Noi!se - Rising Tide(2013) - Review

 

Tracklist:

A1 Rising Tide
A2 False Foundations
A3 Blame '12
B1 Time Heals All Wounds
B2 Brothers In Arms '12
B3 How The Deck Is Stacked
B4 On The Outside

Wie ein kleines Kind hab ich mich auf das Release der 4 Jungs aus dem Norden der USA gefreut. Beim ersten Beschnuppern der LP kam bei mir die erste Enttäuschung auf. Nur 7 Songs??? Na da muss das Resultat dann aber auch ne Granate sein, warn meine Gedanken. Und was soll ich euch sagen, die Scheibe ist für mich das Beste, was ich in diesem noch recht jungen Jahr zu hören bekomme.

Was die Band für mich zu etwas Besonderem macht, ist der perfekte Mix aus Melodie, Aggression und einem wirklich exzellentem Songwriting. Keine stumpfen Parolen, sondern durchdachte Texte, denen man anmerkt,das sie nicht innerhalb von 4 Stunden und 2 Kisten Bier zusammengestümpert wurden.  Da jeder Song für sich ein kleiner Hit ist, gibts auch keine Anspieltipps......ok Brothers in Arms ist schon der Knaller, vll der beste Song zum Thema Zusammenhalt aller Zeiten.Und dann ist da noch der Titelsong, der sich sehr kritisch mit der Bevölkerung der USA auseinandersetzt. Auf die Regierung schimpfen ist nämlich der bequemste und einfachste Weg, denn gewählt wurde sie schliesslich von wem?

Es gibts wirklich nur einen kleinen Minuspunkt zu vergeben. 7 Songs und davon fast die Hälfte nur neu aufgenommene, sind mir trotz der Klasse der Band ne Spur zu wenig. Musikalisch gesehen kann ich allerdings nur 11 von 10 möglichen Punkten geben. Noi!se setzt für mich wirklich neue Maßstäbe,was Oi/Streetpunk aus den Staaten angeht, bleibt nur zu hoffen, dass schnell Nachschub kommt. Erschienen ist die Scheibe als Co-Produktion auf ContraRecords/GMM Records in einer Auflage von 1000 LPs.

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Iron City Hooligans - S/T(2012) - Review

Tracklist:

1. Death From Above (2:21)
2. Brass Knuckle Skins (2:12)
3. Cities In Ruin (2:44)
4. Forgotten Shows (1:36)
5. In The Dirt (2:24)
6. Iron City Hooligans (2:05)
7. Never Heard (2:20)
8. No Superman (2:17)
9. On The Line (2:14)
10. The Way We Live (1:55)

Directly from Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania in your face ladys and gentleman, i introduce to you the Iron City Hooligans. No Holds Barred with a mixture of Oi and HC like Stars & Stripes, Iron Cross and other great bands from the states.

Of course this release doesn´t reinvent the wheel of oi, but it´s a good one. The lyrics are full of typical skinheadstuff, like violence, patriotism, working class, havin fun with your friends and so on. So far so good, but i really got a problem with this army shit. Unfortunately this guys got some textpassages, i cannot understand, but maybe it´s typical for american oi bands to stick together with the troops. Despite that, the Hooligans deserve some closer attention although i don´t sympathize with some of their views. The sound is really nice and you can feel the passion the guys put into their first album.

The Iron City Hooligans put out a good first release, except for the lyrical weaknesses in their pro-troop songs. It came out on Rebellion Records. 

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Yellow Stitches - Good Times, Violent Crimes(2012) - Review

Tracklist:

1. Yellow Stitches - Yellow Stitches (2:28)
2. Yellow Stitches - Queen City Eve (2:51)
3. Yellow Stitches - Manchester Party (2:20)
4. Yellow Stitches - Broken Bottles (2:22)
5. Yellow Stitches - Wrong Place, Wrong Time (1:52)
6. Yellow Stitches - Tale of A Fat Fucking Retard (2:46)
7. Yellow Stitches - Our City (2:27)
8. Yellow Stitches - Chopping Mall (2:57)
9. Yellow Stitches - N.F.N.C (3:00)
10. Yellow Stitches - Fat Fucking Bastards (2:49)
11. Yellow Stitches - Vacation (2:49)
12. Yellow Stitches - Home (2:46)
13. Yellow Stitches - Broken Bottles (Acoustic) (2:27)
14. Yellow Stitches - Manchester Party(Acoustic) (2:19)
15. Yellow Stitches - Tale of A Fat Fucking Retard (Acoustic) (2:50)
16. Yellow Stitches - Queen CIty Ever (Acoustic) (2:41)

These guys come from Manchester, New Hampshire and after their first EP "Wrong Place, Wrong Time" , this one´s their first full length album. And what the fuck is that???? An asskickin melodic Oi smasher, definitely one of the best US releases i heared in the last 2 or 3 years.

