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Kisses From Hanoi

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Right out of the blue collar wastelands of Ohio come this wonderful surprise onto the street scene: a superb, punk\Oi! band, that truly ranks alongside groups like Dropkick Murphys, Hudson Falcons, and Swingin Utters. Soundwise they stick pretty true to these groups, blasting out totally solid, singalong tunes, with gravelly vocals that interchange between two singers. One of them is a bit throatier and quite reminiscent of Jake Burns (SLF), while the other sings more from the chest, but they both sound a lot alike and make an excellent match. As for song diversity, they stick pretty true to their formula, but still cover the whole gamut of singalong Oi!, some faster, slightly California tinged pieces , street rock, and some good feeling, pub sounds like the Pogues. Lyrically they cover personal\friendship\life change topics, as well as some more sociopolitical tunes reminiscent of the previously mentioned Hudson Falcons, as well as Those Unknown. They also pack a lot of youthful idealism in their tunes, harkening back to The Jam or SLF. Many bands might come and go, along with many who lack real feeling; with The GC5 their passion is evident, and their sound in league with the top groups these days, ultimately best noted as Bombshell Rocks or Rancid meets Hudson Falcons. So killer musicians, inspired vocals, singalong choruses, and lyrics born out of obviously kind hearted guys. I feel confident The GC5 are assured a spot in history. Really, it doesn't get any better than this.........

I've been a streetpunk/Oi! fan for a while but I've been struggling to find a current band that I really enjoy...thank god for the GC5. These guys play punk rock along the lines of the Swingin' Utters, Dropkick Murphys (minus the idiotic lyrics and thinly veiled merchandising ploys), SLF, etc... Although the recordings on "Kisses from Hanoi" don't stack up to the band's live performances, it's hard to miss the target with this killer combination of songwriting and musicianship on display here...Who would of thought that the spirit of Jake Burns would be reborn into four young guys from Ohio...oh well, I'm not complaining.

i am a big fan of the "scene killer" comps from outsider records, and i kept hearing about a cd they put out by a band called GC5. then, a friend of mine saw this band live and told me to catch them at their next show, and that i did. it was so fun, i ended up buying the cd the next day. this has to be one of the best cd's i have heard this year, up there with the scene killers (part I & II, if those are still available, i suggest you buy those as well). i even bought a copy of this cd for my punk rock neighbor, who thought it was so great, he bought me and my boyfriend a round of drinks (isn't that beautiful?). buy it and love it or you will regret it....

I have been listening to the new record for a bout a week, itis very fast and it has a good sound to it. It sounds like dkm and usbombs. If you like oi and fast punk rock I recommend you go out and buy a copy. The best song on the record is white flag, it is a really powerful song and it has a good sound to it. I can not say enough about the gc5, they are way to good. The CD has 14 great songs; there is not a bad song on the whole record. Outsider records is the label that released the new CD, Outsider records is a great oi and street punk label. Anyways I really think you should go and buy it right now because it is a great band playing great music. The gc5's are going on tour so be sure to check them out live. There is no way on God's green earth that I would miss one of their shows, I look forward to the gc5 to play at show case. Outsider records has their tour dates on their web page so go look them up right now because if you miss them you will be sorry. SEAN BESSERT

I've been sitting here for a while trying to think of a way to describe "Kisses From Hanoi", but obviously, I'm not doing to good. It's as simple as this...The GC5 are absolutely AMAZING! They will, without a doubt, blow your mind! I mean come on, this is political streetpunk rock n' roll straight outta Cleveland, Ohio. It doesn't get any better than this. Fans of the U.S. Bombs, Dropkick Murphys, Swingin' Utters, etc. will definitely want to pick up this record. Outsider should be proud, they've done an excellent job with The GC5.