Take Warning: Songs of Operation Ivy

Various Artists - Alternative - 2nd & 3rd Wave Ska, Operation Ivy (Tribute)

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 26, 1997)
• Original Release Date: September 17, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Glue Factory
• ASIN: B000005AT6
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #198,261 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Thirteen artists pay homage to the legacy of modern ska-punk forefathers Operation Ivy, the Berkeley, California quartet (1987-1989) that launched an army of imitators in later years. (Op Ivy's Matt Freeman and Tim "Lint" Armstrong continued their Clash worship by founding Rancid in the early 1990s.) While most of Take Warning remains faithful to Op Ivy's bratty, hard-nosed stylings, some pranksters (notably The Aquabats) take liberties and inject some of their own personality into the antic frenzy. --Mark Woodlief

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Don't look at the rating, read the reivew, November 29, 2001

By A Customer

I first heard operation ivy at a friends house, and left with the idea that i had just discovered a completely new type of music. I was right. Their music has spirit, energy, and is overall great. This CD is supossadly a tribute to Operation Ivy. But... I thought tributes were to pay homage, not to laugh at or scorn. While some of the songs obvouisly try to convey the energy of Op Ivy, some others, such as the Aquabats, insult the image of Op Ivy. I may sound like some one who is just pissed because their favorite band is being made fun of, but that's because that is what I am, and theres nothing wrong with it. If this was a joke album like weird Al Yankovitch's stuff, I could understand it. But with the cover displaying the Operation Ivy logo, and a reacreation picture of the guy on the back of the cover booklet in energy, it is being sold as a tribute. Buy it if you want it as a joke. However, if you are a true Operation Ivy fan who wants more of the same great music, look elswhere. Unfourtuantly, judging by this album, those of you looking for some new Operation Ivy are going to be very dissapointed. If only more of today's artists treated music not only as another art medium, but as a "indirect force for change".

-An Op Ivy fan

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It was okay, December 26, 1998

By	"oasisaz" (Skull Valley, Arizona USA) - See all my reviews

This cd was all right, but nothing compared to the original songs. The Home Grown and Reel Big Fish songs are dry and pretty stupid. Reel Big Fish does a really crappy job of covering one of Op Ivy's best songs, "Unity". Pocket Lent's version of "Bankshot" is pretty cool, better than the original, I think. The Blue Meanies -TOTALLY- changed the sound of "Yellin' in my ear", but it still sounds pretty cool. The Cherry Poppin' Daddies mangled "Sound System", my second favorite Op Ivy song, and made it sound all swingy and stupid. The Hippos did a pretty okay job of "Freeze Up", my favorite Operation Ivy song. The Long Beach Dub All Stars did "Take Warning" pretty well. Please buy the original before this one, because it is a lot better.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars total total complete garbage, February 8, 2004

By	crills (nyc) - See all my reviews

listen to me. listen to me. this album is the worst worst worst album ever. what a complete total wrong thing to do to one of the best bands ever. I love op ivy like everyone else, from back on the h street videos, and it would be great to hear more from them. however, this is not it. what's the best band on here? blue meanies. they are so good in their own right, but still have no business demolishing yellin in my ear. bad town? give me a break. just kill me now. does punk rock really does suck this much now that bad town (total classic) gets destroyed by those idiots? cherry poppin daddies? weak as hell. aquabats - corny. in fact, now I'm pissed. buy this album and you're a total fool.
by the way, most tribute albums suck. but I would imagine that almost every other one in the whole world rocks this pile of crap.