Customer Reviews

BYO Split Series, Vol. 4

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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.

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, ...

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!!!!!

i was totally stoked when i found out that the bouncing souls (my favorite band) and anti-flag (awesome) were doing this split together...it's a great album. first off, the bands do great covers of each other's songs with the bouncing souls doing "that's youth" and anti-flag doing "the freaks, nerds and romantics", i'd really like to see every BYO split in the future have the two bands covering at least one song by each other, it's a cool idea. Both bands bring some great new material to the table (Bouncing Souls "Punks In Vegas", "No Security" and "Bryan's Lament" are really freaking cool)...Anti-Flag's new songs are very Anti-Flag, which is always a good thing. Go buy this if you like either band, you'll enjoy it.

This is an AMAZING split. Better than Rancid/NoFX. Bouncing Souls cover songs are great, especially their cover of 'That's Youth'. Punks in Vegas is also a great song. Anti-Flag's stand out song has got to be "Smash it to Pieces", probably one of my favorite by them ever. Their cover of "The Freaks, Nerds, and Romantics" is great but not as good as The Souls cover. A-F also has a lot of backup vocals from The Code, probably to promote them a little more since they're on A-F Records, but they're also an awesome band so they only add to the great music. GET THIS CD. IT IS A MUST HAVE FOR FANS OF EITHER OF THESE BANDS OR PUNK IN GENERAL