Saturday 21 February 2015

THE SAINTS















"I'm stranded"
Year:  1977
Country:  Australia
City:  Brisbane
Label: Universal
Format:  CD, LP
Tracks:  12
Time:  34 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:         Punk Rock











Roaring out of Brisbane, Australia in 1977 with the punk-era classic "(I'm) Stranded," the Saints, despite going through numerous incarnations, were a part of rock & roll for more than 20 years, thanks mainly to their indefatigable leader (and founder), Chris Bailey. Although they didn't play anything that passes for punk rock after about 1978, and despite extended dormant periods, the Saints never officially broke up, and Bailey always seemed to have another version of the band and another record ready to release. Saints' fans generally fall into two distinct camps: the punk-era fans (up to about 1980) and the mature pop fans, which for American audiences begins with the release of All Fools Day in 1987. After co-founder Ed Kuepper left in 1979 and the band became Bailey's show, the twists and turns he took them through (horns, folk/blues arrangements, as well his numerous solo excursions) produced some good music, but it was mostly scattershot and lacked focus, though Bailey did record two fine records with the late-'80s incarnation of the band.

Punk-era Saints were exactly what you'd expect: buzzsaw guitars, Bailey's pissed-off, nasal vocals, and locomotive rhythms supplied by bassist Kym Bradshaw and drummer Ivor Hay. After the LP (I'm) Stranded became a modest hit in England, the follow-up record, Eternally Yours, showed some changes (more varied tempos, acoustic guitars) that would set the stage for their third record, Prehistoric Sounds, which combined horn arrangements into a punk-ish sort of R&B. It was at this point that the Saints were beginning to change enough to not resemble the band they were just a scant two years earlier. Kuepper left to form the arty Laughing Clowns and eventually made a number of records as a solo act. Bailey, however, got to keep the name the Saints and soldiered on, taking time here and there to record his own solo records.

To most Americans, the Saints were a dead issue, if they were still an issue at all. (I'm) Stranded caught on with punk aficionados, but hardly anyone else; Eternally Yours came and went without a trace; and Prehistoric Sounds was never domestically released (neither were any of the post-Kuepper Saints records of the early '80s). So, by the time All Fools Day was released in 1987, there were many who thought the Saints were a brand-new band, and they were right. Gone were the rapid-fire guitar sound and bellowing vocals, replaced by sophisticated pop arrangements and more technically accomplished singing. The music was strong, intelligent pop that was better than much of the late-'80s "new wave." The next LP, Prodigal Son, wasn't as good, but did nothing to hurt the reputation of the "new" Saints. Oddly enough, Kuepper got together with Celibate Rifles guitarists Kent Steedman and Dave Morris and performed under the name the Aints. Gigging in Sydney, they generally played a set of (I'm) Stranded-era material and even recorded a couple of lo-fi live discs, all done for laughs.

It took almost a decade, however, for the next Saints (meaning Bailey plus others) album, 1997's Howling, to come out. The record portrayed a louder, edgier band than what had been seen on Prodigal Son, and was followed soon after by Everybody Knows the Monkey. In 2002, Spit the Blues Out was released, and three years later, with the Church's guitarist Marty Willson-Piper on board, the Saints issued the rocking Nothing Is Straight in My House, followed by Imperious Delerium (without Willson-Piper) in 2006. The original members of the group were reunited in 2007 for some shows, presumably to boost sales of a box set titled The Greatest Cowboy Movie Never Made; otherwise, the Saints remained relatively quiet for the remainder of the decade. In 2012, Bailey teamed up with Barrington Francis and Peter Wilkinson to record a new Saints album, King of the Sun. When the album was issued in the U.K. and the U.S. in 2014, it was accompanied by a bonus disc, King of the Midnight Sun, featuring the same set of songs but re-recorded in a rougher and rowdier fashion.
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"eternally yours"
Year:  1978
Label:  EMI
Format:  CD , LP
Tracks:  12
Time:  34 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:         Punk Rock







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"imperious delirium"
Year:  2006
Label:  Wildflower
Format:  CD
Tracks:  11
Time:  40 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:        Garage Rock







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"Tribute to The Saints"
Year:  1999
Country:  Japan
Label:  1+2 Records
Format:  CD
Tracks:  24
Time:  60 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:        Indie Rock








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Wednesday 18 February 2015

CREATIVE WASTE














































"Slaves to conformity"
Year:  2012
Country:  Saudi Arabaian
City:  Qatif, Dammam & Khobar.
Label:  Third Eye Grind
Format:  CD
Tracks:  10
Time:  32 min.
Lyrical themes:  politics , social issues
Genre:  rock
Style:        Grindcore







































