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End of an Era

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The Trouble, the Pinkerton Thugs, the Ducky Boys, the Unseen, and of course the Dropkick Murphys are the best bands to come out of Boston in the '90s. Forever their music will live with the souls who have heard and lived by it. The Pinkerton Thug's CD, "End of an Era's" lyics are a sad reminder of how the Boston scene has dwindled with the break up of three of these bands, the closing of the Rat, etc., but is routed in some of the greatest sounds that have ever come to my ears. By both of the P-Thug's CDs along with all of the rest of the great Boston bands mentioned. One's life is not complete with out listening to all of them.

end of an era is full of catchy punk rock songs. not too hardcore, but not too poppy. it's not the kind of music that's going to become all mainstream and end up on mtv or anything. listening to this album always puts me in a good mood... i first heard the pinkerton thugs on "go-kart vs. the corporate giant #2", and then borrowed the cd from my friend. i'd say it's worth buying, especially if you like "out come the wolves" by rancid. (although this cd's not as good.)
ps. the song "no heroes, no justice" is always stuck in my head, it's one of my favorite songs on the album.

by far the best album ive ever heard or owned,maybe 2nd to the suicide machines "destruction by definition".Marks voice is at its best singing with this band then yelling with the unseen.very catchy streetpunk/rocknroll and quickly becomein to expensive and hard to find.the good news is these boys are back together playin shows and who knows if a new record is in the works!maybe theyll repress this one.

For the record this album is on the top of the list of my own personal top 5 albums list. This album was a major step forward from their debut as far as songwriting went. Micah Smaldone's guitar playing improved considerably as he began to lead in a more Rockabilly direction as can be heard on the tracks "Where the Money Goes", "Never Say Die", and the country tinged ballad "Youth". There are also straight up Punk numbers such as "The Times", "Don't Tread On Me". It would be no surprise that after the Pinkerton Thugs split that Micah would have a short stint in Boston's infamous Rockabilly racket, The Racketeers, in which he wrote and recorded the song "Duck and Cover" on the "Another Round With...The Racketeers" CD. It is, to say, that Paul also showed a major improvement in his playing on this album as you can clearly hear his Clash influences seeping through his 6 strings. Just do yourself a favor and purchase this album as it is the best Punk Rock album of the late 90s to ever been documented.

The P Thugs had an all-star lineup on this album and it showed. I think the addition of Bill Brown was an awesome move. This release is very different from The Pain And... These songs are less street punk and more of a mixture of rock (even a little rockabilly) and punk. These songs also have a much more uplifting feel than the album before it which has a more dreary feel to it. It's really a shame that these guys didn't stay around for longer but Paul, Micah and Bill are all frontlining their own projects now which is no surprise. They're all really talented and I wish them the best. Recommended for anyone that likes anything related to punk.

This album is a decent attempt at Oi! flavored street punk with heavy traditional rock 'n roll influences as well (and maybe even a little AC/DC!). The biggest downfall to the album, in my opinion, are the overtly communist/socialist/leftist lyrics. However, these can be easily overlooked, as they are smartly written. Overall, a good solid album.