Female Fronted Anarcho]
Conflict - This Is The A.L.F [Anarcho]
Against Me! - This Is Control [Folk/Punk]

[b][i][CENTER]Icons of Filth - Plastic Wrap[/CENTER][/i][/b]
The intro to this song surprised me. I thought they were supposed to be some hardcore anarcho band but instead it starts of with a riff straight from some sort of indie-pop song. It's a pretty cool riff too. Then the drums and vocals kick in and it sounds like a hardcore anarcho punk shouting over a indie-pop-punk song with badly mixed drums. It's an odd sound. The drums are incredibly annoying, the rest of the music is pretty cool and the vocals and lyrics aren't bad. The song continues in the smae vein with a bit of variation when the drums don't sound so horrible. Seriously, it's like the drummer had everything but his hi-hat stolen. This had the potential to be a really good song but it the drums spoilt it. It just sounded too messy. 7/10

Choose from:
Apple Gabriel - The Times They are A-Changin' (Reggae)
Meg Lee Chin - Nazi Punks F[u][i][/u][/i]uck Off! (Electro-Industrial)
Berurier Noir - La Marche Funebre De La Jeunesse Suicidare (Punk)
Good Clean Fun - Song For The Ladies (Hardcore-Punk)

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[CENTER][B]Good Clean Fun - Song For The Ladies[/B][/CENTER]

It starts off with the singer and no music. Then the music comes in shortly after. It starts off with only one chord and then it varies with the different verses. It's pretty cool, but it needs more variety. It goes back into the same chord progression then changes again for the chorus. I'm listening to the lyrics and they are definitely making up a lot for the song. It's pretty cool he goes "lift your hands in the hair ladies, show 'em how it's done." Then a female comes in a starts singing! I haven't heard anything like that before, it was pretty cool. This song is apparently about unity between the sexes? There's a breakdown near the end and definitely adds flavor to the song. I listened to this song twice, the first time I didn't really like it, the second time I liked it a lot more.

[B]7.5/10.[/B]

[B]Recommendations:[/B]
Icons of Filth - Enough is Enough [Anarcho]
Conflict - This Is The A.L.F [Anarcho]
Screw-32 - One Time Angels [Pop/Punk]
Rudimentary Peni - Essence [Anarcho]

[b][i][center]Screw 32 - One Time Angels[/center][/i][/b]
The songs starts with a pretty standard punk riff before the rhythm section and vocals kick in. The vocals are harmonic and there's a slight synth-edge to the music. Musically it reminds me of Dillinger Four. Then there's a section with much cleaner vocals and a staccato almost ska-like guitar. This pattern repeats a couple of times. Then ther's a heavier section which goes back into the intro before it repeats again. The song continues in the same vein until the ending repeating previous sections and with afalse ending or two. This was a good song but not really outstanding. If you like bands like Dillinger Four and The Soviettes you'll like this. A good a pop-punk song. 6.5/10

[b]Choose from:[/b]
Apple Gabriel - The Times They are A-Changin' (Reggae)
Meg Lee Chin - Nazi Punks F[u][i][/u][/i]uck Off! (Electro-Industrial)
Berurier Noir - La Marche Funebre De La Jeunesse Suicidare (Punk)
Mojo Nixon - The Ballad of Country Dick (Cow-Punk)

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[CENTER][B]Apple Gabriel - The Times They Are A Changin'[/B] (4:25)[/CENTER]

It starts off with drums and piano like a sound check. "Is it rolling Bob?" Then it goes into the reggae feel. It has the generic upbeat that most reggae songs have. This beat sustains throughout the whole song. "The times, they are a changin'." A harmonica comes in and it adds a really nice affect to it. "Keep your eyes wide." I like the lyrics a whole lot. You can hear a faint second guitar that's playing a cool riff. I think the harmonica should be incorporated more in the song. But I like when it comes in, it goes very well with the song. I'm not very into reggae, but I'm really starting to like this song, it's not as slow as all the other ones. Great song, especially for reggae.

[B]9/10.[/B]

[B]Recommendations:[/B]
Chaos UK - Four Minute Warning [Anarcho]
Alternative - Now I Realize [Anarcho]
Conflict - This Is The ALF [Anarcho]

[B]Chaos UK - 4 Minute Warning[/B]

The song starts out with just a lot of fuzz, which slowly turns into a VERY distorted guitar. The drums then enter in, and a real riff starts up. Vocals enter in around 25 seconds, and are the 'yelling more then singing style', although in the Chorus, there is a bit of attempt at melody (the Chorus is merely them singing '4 minute warning'). There is a sorta drum solo, or at least extensive drum fill about 1:30 in, but besides that, there is pretty much no variation as far as the music goes. The song ends with a explosion sound.

