Before You Were Punk

Before You Were Punk (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 11, 1997)
• Original Release Date: May 27, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Vagrant Records
• ASIN: B000005BOV
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,284 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #78 in Music > Alternative Rock > Hardcore & Punk > Hardcore
  • #100 in Music > Alternative Rock > Hardcore & Punk > Punk Revival

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun for the 80's Dwellers, September 20, 2001

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David J. Berault (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Before You Were Punk (Audio CD)

If you remember the eighties, which you should, you will enjoy this album. As a punk fan and a 80's retro freak I was delighted by the songs and the way they were redone for this cd. The songs are all old standby favorites and the bands who cover them are some of the brightest stars in modern punk pop. If you are a fan of bands such as MXPX then this album will fit into your collection well. If you are more of a Minor Threat listener you will be better off skipping this one. Grab this one and think of the years gone by when a mullet was still cool. If you feel real retro grap a copy on tape...how old will that make you feel?!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars who is the genius that thought of this?, May 11, 2000

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Stephanie (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Before You Were Punk (Audio CD)

This is the GREATEST CD EVER! Whoever thought you could mix up punk and new wave! The two greatest genres of all time, on one CD! They picked the best songs to put on this album, esapecially the cover of "867-5309," which is the very very best song on the disc, as well as the covers of "goody two shoes" and "turning japanese" and "pretty in pink" and "crash" ! This is the best album ever! Buy it! I assure you, you WON'T be disappointed!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's good...really, August 31, 2000

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I. Simpson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Before You Were Punk (Audio CD)

I read the five star reviews on this disc. I'm always suspicious of those, because (just in case you haven't noticed) 90% of the reviews on Amazon seem to be five star. I also read the review of the guy who gave this disc only two stars. I think he's wrong. This is a cool and very fun compilation. If you grew up with these songs, either in college or high school, this is a great way to re-visit them. Yes, many of the songs are a bit overly faithful to the originals, but we're not talking about re-interpreting Beethoven here. This is supposed to be brainless fun, and it is. My personal favorite is the Jughead's Revenge rendition of "Young Turks" but that's probably just because I feel like Rod Stewart deserves to be brutalized a bit. I'd recommend this as a party soundtrack.