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NO WTO COMBO, THE “Live from the Battle in Seattle” CD I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for Jello Biafra. Even when I find myself vehemently disagreeing with him on some subject or another, I never lose sight of the fact that in four minutes the man gives you more to think about that is in some way pertinent to your life than anything you could learn in four years of college. Then he’d usually drive home his point by knocking you on your ass with some highly charged punk rock. Well, many a moon has passed since I’ve seen or heard Jello grace a stage with a band behind him (a 1985 DK show at the Olympic being the last time, I think), so this disc was of particular note for me. As the title suggests, this is a live show recorded in Seattle during the hoopla surrounding the WTO meeting in December 1999. Jello, backed by a sort of super-group featuring Soundgarden and Nirvana members, barrels through “Let’s Lynch the Landlord,” “Full Metal Jackoff” and two new numbers, as well as one of his patented rants against the World Trade Organization. The nostalgia aspect of hearing the man perform live music again aside, the new songs aren’t too shabby (blowing the more recent Lard crap off the map) and his commentary on the WTO is insightful and should hopefully inspire others to at least look into what he’s talking about. Mandatory listening, to say the least. -Jimmy Alvarado (Alternative Tentacles) PATTERN, THE “Wet Circuit City” 7” ‘60s garage rock that has a mix of psychedelic mixed in. Reminded me of some of the soundtrack music that you would hear on some B movies from the late ‘60s to the early ‘70s. I like some of this stuff, but this did nothing for me. -Donofthedead (Alternative Tentacles) PG. 99 “Document 5” CD Hardcore blended with grind, overflowing with an unrelenting tense energy. The music is thunderous, explosive, abrasive, and a million other “brutal” adjectives. Maybe you could throw a “yee-ouch” in there as well, but let’s not sink to that level. Through all the fury they manage to throw in these near serene moments that all somehow fit perfectly in the scheme of things. “Hotel Nevada1982” and “Comedy for Christ” are a couple of standouts on a pretty much flawless album. -M.Avrg (Reptilian) PRICKS, THE Self-titled CD EP Okay, I really didn’t mind the rock- ’n’roll-inflected punk rock sound, but when they started messin’ up two of my favorite Childmolesters songs, that’s where I draw the line. See, those of us from this sweaty little neck of the woods take our Childmolesters tunes seriously and we don’t take kindly to people fuckin’ ‘em up, stranger. Now knock it off before the whole lot of you end up on the losing end of a thumb fight death match. Punks. -Jimmy Alvarado (Mongoloid) RATOS DE PORAO “Sistemados Pelo Crucifa” CD First heard of this infamous Brazilian band from my brother Katz in the early ‘80s. Since then I only picked up the split with Colera and recently the “Carneceria Tropical” CD. They have transformed through the years to a more metalish sound. I guess they got a weird hair up their ass and decided to re-record their first LP that they first recorded and released in 1983. I like second chances. I’m not sure how rare the first LP is, but my guess is that the collectors have made it unattainable. But with luck, they are reintroducing this again for those who didn’t have the chance. I would love to compare the two to see how different the musicianship has changed. This is a great record. It has screamed, sort of guttural vocals sung in Portuguese. The simplicity of the guitar chords push the rage. It has the non-polished feel of many bands of that period. I’ve been listening to it now for about three weeks and just love the old school aspect of the whole thing. I can still feel the magic of excitement hearing a band from a distant land playing the no-holdsbarred music of punk. I was playing this in the car and my friend started playing air drums before asking who the band was. I may be jaded at times, but there are many moments that I feel that the past kicks ass many times on the present. - Donofthedead (Alternative Tentacles) REAL KIDS “Live in Detroit” 7” I imagine this was recorded while they were on tour with Loose Lips. What you get is a couple of live doses of that good ol’ punk rock ‘n roll from some of the masters of the art. Sound quality is good and the band itself sounds great. Recommended. -Jimmy Alvarado (DUI) ROCKET 455 “Go to Hell” CD Picture the Jesus Lizard cranking on a more garage/trash Velvets trip . Good and nasty rock’n’roll, just as it should be. -Jimmy Alvarado (Get Hip) RUN FOR YOUR FUCKING LIFE Self-titled LP A good, solid hardcore unit here, kids. Lotsa tempo changes in the songs, lotsa angry words, lotsa aggro and lotsa attitude make this a good
