Hang Eleven (Mutant Surf Punks) - Various Artists

PUNK

Advantages: Punk, punk and more punk
Disadvantages: No Clash!?!

I brought this ablum just as I was getting into 70's/80's punk but knew very few of the less mainstream bands (just bands like the clash and the sex pistols), so I bought it. I wasn't disapointed with most of the songs on this compalation but there are a few the weren't my thing. So I got home put it on, the first track was the much over played "Anarchy in the UK", which is the first political punk song but one of the 1st punk bands, so I suppose it had to be on there. The rest of the songs I'd never heard and only reconised some of the bands. There is a real mix of punk from political to punk-pop to Oi! and gives you a real feel for the punk scene at that time. Some of the better band i found on this compalation are Stiff Little Fingers, Buzzcocks, The Stranglers and Cockney Rejects. My favourite track being "The Greatest Cockney ...

Cammers 24.09.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Original Punk Album, The - Various Artists

Punk Rock's Your Friend?

Advantages: Some great songs from bands you may not have heard before
Disadvantages: Some poor tunes

compilation is really quite an average release with relatively few tunes really managing to impress on a mass scale, but there are glimpses of genius on the CD which make it well worth spending your hard earned cash on. There are some added bonuses on the CD in videos from Antifreeze, Goldfinger, Neil Hamburger, Ozma, and The Vandals so even if you are not in to the music then there are always some visuals for you to get in to. Amazon price: £5.99 Genre Rock & Pop Performer Various Artists Record Label Kung Fu Records UPC 610337883223 ...

RazzaLazza 07.06.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Kung Fu Records Sampler Vol.5 (Punk Rock Is Your Friend) - Various Artists

Twilight various artists

Advantages: appeal to all ages
Disadvantages: few songs are repetitive

The twilight soundtrack is a mix of artists from paramore to muse, Its a mixture of styles, ranging from upbeat, rocky sounds to slow melodic sounds. Some of the songs are very catchy like linkin parks 'Leave out all the rest' and 'decode' by Paramore. Also included in the album is 'Bella's lullaby' by Carter Burwell for all you twi-hard fans! This album (for me) is something i would definitely recommend to buy as it has music for everyones tastes, and is an album for all ages. The one thing that i will point out about this album is sometimes it does have a knack of sounding slightly repetitive, and out of fifteen songs i would recommend twelve out of fifteen that are positively cheerful, singalong songs. I have to say though that having the album out so early does mean that twilight fans have the chance to singalong and get ...

leothesynth 23.11.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Twilight - Various Artists