Well, the song was to repetative I felt, and while I do appreciate a lot in the genre, I really couldn't connect with it to much, so 6/10.

[I]Choices[/I]
Kubla Khan - Revolution II [Garage - Protopunk]
Fire - Father's Name Was Dad [Psych]
Love Sculpture - In The Land Of The Few [Psych]

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[CENTER][B]Love Sculpture - In The Land of the Few[/B] (3:57)[/CENTER]

It starts off with an awesome guitar riff that reminds me of a part in a Conflict song and it gets me right into the song. Then it fades off and comes back in with lighter guitar and good vocals. The guitar makes a solo and then the chorus comes in which is very good. I like the chorus a lot. "Ohhhh, ohh do I have to go?" I actually really like the lyrics, they have a very cool sound to them. At about halfway into the song the awesome guitar riff comes in again and the drums make a louder appearance. Then a huge solo starts breaking out afterwards. It goes on for a pretty long time and it is a very well done solo compared to most I hear. Then the it goes back into the singing. "Now I've decided I have to go, ooohh, ohh, do I have to go?" "I could laugh, I could cry and don't ask me why, in the land of the few." The lyrics are awesome, the music is awesome and the way they put them together makes it double-awesome.
This song rules, but not as much as Hunter. Good call man. So well done.

[B]10/10.[/B]

[B]Recommendations:[/B]
Flux of Pink Indians - Tube Disasters [Anarcho]
Conflict - This is the ALF [Anarcho]
Alternative - Seen Through Tear Filled Eyes [Anarcho]

[B]Alternative - Seen Through Tear Filled Eyes[/B]
Song starts with some cymbal sounding stuff, and then is joined by what sounds like an electric organ. The vocals - female - come in about 1/2 minute in; not too melodic, and not much attempt at singing, but it fits the song. The guitar seems to become more pronounced as the song progresses, being masked by the organesque sound in the beginning; and the bass seems louder later on in the song as well. Near the end, the song starts to slow down, and the cymbal sound comes back in. The song then briefly picks up, with the vocalist yelling, and the beat picking up, but then it all fizzles out for the ending.

I felt that the song was pretty good, held up to what I expect - and like - in the genre. 8/10.

[I]Choices[/I]
The Guess Who - It's My Pride
Kubla Khan - Revolution II
Fire - Father's Name Was Dad

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[CENTER][B]The Guess Who - Share This Land[/B] (3:56)[/CENTER]

I searched for every band for a long time, even before I dibs'd and couldn't find anything. Then when I did it wouldn't download. So I took the liberty of doing another song by one of the artists. I don't think anyone will mind. The YSI didn't work either, so I don't think anyone will throw up a fuss.
It starts off on a solo and there is two guitars. I really like the intro. "Have you been around, have you done your share?" "Have you been aware, that you got brother's and sister's that care?" The lyrics are immediately pretty awesome. They're pretty much of unity and brotherhood (living together). Then it goes back into the solo and it doesn't really have any strumming in the song. However there is occasional piano, which definitely adds a lot to it. "Do you know their names? Can you play their games?" I really like these lyrics about sharing the land and all of that. "Baby, I'll be there to shake your hand, baby i'll be there to share the land." All the music stops near the end of the song and they sing, then it comes back in with a bell in the background. Really cool song, I like the lyrics and the music is definitely the right kind. Expected this kind from Hunter.

[B]8.5/10.[/B]

[B]Recommendations:[/B]
Alternative - Now I Realize [Anarcho]
Conflict - This Is The ALF [Anarcho]
Against Me! - This Is Control [Folk/Punk] [[On demo "Vivada Vis"]]

[b]Alternative - Now I Realize[/b]

Starts off with a slow drum beat and guitar that speeds up and louden. The vocals start in, and they sortof sound like the male singer from Crass, but a little different. Typical anarcho vocals that sound pretty bored. In the chrous a very faint female vocalist comes in. The drumbeat is very crass-esque, and the guitar is very simplisitc, like all anarcho it isn't focused on the music. It's kind of hard to hear what the vocalist is saying though because of his bored voice, and accent that is kind of hard to understand. The drums are kind of drowning him out too. The best I can get out of it is it is about someone realizing that it is really only you out there and no one else. The music doesn't change for the rest of the song, and the vocals are very linear throughout the whole song. Typical anarcho song.

