For the Punx

Casualties

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 6, 2007)
• Original Release Date: May 29, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Punkcore Records
• ASIN: B000W1V85S
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #243,111 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is NOT for Blink fans, November 14, 2001

By	Christy (Tennessee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: For the Punx (Audio CD)

The Casualties are the most DIY band exisiting at the moment...like all the bands on Punk Core Records they are bringing back the era of old fashioned street punk/oi! that was lost in the 90's because punk got too poppy. It is very true that punk is not what you wear , but it doesnt mean going balistic either because you see this band dressed this way...The Casualties are simply showing off their love for old style fashioned street punk including the fashions of that time.not only that but they play some fast and loud music without a care in the world for the "rules" and the whole "hey punk is about making a difference" things...they believe in punk for the sake of punk

This album "For The Punx"...is a slice full of the raw street punk sound. Lyrically...hey they're not college professors..but that doesnt make this album any less enjoyable..the songs are repetive in choruses ..but lyrically it doesnt matter anyway because Jorge's vocals are so nasty nobody can understand a word he says without a handy lyric sheet...but some of the lyrics on here are actually good "Destruction and Hate" is the best example of this when compared to "Punx & Skinz"..or "Punk Rock Love"..

Musically it's thrashy and loud...and even in some places melodic("Punk Rock Love" which is actually a parody of cheesy love song punk ). Other faves is "Chaos Punx"..( which the lyrics are sung in spanish ).."Ugly Bastards"..great song with great lyrics

"Casualties"..with a funny excerpt in the begining
"For the Punx" , "City Life" , "Police Brutality"..just a great street punk album

This album represents what good punk rock should be...simplicity..that was what punk was founded on..look at the Ramones who are considered to be one of the greatest punk bands ever..dumb lyrics , 3 chords , it works

The Casualties don't wanna just sell records..they don't care about being rock-stars...it's punk rock for the sake of punk rock..no cliche idealims...and raw oi!

Buy this if you are a true street/oi fan

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Their best album, November 26, 2001

By	Jonathan Henry (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: For the Punx (Audio CD)

I write this without having heard much of their recently released "Die-Hards" disc, but as far as I am concerned, this is the Casualties' best album. Punk Rock Love is an awesome song (if you listen closely, the guitar chords are actually the same as the Misfits song "Skulls", which is sort of weird, but I love that song too). Punx and Skinz is fun, and Casualties has a clip from the movie "Return of the Living Dead" at the beginning, which wins this CD major points because it's my favorite movie.

As some of the more intelligent reviewers have observed, the Casualties are what it means to be punk. I don't mean that you have to have liberty spikes and studded leather jackets; I mean their attitude. They don't care what "society" thinks of them, they act how they want. To "A music fan" from Texas...have you ever been to a Casualties show? They are as far from Blink as you can possibly get. They play tiny venues to small crowds, BECAUSE they are the opposite of all that Blink and junky mainstream punk stands for. It's not the Casualties that misunderstand punk, it's you.

Summary: Incredible streetpunk album, if you're into that style of music, I can almost guarantee you'll like this. Check out "The Anger and the Truth" by the Unseen too, it's another great one.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure punk rock, January 16, 2005

By	minorthreat (Cincinnati, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: For the Punx (Audio CD)

Call it punk, call it whatever. Doesn't matter, this is a brilliant CD. Fast, aggressive, roaring vocals, street anthems, everything that makes a street punk album great. There are detriments, and those are the lyrics. The lyrics are indeed not the greatest at times, but it is what it is, and that's 30 minutes of punk rock glory, taking no prisoners.

Jorge's voice is a little higher than it is on their later CDs, but it has the same harshness every Casualties fan loves (or tolerates). I personally find his voice to be perfect for punk: harsh and truthful. These guys mean what they sing, and despite everyone calling them fashion punks or whatever's trendy to call people nowadays, the music is brilliant, raw punk, and isn't made to be anything more. Buy this CD if you're a fan of The Casualties or just a fan of American street punk in general.