Word is Bond by The Johnstones

EDIT: SHHHHiiiiiiiit! I'm late reviewing this. (kurtkurtrkurt)

kurtkurtkurt:

 Anyways this is a Stomp Records band. I acquired this album because I loved how bizarre this lead singers voice is. He sings in this high pitch gibberish sometimes. Anyways I love the music a lot, they're lyrics are much to be desired.

Stuckski:

Ummm is there a genre called 'bro-ska'? Decent musically. Not sure about some of the singing. L.A.D.I.E.S. was fantastic.


RATINGS:

kurtrkurtkurt: 8/10
Stuckski: 6/10

Dawn Metropolis by Anamanaguchi

kurtkurtkurt:

Man felt like I was in a video game. Seriously though made half an hour fly by with pure bliss while I was working. Matt links to all the songs below and I don't blame him. I aspire to be able to put down some phat 8bit sounds like that in my music. Props to these guys.

Stuckski:

26.1 minutes of Chippunk awesome. If you know Anamanaguchi at all it's from the kick-ass Scott Pilgrim soundtrack and Dawn Metropolis delivers with more of the same videogame awesomeness. They do a great job of combining instruments with the 8bit sounds to create a great mood in their songs.
What are the best tracks you ask? All of them, dear sir/madam. All of them.
Blackout City
Jetpack Blues
Dawn Metropolis
Danger Mountain
Overarrow
Tempest, Teamwork, Triumph (at sea)
Mermaid

Enjoy.


RATINGS:

kurtkurtkurt: 9/10
Stuckski: 10/10

Fuck World Trade by Leftover Crack

kurtkurtkurt:

These guys are probably one of my favorite bands right now. I tend to disagree with most of their extreme politics and opposition to all religion, but damn if they don't make good music. They're a mixture of punk/ska/death metal seamlessly going through all three in some songs. Their ska Gang Control and folk ballad Soon We'll be Dead are personal highlights for me.

Stuckski:

I don't know what to make of Leftover Crack, their music is kind of all over the place. I really don't like the songs where the vocals tend almost towards screamo, but then the next song will be an awesome softer, almost folk punk track like Soon We'll be Dead. In between are some real nice punk gems. Gringos Son Puercos Feos reminds me of some of the older NOFX material, which is always a good thing. And the hidden instrumental at the end of Operation: M.O.V.E. hit me in the right spot for some reason. I'd say the second half of this album is better than the first by far.

RATINGS:

kurtkurtkurt: 9/10
Stuckski: 6/10

Best of 2001-2009 by Rasmus

kurtkurtkurt:

Umm... The album cover looks kinda cool? It doesn't help their generic rock sound, but  I think it's the most positive thing I can say about the album. I suppose I can also say "They're a band who plays their instruments and form songs." So they've got that much going for them.

Stuckski:

I had to resist the urge to take a hatchet to my music collection before starting this music blog. I almost convinced myself that it would be preferential to admitting owning some of the pop albums I do (see Aguilera, Christina). Now that we've been through a few reviews, I realize that what I'm really embarrassed about is all these generic rock albums I own. I mean, the Rasmus? Who the fuck are these guys, and how on earth do they have enough music to create a 'best of' album spanning eight years?! They sound like a Linkin Park knock-off, in a bad way.

RATINGS:

kurtkurtkurt: 1/10
Stuckski: 2/10

Specials by The Specials

kurtkurtkurt:

My love for this band goes back to when I first truly started exploring music. It wasn't until middle school when I began to be able to use the internet to find music. Since there were a multitude of programs (Napster) that allowed ease to acquiring music I began to broaden my musical (ska) horizons. While they were hardly the first Ska band I ever heard and not the band that got me into the music (Five Iron Frenzy and a multitude of other Christian Ska bands take that title) this album gained a place in my heart the more I listened to it and I learned more about the genre.

As far as albums go The Specials' Specials is one of my favorite albums of all time.

A Message To You Rudy, Little Bitch and Gangsters are a good sampling from this album.

(Note to peeps. My version is the U.S. version so it includes their song Gangsters which is not on the original UK pressing.)

Stuckski:

Well, they're pretty...special. HAHAHAHHAHA...Get it?! Super cool joke there, I'm really topping myself this time. I've already mentioned my feelings about two-tone ska on previous posts (recap: they're good feelings), and the Specials are the kings of two-tone. Love 'em, and love this album. One a side note, when I spent about one second filling in as guitarist for my friend's band The Openers (who have since reached level 16 and evolved into Use the Boost, a chip-punk extravaganza), we covered A Message for You Rudy, and that is -to date- still the only ska song I know how to play. Who was that friend who's band I was in, you ask? Why nobody else but the fan-fuckin-tastic mr Kurtkurtkurt himself!


RATINGS:

kurtkurtkurt: 10/10
Stuckski: 9/10

Your Favorite Weapon by Brand New

kurtkurtkurt:

Well that sucked. I mean I guess I've heard worse (Seether) but still pretty terrible. Biggest disappointment was Soco Amaretto Lime. I thought to myself "Oh, it's gonna be a fun upbeat song. Surely if the song title is a mixed drink. WRONG.
Stuckski:

I don't know what's up with this album, but I was bored to tears listening to it, and that is the only flaw I cannot forgive. I think it's supposed to be some kind of pop-punk or something, not sure. Generic, boring...yawn.

RATINGS:

kurtkurtkurt: 2/10
Stuckski: 1/10

Anthology of Releases: 2001-2003 by Career Suicide

kurtkurtkurt:

This album is great, it's an hour long and has 44 songs on it. These guys go from blitzkrieg fast with You Call this a Life? to the more traditional 80s hardcore sounds of Moron. Definitely pit material. Get ye some!

Stuckski:

If I had to describe hardcore punk in one word, I would probably choose "Energy". Hardcore is about leaving behind all the complicated affectations we add to our music and getting down to the raw energy underneath. I've never listened to Career Suicide before, but from the first track to last, I was sucked in by the raw chaotic simplicity of their music. I can only imagine how awesome their live show is! If you don't feel like moshing and headbanging while listening to this music, you are probably seriously deficient somehow. Seriously, go get yourself checked out.

RATINGS:

kurtkurtkurt: 9/10
Stuckski: 9/10