First of all the production is just great. What a sound, the vocals are powerfull,the instruments are exactly tuned. When i was listening to the album the first time, my thoughts were, that this one must be a major label production. The songs are so fucking melodic and rough at the same time, i cannot find the right words for it. "Queen City Eve" for example is a song about their Hometown Manchester which comes directly to my mind and forces me to push the repeat button again and again."Chopping Mall" is a very funny song about killer robots in a shopping mall.My favorite song,ok all songs are great, but the one who is the icing on the cake "Vacation". The last 4 songs are acoustic versions from songs on this album. A perfect ending for a perfect release.

No more question, the Yellow Stitches produced a hit album, which is a must buy for everyone who loves melodic Oi music. The CD came out on Brass City Boss Sounds in a digipack-version.

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The Broadsiders - Live At The Liquid Lounge(2011)

Oiband aus Dallas,USA


Tracklist:

1. The Broadsiders - Defense of Cales (3:52)
2. The Broadsiders - Castle Law (2:48)
3. The Broadsiders - Big Boy (3:33)
4. The Broadsiders - The Good Men Do (3:22)
5. The Broadsiders - Modern Times (4:30)
6. The Broadsiders - Southern Identity (1:52)
7. The Broadsiders - Downtown (3:48)
8. The Broadsiders - Old Country (4:22)
9. The Broadsiders - 1836 (3:05)
10. The Broadsiders - Lion's Den (3:18)
11. The Broadsiders - Mid-City Martyrs (5:58)
12. The Broadsiders - We've Got the Cannon (3:14)
13. The Broadsiders - Booze, Sex, and Breakin' Necks (6:06)

Oi

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The Broadsiders – Pressed To Kill(2010)

Oi/Streetpunk aus Dallas,USA

Tracklist: 

1. The Broadsiders – Castle Law (2:55)
2. The Broadsiders – Southern Identity (1:43)
3. The Broadsiders – 1836 (2:50)
4. The Broadsiders – Lion’s Den (2:56)
5. The Broadsiders – Reaction (3:02)
6. The Broadsiders – Face Value (2:16)
7. The Broadsiders – Modern Times (3:38)
8. The Broadsiders – Mid-City Martyrs (Redux) (2:52)

Oi

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The Broadsiders - Against The World(2008)

Oi/Streetpunk aus Dallas,USA


Tracklist:

1. Defense of Cales
2. Big Boy
3. Seven Pounds of Pressure
4. Old Country
5. The Harder They Come
6. Be Your Own Hero
7. Victory

Oi
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The Broadsiders - Take Back The Streets(2007)

Oi/Streetpunk aus Dallas,USA


Tracklist:

01-Saints of violence
02-Coat of arms
03-Take back the streets
04-Mid-city martyrs
05-Halfway to Huntsville
06-Downtown
07-Booze, sex and breakin’ necks

Oi
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Sick Of Society - The Evolution of SOS(2008)

Oi-Core aus Florida,USA


Tracklist:

1 - RISE UP
2 - WHO PROFITS
3 - NOT MY FRIEND
4 - BACKSTABBA
5 - UP THE SYSTEM
6 - BOOTS AND BRACES
7 - FORGOTTEN TIMER
8 - HOOLIGAN
9 - FUCK THE LAW
10 - MODERN DAY SLAVE
11 - THE TRUTH
12 - DRINKING SONG

Oi
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Sick Of Society - East Coast Oi-Core EP

Oi-Core aus Florida,USA


Tracklist:

1. Sick Of Society - Backstabba (2:14)
2. Sick Of Society - Up the system (1:43)
3. Sick Of Society - Boots & braces (2:25)
4. Sick Of Society - Forgotten times (3:29)
5. Sick Of Society - Hooligan (1:31)

Oi
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2404 - Riot Girl EP(1996)

Oi/Streetpunk/Ska aus Philadelphia,USA


Tracklist:

1. 2404 - Riot Girl (2:20)
2. 2404 - Open your eyes (1:54)
3. 2404 - You can't get Us Down (1:56)
4. 2404 - Jon's Party (1:15)

Oi

Dead City Dealers – Dead City Dealers(2010)

Streetpunk aus New Castle,USA


Tracklist: 

1. Dead City Dealers – Call to Arms (2:19)
2. Dead City Dealers – (She’s a) Zombie (3:47)
3. Dead City Dealers – The Bar Song (3:27)
4. Dead City Dealers – Paycheck to Paycheck (2:25)
5. Dead City Dealers – No Sympathy (2:34)
6. Dead City Dealers – Justified Violence (2:50)
7. Dead City Dealers – Horrible (3:26)
8. Dead City Dealers – Plastic (2:20)
9. Dead City Dealers – ‘Til the Walls Come Down (3:59)
10. Dead City Dealers – This City’s Dead (3:33)

Oi

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Dead City Dealers – Plastic(Single)(2010)

Streetpunk aus New Castle,USA


Tracklist: 