7/10

[right]Recommendations
[i]Pigface Vs Beat Master Crash - Holiday in Cambodia (Electronica Dub)
Wendy Carlos - Air On a G String (Electronic Classical)
Rites of Spring - Theme (Emo)
MC Hawking - What We Need More of is Science (Nerd Rap)
MC Chris - Hijack (Nerd Rap)[/i][/right]

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[CENTER][B]MC Chris - Hijack[/B] (3:18)[/CENTER]

I've never really heard any nerd rap so this should be cool. "Okay Mr. Chris before I give you a ticket I have to ask you a couple questions." The beat is really cool and the dude sounds like someone from south park. It's pretty awesome. This is really awesome, a lot of energy. However, I wonder if he's serious. If he's serious and his lyrics were better this song would kick a lot more *** then it already does. I really like the beat that ups pitch later on in the song. It's really cool. It has piano too "it's not like could stop me." I really like the beat and this song is actually really awesome. However if he's joking around then it isn't NEARLY as good. I surprisingly loved this, maybe I am a nerd.

[B]9.5/10.[/B]

[B]Recommendations:[/B]
Subhumans - Worlds Apart [Anarcho]
Behind Enemy Lines - Self-Inflicted Extinction [Crust/Anarcho]
Icons of Filth - Mentally Murdered [Anarcho]
Alternative - Another Subverse Peace Song [Anarcho]
Flux of Pink Indians - Some Of Us Scream, Some Of Us Shout [Anarcho]
Zounds - Did He Jump? [Anarcho]

Enjoy my widespread, diverse genre recommendations. :thumb:

[center][b][i]Alternative - Another Subverse Peace Song[/i][/b][/center]

The song starts with a bunch of static and random noises a la Husker Du's Turn On The News before a sound clip of someone talking about war before the sound of a machine gun heralds the start of the song. There's a short heavily distorted riff before a big drum-roll and siren like guitar cut in which build up to the main riff with the vocalist shouting "GO!" This section is pretty cool with a nice bassline and edgy guitars over hi-hat-heavy (but not overly so) drumming. The vocals are pretty average male anarcho vocals with a British accent. For the chorus there's a squeaky female vocalist who sings along which makes for an interesting effect. The music changes slightly too but retains it's feel before another build-up to the male vocalist shouting "Oi!" a few times. The lyrics are a bit unclear. At one point I think "Banned From The Roxy" is mentioned. After the next chorus there's a tempo change but the music sounds pretty similar and it speeds up quickly into the same drum-roll build-up then main riff, this time with a riff in the background. After another chorus it ends abruptly. I liked this song, musically it was quite enjoyable and the vocals, while largely incomprehensible, fitted the song well. It won't appeal to people who don't already like this sort of thing though and it did drag on slightly despite the variation. 8/10

[b]Choose from:[/b]
Baldhead Growler - The Sausage (First Wave Ska)
Meg Lee Chin - Nazi Punks F[u][i][/u][/i]uck Off (Electro-Industrial)
Berurier Noir - La Marche Funebre De La Jeunesse Suicidare (Punk)
Mojo Nixon - The Ballad of Country Dick (Cow-Punk)

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[b]Baldhead Growler - The Sausage[/b]

I saw that this song was from the Calypso Box set, so I decided to take a listen to it because I liked the first disc of that box set. The actual music sounds like a blend of ska and cuban/hispanic music. Very latin flavoured with the ska sounds. Ther lyrics are about a guy and his sausage. Lots of inneundo in there and it's quite entertaining with the little insturmental breaks it makes a pretty good song. I could imagine being in a mexican restraun with a band in the background playing this song. The lyrics may not be acceptable for a family restraunt though, unless the people just won't get the innuendo. Overall it's a pretty good song and I enjoyed it a lot.

