No Man's Land - The Best Of 1994-2012(2012) - Review

Tracklist:

1. Healthy Man
2. A Man Against the World
3. Perfect Day
4. America
5. Rife With Rimors
6. Better Life
7. No Aim
8. Reputation
9. No Way Out
10. Bring Out
11. Proud With Our Life
12. Voice of Youth
13. May 98
14. Take pride
15. Farewell Nico
16. Here's the Boys
17. Depot 97
18. You and Me
19. Too Young to Fight
20. Brando's Future
21. Seven PM
22. Come and Go
23. Brother Wake Up!
24. Politics in Our Football
25. Two Faces
26. Oi! Oi! Music!
27. Good Night
28. The Way We Feel

Indonesia is a country with a lot of punk and skinbands, and here´s the Best Of CD by the longest running Oi Band "No Man's Land". Formed1994 in Malang, they are one of the pioneers in the indonesian skinhead scene. For this album the band re-recorded 28 of their favorite tracks  and sent them to europe where they got mixed and mastered.

Iam really hooked by this band. The instruments are powerfull, the singer is an animal and the lyrics are hard and aggressive. I have to point out my favorite tracks, "No Way Out" is a song about the life, and all the arising problems of it. "Voice Of The Youth" is a song about standing strong and together on the streets no matter who you are.Don´t know much about football in Indonesia, but the song "Politics In Our Football" is a great statement against the political interference on the stadium grounds around the world. Just football,no politics!!! "Brother Wake Up" is a song about a good friend who died in hospital after a long time. Very sad, but also wonderful, that he had so many great friends who care for him until the end.

Indonesian Oi sounds very exotic, but when you hear this album, you have to change your mind. No Man's Land is a band i am addicted to and you will have the same problem after buying the CD. The digi-pack release came out on Aggro-Beat from the netherlands on october 10th.


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