1. Dead City Dealers – Plastic (2:20)
2. Dead City Dealers – Beer is a Necessity (1:43)
3. Dead City Dealers – (She’s a) Zombie (4:02)
4. Dead City Dealers – Call to Arms (2:19)

Oi

Dead City Dealers @ Myspace

Dead City Dealers – Shitty Basement Recordings

Streetpunk aus New Castle,USA


Tracklist:
 
01.We’ll Go No More A-Roving [2:38]
02.Rural Streetpunk [3:28]
03.By The Candlelight [2:15]
04.Our Scene [3:06]
05.L.C.B. [1:54]
06.Bad Moon Rising [3:16]

Oi

Dead City Dealers @ Myspace

Dead City Dealers – Self-Titled EP(2008)

Streetpunk aus New Castle,USA


Tracklist: 

01.Rural Streetpunk [3:39]
02.Beer Is A Necessity [1:43]
03.By The Candlelight [2:21]
04.(She’s A) Zombie [3:28]
05.Our Scene [3:16]

Oi

Dead City Dealers @ Myspace

Dead City Dealers – Drunk At Sherlock´s(2008)

Streetpunk aus New Castle,USA


Tracklist: 

01.Lonely At The Top [2:22]
02.Rural Streetpunk [4:08]
03.By The Candlelight [3:15]
04.Beer Is A Necessity [1:34]
05.(She’s A) Zombie [4:02]
06.We’ll Go No More A-Roving [2:46]
07.Bad Moon Rising [3:53]
08.Whiskey Man [2:28]
09.L.C.B. (Liquor Control Board) [3:04]
10.Call To Arms [4:28]
11.Insanity [2:12]
12.Liberal Stomp [2:48]

Oi

Dead City Dealers @ Myspace

Dead City Dealers – Working Class R´N`R

Streetpunk aus New Castle,USA


Tracklist: 

1. Dead City Dealers – Beer is a Necessity (1:43)
2. Dead City Dealers – We’ll Go No More A-Roving (2:38)
3. Dead City Dealers – Lonely at the Top (1:54)
4. Dead City Dealers – Rural Streetpunk (3:39)
5. Dead City Dealers – Justified Violence (3:17)
6. Dead City Dealers – By the Candlelight (2:25)
7. Dead City Dealers – (She’s a) Zombie (3:28)
8. Dead City Dealers – Our Scene (3:06)
9. Dead City Dealers – Whiskey Man (2:09)
10. Dead City Dealers – Insanity (2:07)
11. Dead City Dealers – Bad Moon Rising (3:28)

Oi

Dead City Dealers @ Myspace

Rat City Riot - Better Than Nothing....(2011)

Streetpunk aus San Diego,USA


Tracklist:

1. Rat City Riot - Save Your Soul (3:08)
2. Rat City Riot - Better Than Nothing (3:01)
3. Rat City Riot - Long Run (2:54)
4. Rat City Riot - Dirty Rotten Games (1:59)
5. Rat City Riot - Waiting Room (2:52)
6. Rat City Riot - Counterfeit (2:54)
7. Rat City Riot - Trapped (2:48)
8. Rat City Riot - Foot To The Floor (2:33)
9. Rat City Riot - Mass Produced (3:03)
10. Rat City Riot - Punch Out (1:42)

Oi

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Rat City Riot - Load Up(2008)

Streetpunk aus San Diego,USA


Tracklist:

01 whats wrong
02 stranglehold
03 second skin
04 revolve and evolve
05 a match made in germany
06 breaking point
07 too much to prove
08 load up
09 youre the reason
10 saturday nights alright
11 rat city riot
12 martyrs and saints

Oi

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Rat City Riot - The Open Road EP(2007)

Streetpunk aus San Diego,USA


Tracklist:

1. Rat City Riot - Open Road (3:39)
2. Rat City Riot - Cut Short (1:51)
3. Rat City Riot - Help Save the Youth Of America (2:31)
4. Rat City Riot - Hard Luck (2:28)
5. Rat City Riot - Friday Night (2:19)
6. Rat City Riot - Hey Kid (3:00)

Oi

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Rat City Riot - Dirty Rotten Games(2005)

Streetpunk aus Austin & San Diego,USA


Tracklist:

1. Rat City Riot - Dirty Rotten Games (2:21)
2. Rat City Riot - Break Us Down (2:29)
3. Rat City Riot - Better Off (2:37)
4. Rat City Riot - First Look (1:52)
5. Rat City Riot - Keep Running (2:53)
6. Rat City Riot - Too Much To Prove (2:29)
7. Rat City Riot - Time To Shine (1:40)
8. Rat City Riot - Reality Tv (2:47)
9. Rat City Riot - Foot To The Floor (3:11)
10. Rat City Riot - Rat City Riot (2:44)
11. Rat City Riot - Scecrets (Sapshot Cover) (2:06)

Oi

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