way to start off the new millennium. This is the best thing I’ve heard from San Diego since the last Battalion of Saints album. -Jimmy Alvarado (Gloom) RYKER’S “Life’s a Gamble” CD This seems way more metal than hardcore to me. Lots of “chugchuga-chug-chug” on this one. Now and then there’s a punk-riff-typething thrown in there. -Pete Hucklebuck (Chord) SATANIC SURFERS “Fragments and Fractions” CD You’d never expect that the singer for these guys is also the singer in Intensity and plays in Sewn Shut. Two very different bands from Satanic Surfers! Anyway, this is their latest, and perhaps best. I’m not much of a fan of this style, but I like the fact that their lyrics are of real substance and not the ilk of all those lame ass bands that write song after song about girls. -M.Avrg (Bad Taste) SCOTT FARKUS AFFAIR, THE “We Will Become Destination” CD Emo/college rock. It sucked. -Jimmy Alvarado (Ambiguous City) SCREAMERS, THE “Demos ‘77-’78” LP As highly revered, sought after, talented, and influential as The Screamers are, they never officially released single piece of vinyl. Recent (and gorgeous) double-CD bootlegs (containing live shows and audio tracks from their Target Video appearances, among other things) have been released, and since Tomata Du Plenty died, it doesn’t look like a truly legit release will ever come out. (I have no idea who owns the rights to these songs.) The simple synopsis of The Screamers: a punk band that was at times out of Seattle and LA, was huge on the club circuit, that had no guitars. And they didn’t suck. Jello Biafra’s been quoted as saying The Screamers were, “The best unrecorded band in the history of rock’n’roll.” I personally can’t think of another one. The result is easily the first example of West coast techno punk, a genre that got raped all to hell, but was as vital and real as anyone plugging in a guitar. The Screamers are aggressive, tension-filled, exciting, and different - different not just to be different, but exploring something wholly original. Visionary? Yep. Iconoclastic? You bet. Worth getting? For the adventurous or if you think you’ve heard it all before. The only caveat to this? There’s a high pitch hum all the way through the LP and it’s fucking murder listening to it on headphones. And when I played it on the stereo, the neighbors dogs freaked (which is rad in its own way.). -Todd (SOB, a bootleg) SELF-MADE MONSTERS “Give Me My Rabies Shot” 7” EP Trash punk a la the Reatards, albeit minus the vitriol. The songs are simple and the lyrics aren’t exactly Longfellow, but fuck if this wasn’t a fun listen. Primal in all the right ways and a definite keeper. -Jimmy Alvarado (Self-Made Monsters) SERPICO “Everyone Vs. Everyone” CD Pleasant post-Mould alternative/college rock. I wouldn’t pay to see them, but I like ‘em enough that I wouldn’t change the station if they were on the radio. -Jimmy Alvarado (Boss Tuneage) SHERYL CRO(W) MAGS, THE “The Sheryl Cro(w) Mags #1 Hit” b/w “Watch for Repetition” 7” Tied in a two-way split for Best Band Name, 2001 with Super Chinchilla Rescue Mission, The Sheryl Cro(w) Mags are spit and stained jeans punk by a couple of roommates who happen to be Hot Water Music’s Chris Wollard and Radon’s Bill Clower. The name’s funny but the music’s not a joke. It’s got that same instant depth and musical firebranding of HWM and the seemingly unbreakable musical spine of Radon. It’s different enough from their other bands to warrant its own praise but in the same vein to easily recommend to fans of both. Short, powerful, and recommended, even if it was three guys I’d never heard of before. -Todd (No Idea, Crow(s) and Pawns) SHIFTERS, THE “Shattered” CD Musically, this is pretty strong: some solid early ‘80s OC punk crossed with late ‘70s punk, resulting in a sound not unlike label mates the Bodies. Lyrically... uh, let’s just say that including the lyric sheet was not the brightest of ideas. I mean, “And the kids shout - Oi! Oi! Oi!”? Please. At least put the same amount of thought into what you’re saying as you do figuring out which chords sound good together and where the breaks should go. That little bitchfest aside, I liked this. -Jimmy Alvarado (Radio) SILVER TONGUED DEVIL “Red-Eyed and Tongue-Tied” CD This is fully revved thunder-rumble rock’n’roll rowdiness as obscenely loud and lewd as the roaring flames of Hell itself! It’s bad-ass, ballsy, and sinfully blistering... high-octane audial attitude that’s mean, miscreant, and motherfuckin’ maniacal! STD harshly unleash a sonic assault of ear-incinerating wickedness (raucously replete with gargoyle-growl vocals and fiercely embittered battle bombardments of instrumental madness!) that rampantly runs circles around The Stooges, Motorhead, AC/DC, and Zeke. Hot damn indeed,
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