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Punk Rock 2004, June 5, 2004
This review is from: Old Skars & Upstarts 2004 (Audio CD)
For those whose dalliance with punk rock in the late-70s had more to do with musical adventure than social rebuttal, it may be surprising to learn how vital this music remains so far out of the mainstream spotlight. But then, the same has probably been said numerous times of rock 'n' roll more in its 50 year history. These 27 tracks, culled by Duane Peters (ex-U.S. Bombs, current Die Hunns) from over 1,200 demos show punk rock to be alive and well, if not currently the focus of MTV's (nonexistent) video rotation. Unlike the first volume in this series (a 2000 issue on Alive, and including the likes of Rancid and JFA), the bands anthologized this time pop up from deeper in the underground. The songs include a lot of variety, from melodic punk and skatecore to sophisticated post-punk sounds.
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