13 Jul

Classic Album – Homegrown “That’s Business”

Home Grown first got together in their hometown Orange County during the end of the summer of 1994. Started off as a true garage band playing original tunes primarily in the alternative punk-style.

Since then, the band has been playing numerous shows and have built themselves a very good reputation as an ecxellent live act. The band themselves describes their liveapperances as “..a mixture of raw talent and entertaining showmanship-goofy funny & sexy!”

The debut album “That´s Business” was recorded at WestBeach Recorders in Hollywood together with producer Steve Kravac in 1995, and released the same year in the US by Liberation Records. Now, after raving reviews in american alternative press the album is released through the whole of Europe by Burning Heart Records.

“That´s Business” contains 15 songs that would/Could/should take up the battle with gigants as GREEN DAY & RANCID. Drummer Bob Herco describes the sound of Home Grown as “Power-pop-punk-ska”, and that description really sums it up. Songs like “GET A JOB”, “SURFER GIRL” and “FACE IN THE CROWD” shows the bands talent to write punky songs with a great pop-edge added to it.

The lyrics takes on classic subjects as girlproblems, teenage angst and beachpartys. Not exactly classed as high-level poetry, but all in all important things to deal with for the youngsters in the band.

In addition to Herco, the band members include Ian Cone, Lead guitarist, Johnee Trash, Vocalist and rhythm guitar and Adumb Lohrbach, bassist.

Taken from: Burning Heart Records Website

Tracklisting:

1. Get A Job
2. The Hearing Song
3. She Said
4. My Friend Suck
5. Alternative Girl
6. Wanna Be
7. Surfer Girl
8. U Bother Me
9. Face In The Crowd
10. I Hate Myself
11. One Night Stand
12. Impotency
13. Worthless
14. Employers Market
15. Sflb

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12 Jul

Classic Album – Pennywise “Self Titled”

Pennywise was released on October 22, 1991, and was the band’s first album distributed via Epitaph Records. This self titled debut made some impact upon its 1991 release, along with Bad Religion’s Suffer, helping to re-establish the Southern Californian punk rock scene. The album explores various themes, including ideas of a utopian world in the uplifting opening track, “Wouldn’t It Be Nice”, and ideas about living every day to the fullest in “Living for Today”.

Track Listing:

1. Wouldn’t It Be Nice
2. Rules
3. The Secret
4. Living for Today
5. Come Out Fighting
6. Homeless
7. Open Door
8. Pennywise
9. Who’s to Blame
10. Fun and Games
11. Kodiak
12. Side One
13. No Reason Why
14. Bro Hymn

Bro Hymn Song:

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09 Jul

Classic Album – Rancid “and out come the wolves”

Rancid – And out come the wolves is most likely my favourite album of all time.  Matt Freeman is the reason why I started playing bass.  On the track “Journey to the End of the Easy Bay” and “Old friend” you can hear how well he plays the bass.

This album was released in 1995 by Epitaph records.  If you don’t know this album, make sure you get this before you get their latest album released fourteen years later “Let The Dominoes Fall”

Tracklisting:

1. Maxwell Murder
2. The 11th Hour
3. Roots Radical
4. Time Bomb
5. Olympia WA
6. Lock, Step & Gone
7. Junkie Man
8. Listed MIA
9. Ruby Soho
10. Daly City Train
11. Journey to the End of the Easy Bay
12. She’s Automatic
13. Old Friend
14. Disorder and Disarray
15. The Wars End
16. You Don’t Care Nothin’
17. As Wicked
18. Avenues & Alleyways
19. The Way I Feel

Band Members:

• Tim Armstrong – lead vocals, guitars (1991–present)
• Lars Frederiksen – guitars, lead vocals (1993–present)
• Matt Freeman – bass, lead vocals (1991–present)
• Branden Steineckert – drums, percussion (2006–present)

Rancid Video Ruby Soho

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08 Jul

Classic Album – Voodoo Glow Skulls “Who is this is”

Does anyone remember this album from a few years ago?  Voodoo Glow Skulls debut album “Who is this is” was released in 1994 by record company Dr Strange Records.

This album was their first and it features some fast and heavy songs.  This album is guaranteed to destroy a party. One of the best songs on the album is  “Bossman“.  It is  hard for anyone not to relate to the message on that song.

Voodoo Glow Skull’s music is fast, loud and hard.  The trumpets and trombones are especially at the forefront most of the time on this album.

Find below the tracklisting on this album:

1. Insubordination
2. Dirty Rats
3. Give In
4. You’re the Problem
5. Sin Berguensa (Si Habla Espanol)
6. Wife and Kid
7. Country Phuck
8. Dog Pile
9. Here Comes the Sun
10. Too Many Secrets
11. Cheap Guy
12. La Migra (Mas Espanol)
13. Ugly Stick
14. Bossman
15. (Untitled)
16. Revenge of the Nerds

Who do voodoo you do….

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