BYO Split Series, Vol. 4

Anti-Flag, Bouncing Souls | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 3, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Better Youth Org.
• ASIN: B00006IJ25
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #171,783 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Punks In Vegas - Bouncingsouls

2. No Security - Bouncingsouls

3. That's Youth - Bouncingsouls

4. Bryan's Lament - Bouncingsouls

5. We're Coming Back - Bouncingsouls

6. Less Than Free - Bouncingsouls

7. America Got It Right - Anti-Flag

8. Smash It To Pieces - Anti-Flag

9. No Borders, No Nations - Anti-Flag

10. Gifts From America: With Love, The U.S.A. - Anti-Flag

11. The Freaks, Nerds & Romantics - Anti-Flag

12. Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't Have Fallen In Love With)? - Anti-Flag

Editorial Reviews

The fourth volume in BYO's split series includes the fun New Jersey band Bouncing Souls, who write anthemic, singalong-type songs, and the radical leftist band Anti-Flag, performing a few of each other's tunes, some originals, and several covers. Bouncing Souls are best appreciated live. Their albums tend to all sound similar, though this would be a better-than-average collection from them, especially their covers of Cock Sparrer's "We're Coming Back" and Sticks and Stones' "Less Than Free." Bouncing Souls rock out pretty hard on these numbers and are definitely improving as a band. On the other hand, Anti-Flag is a political band with very little to say. Check out the lyrics to "America Got It Right." Is this supposed to be social commentary? How can you preach about politics when you have such serious issues with simplistic English grammar on your lyric sheet? Anti-Flag spews forth a kiddie version of political punk and can probably only be appreciated by the under-18 set. Still, they are learning to play their instruments better and deliver a not-completely awful take on the Buzzcocks' "Ever Fallen in Love With Someone (You Shouldn't've Fallen in Love With)." Volume three in this split-series, with Rancid and NOFX, is a much more worthwhile effort. ~ Adam Bregman, Rovi

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BYO got it right, October 25, 2002

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"[e-mail]" (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: BYO Split Series, Vol. 4 (Audio CD)

After hearing the energetic, but otherwise unimaginative, Rancid/NOFX split (no new songs), I was convinced that BYO Split Series Volume IV would be more of the same. Come to find out, not only do Anti-Flag and the Bouncing souls absolutely kill versions of each others songs, they dish out a ton of great new songs and covers. Folks who claim that the cover war of the Rancid/NOFX split, is "a glowing example of why punk isn't dead," need to up their expectations and check out the glowing example of bending the limits of punk rock on Volume IV. This album demonstrates the Bouncing Souls' ability to blend activistism and raw emotion into their infectious hooks and proves that Anti-Flag can appeal to the heart right up there with the kings of poppy emotion, the Bouncing Souls. I can't imagine a better split.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars woohoo!, May 27, 2003

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Sarah (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: BYO Split Series, Vol. 4 (Audio CD)

This is a great album. The Bouncing Souls are my favorite band and Anti-Flag is cool too. Punks in Vegas and Bryan's Lament are my favorites. But the whole album is awesome. These isn't one bad song on it. Go buy it now, ...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ONE OF THE BEST CDs EVER, September 18, 2002

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TRENDY455POSER (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: BYO Split Series, Vol. 4 (Audio CD)

I bought this CD a few days after it came out and I have only listened to this CD since then. This is one of the BEST cds out there at the moment. I can't even pick out a favorite song on the CD it is too good. So don't download this CD go out and buy it. BUY IT!!!!!