Customer Reviews

Carry the Banner

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Hey what's up?, I must say that I couldn't get this CD but I have most of the songs in MP3 and they are COOL!!, I Want to get the CD, I tryed but I steel don't get it. This band is pretty cool, is like Green Day, but the songs are more shorts. Green Day is my favorite band but I like very much Pinhead Gunpowder. So, don't expect a super-band, but expect a really COOL band... That's all, oh...sorry about my english, is not very good, I speak spanish... Good Luck and If you want another cool band search DILLINGER FOUR is a superband!!, almost better than Green Day!!, (not better) search it!!

i think ive reviewed all the Pinhead Gunpowder Cd's and once again Pinhead Gunpowder has put out great punk rock music....i am a fan of Green Day also a fan of Monsula (Bill, Bass/Vocals)and Jason and Aaron Cometbus's lyrical storytelling is solid once again. The cover song of Diana Ross's Mahogany is (as already mentioned)a great cover.

I ordered this cd not to long ago, and it's really great!!! I'm a big fan of Green Day, and with Billie Joe helping sing in this band is really noticable. It's a really great cd and you really need to buy it if you're a Green Day fan. Also, buy they're other cds....they're great too!!!

This was phgp second release and it isn't quite as good. They miss Mike alot but they still crank out some pretty good songs. This cd is worth it for the Mahogany cover and Walking contastrophe which sounds like an old school punk song that green day couldve easily penned and made a hit. I would only get this album if you are a die hard fan or want to complete your collection you might like this better than i do.

According to the band's recount of the making of "Carry the Banner" everything was going wrong, but that didn't stop them from releasing yet another great CD. This nine song album is done by Aaron, Billie, Jason and Bill. We get a wider variety on vocals on this release, even Bill the Bassist sings one..."I Am The Stranger". Unlike most of the SF East Bay bands, this album did get some radio airplay out in the San Francisco area. It includes a great cover of "Mahogany". Give this one a shot.

Personally, I am not that fond of Billy Joe or Green Day. Were they not commercially successful I would not feel this way, but I do because I secretly resent their success. But a friend of mine plays in this band so I listened to it. The line-up of this band is good... particularly Aaron Cometbus (ex-Crimpshrine) and Jason White (ex-Chino Horde.) So the music is not going to be bad. If you like Green Day, you'll like Pinhead Gunpowder because they sound a lot alike. But then again, Green Day sounds a lot like most other bands hailing from the East Bay, it's just that they get paid more than anyone else for sounding that way. Truth be told though, this album contains probably the best cover of Diana Ross' "Mahogany" set to record and makes the purchase worth every penny.