Three young musicians from three cities next to the Persian Gulf (Arabian Saudi) decided in 2005 to start a grindcore band in the vein of early Napalm Death, Agathocles, Archagathus, Nasum Cripple Bastards, etc. but with strong leimotiv to don´t sound "lo-fi" but the opposite, to try with effort to sound with a medium or even high technical level, something like Assück (for example). In 2006 CREATIVE WASTE recorded an EP in a limited edition but the result was not the expected for the band. After few years the group made finally this album "Slaves to conformity" in 2012, which is considered at date for many peole their best work. Despite they live in Arabian Saudi and to make an style so minority like grindcpre, CREATIVE WASTE has got certain popularity grace to its high musical quality and also to its intelligent lyrics, far from topics and "typics".
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Monday 9 February 2015

RAISED FIST























"fuel"
Year:  1998
Country:  Sweden
City:  Stockholm
Label:  Burning Heart
Format:  CD
Tracks:  14
Time:  30 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:         Hardcore














The name "Raised Fist" came as an idea from the Rage Against the Machine song "Know Your Enemy", where part of the lyrics are as follows: "Born with an insight and a raised fist..." The band has become more successful over the years, with its aggressive music and vocals today considered as one of the most energetic live acts to be found. As an example of their rise, the band played at the large Scandinavian Roskilde Festival in 2004. Burning Heart Records, the band's former record label, houses many other Swedish punk and hardcore bands. The band currently consists of five members, where the latest newcomer is the drummer Matte Modin (formerly of Dark Funeral). Raised Fist recently signed a two album contract with Epitaph Records and started working on the first of these in November 2013.
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"ignoring the guidelnes"
Year:  2000
Label:  Burning Heart
Format:  CD , LP
Tracks:  13
Time:  30 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:         Hardcore

















Sweeden's best (living) hardcore act have done it again. After two EPs's and an amazing album (Fuel) they've taken their sound to a new level. Ignoring the Guidelines has a much fuller sound, and is played at an even more breakneck pace than their previous work. While most of the songs tend to follow a similar style, it's a style that Raised Fist has raised (no pun intended) to an art. With a few exceptions, the pattern seems to be this: 60-90 seconds of intense verse/chorus hardcore, then another minute or so of the same lyrics at a slower tempo and different beat. However, each song tends to have a different memorable aspect. "Envy Is Dangerous" has a chorus that sticks in your head, "Different but the Same" will have you shouting along in the outro, "Twisted Debate" never fails to bring out the air-drums, and "Working on Wood" has one shouted line that begs to be listened to over and over again (you'll see when you hear it). Just before wrapping up the album, Raised Fist takes time out to give their own rendition of Gorilla Biscuits's "New Direction". I've never really been a fan of Gorilla Biscuits (never really gave them a chance), but...wow...sorry, i'm speechless. Raised Fist has never been much of a political band. Most of their songs tend to speak to a specific person or people, hoping the listener will see some of his/her own faults, and make an effort to correct them. Sometimes, however, the message is a bit garbled in translation. The imperfect Swedish to English reminds me of early Millencolin lyrics. Favourite lines include (these are not typos): "remember the knife always land in the back" and "I don't care about what your ugly mouth say". As the most recent Burning Heart band to be imported to Epitaph, Raised Fist has been getting more North American exposure. Check out the Epitaph site for free song ("Breaking Me Up" - one of the slower songs and an exception to the pattern mentioned above). "Different But The Same" appears on the latest Punk-o-Rama comp. What's the problem with this cd? It's too short. 11 songs, 27 minutes. But it's one of the most intense 27 minutes ever put on CD. Whatever you do, give them a few listens before passing judgement. I couldn't thoroughly enjoy this CD until about the 4th listen through it. And a word of warning: Raised Fist has been known to cause riots at shows (see: Brandon, Manitoba). One listen through will help you see why (*Review writen by Layawayplan ).
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"dedication"
Year:  2002
Label:  Burning Heart
Format:  CD, LP
Tracks:  11
Time:  30 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:        Hardcore







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"sound of the republic"
Year:  2006
Label:  Burning Heart
Format:  CD
Tracks:  12
Time:  30 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:        Hardcore







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"veil of ignorance"
Year:  2009
Label:  Burning Heart
Format:  CD
Tracks:  13
Time:  30 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:        Hardcore







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"from the north"
Year:  2015
Label:  Burning Heart
Format:  CD, LP
Tracks:  11
Time:  30 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:        Hardcore






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"anthems"
Year:  2019
Label:  Epitaph
Format:  CD, LP
Tracks:  10
Time:  28 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:        Hardcore








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Saturday 7 February 2015

THE ISOTOPES















"nuclear strike zone"
Year:  2015
Country:  Canada
City:  Vancouver
Label:  Red Scare
Format:  CD, LP
Tracks:  15
Time:  28 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:        Punk  Rock


















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"1994 world series champions"
Year:  2017
Label:  Red Scare
Format:  CD, LP
Tracks:  13
Time:  26 min.
Genre:  rock
Style:        Punk  Rock







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