Shots Heard Round the World

Strike | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 23, 1999)
• Original Release Date: March 23, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Victory Records
• ASIN: B00000I8CB
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #507,340 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rockin the Red Point, December 30, 1999

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punkviper (Pittsburgh, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shots Heard Round the World (Audio CD)

If the majority of the "punk" world found out about them, I KNOW the Strike would be on the tips of everyone's tongues. A fantastic band that compares to the Swingin Utters, or Beltones. Flying the Red flag, they come at you with true working class songs that rock like no other recent band rocks. Yet never lapsing into lame-o "Oi" or whatever else the kids find "kewl" nowadays (Dropkick Murphys, ugh!) Absolutely necessary for any Clash fan or Stiff Little Fingers fan. And track down Conscience Left to Struggle... if you can find it (Johann's Face.) Can't say enough good things about em.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent '77 style punk rock, April 24, 2005

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F. Valerius (Ohio via Wisconsin) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shots Heard Round the World (Audio CD)

If it wasn't for reading a review of this album in RideBMX four years ago, I'd never have known about the Strike. Shortly after hearing a few of their songs, I ordered the LP and it arrived a few days later. Wow! I was 15 at the time, right in the midst of a "punk odyssey" of sorts, listening to the Dead Kennedys, the Ramones, Stiff Little Fingers, Buzzcocks, and it fit right next to all those albums. And there was real history inside these songs; "Shots Heard 'Round the World" was about the Chicago bread riots of the (I believe) 1900s, and "Tribute" referenced the Spanish civil war and the Triangle Shirtwaist factory incident. Other songs spoke of worker's rights ("Communique") and friendship ("Royal Albert Arms"). This was not "screw the government - we're punk rock!" anarchist drivel, but thought-provoking intelligent left-wing political anthems.

I made a tape with this album on one side and the Clash's first LP on the other. It found heavy rotation in my car's tape deck...all through the end of my freshman-, sophmore-, and most of junior year that tape was playing, and I loved it every single time. Great driving music - it's upbeat, and grooves like few other punk records do. It's a shame not many people know about the Strike, they're a neat little band. So to anyone who's considering this album, check it out. You won't be disappointed.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Find, April 28, 2000

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M. Driscoll "MD" (Acton, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shots Heard Round the World (Audio CD)

Great Find. Old school style Mod Punk band who use great Melodies, ala the Pixies. If you like Stiff Little Fingers, The Jam, The Clash, The Who or even newer Punk like Swingin' Utters and One Man Army, you'll Love this CD.