9/10

[right]Recommendations
[i]Pigface Vs Beat Master Crash - Holiday in Cambodia (Electronic Dub)
Wendy Carlos - Air on a G String (Electronica/Classical)
Rites of Spring - Theme (Emo)
MC Hawking - What We Need More of is Science (Nerd Gangsta Rap)
!!! - Hello? Is This Thing On? (Dance Punk/Indie)
Dick Dale - Riders in the Sky (Surf Rock)
The Ramonetures - Your Phone's Off The Hook (But You're Not) (X Surf Cover)[/right][/i]

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[CENTER][B]!!! - Hello? Is This Thing On?[/B] (7:33)[/CENTER]

It starts off with a really cool, trance-like beat. The snare comes in and then the very incredibly awesome bass line. I can tell I'm going to like this song already. The vocals come in and they sound sort of like INXS for some reason. It's very hip-hop and I want to dance in my chair like Nick said. The guitar is very simplistic in the beginning and has very random strums. The bass however has an extremely awesome line. Then there's no vocals and just drums on plastic with guitar that sounds almost acoustic. It's a very clean sound and that goes on for a bit. The vocals and cool bass line come back in. The lyrics are pretty easy to understand but they aren't that great of lyrics so I'm not really bothering to document on them. Then there comes bells shaking that reminds me of Christmas. It goes back into the singing and there is echoes and the guitar starts to play bolder and more solid riffs and other material. "Is this thing on?" There also starts to have more backing vocals and then a trumpet comes in and it actually has a really cool part in the song. It kind of goes into a jam then the trumpet comes back in and there's about 2 minutes left in this song. I kind of blanked out at a point in time because it's so awesome. Then it calms down and the guitar plays a more mellow riff which I like. The singer starts singing more solid like and I really like this part. "Crazy, crazy, crazy" that echoes and it has a cool effect. He then starts to whisper "hey, hey, hey" and then starts speaking jibberish and I really can't understand what he's saying at all. "Everyone's acting like i'm f'ucking crazy or something." I really like how he says it because it's like he's trying to really get something that's burdening him. "Is there anyone that speaks English?" The guitar is really mellow now and there is an organ like sound in the background. That's how the song ends. Wow, this totally blew me away especially at the end. I've been meaning to check these guys out and this was a great way to. Amazing song, to say the least. And I'm not really into the new wave thing but this was awesome and got me into a whole new genre.

[B]10/10.[/B]

[B]Recommendations:[/B]
Culture Shock - Joyless [Ska/Anarcho] [[Dick Lucas' side project]]
Alternative - Seen Through Tear Filled Eyes [Anarcho]
Conflict - This is the ALF [Anarcho]
Against Me! - This Is Control [Folk/Punk]
Evil Robot Us' - This Forest (Is A Medium For Change) [Folk/Punk]

[B]Evil Robot Us' - The Forest (As A Medium for Change)[/B]

The song starts with a fast drum rhythm on the rim of the snare, then in comes a cool little picking line on guitar. Then in comes more basic strumming and soon a female vocalist, that due to the poor quiality of the recording is almost impossible to understand. For the chorus a male voice joins in which I hear "Everything was easier when I thought that I knew everything", then the second verse is the male vocalist. The song is pretty basic structure, and nothing special when it comes to instruments. For a lover of the folk-punk, it's a pretty good song even with the problems with recording quality. The band has caught my attention and I just hope I can hear some stuff with better quality.

For those who enjoy folk-punk it's a pretty good song but otherwise I don't know how well others would like it. I personally give it a 7/10

[B]My Recommendations:[/B]

Jupiter Sunrise - Kaye (indie/pop-punk)
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Biomusicology (indie-rock)
Thought Riot - The Hermit of Sils Maria (melodic hardcore)
A Wilhelm Scream - The King is Dead (melodic hardcore)

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[CENTER][B]Jupiter Sunrise - Kaye[/B][/CENTER]

It starts off with a muted guitar then the singing comes in quick. "Kaye, are you even real? Do you think that we could be lovers once in a while?" The muted guitar lasts for the whole intro, then it goes into a riff then the drums come in. The muted guitar still lasts but the backing guitar has cool riffs that definitely make the song better. So this song is basically about some girl Kaye and they're trying to understand each other. The lyrics are mediocre for an indie band, I suppose. Then he starts singing and his voice alternates from high to low which adds a cool effect. "I try to be anything that doesn't, drive her away." I think the lyrics are pretty cool. He starts singing the end of this verse and then it goes into my favorite part of the song, the instrumental. It's very powerful and touches the song up perfectly because the breakdown is very well done. It sounds really good and then it goes "Kaye are you even real?" Then the song is finished. The first time I listened to this song it was ok, now I like it. It's pretty cool, I may download their album one time.

[B]7.5/10.[/B]

[B]Recommendations:[/B]
Culture Shock - Joyless [Ska/Anarcho]
The Gloria Record - A Lull In Traffic [Indie/Emo]
Icons of Filth - F'ucked Up State [Anarcho]
Flux of Pink Indians - Some Of Us Scream, Some Of Us Shout [Anarcho]
Subhumans - New Boy [Anarcho]

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