Red Rage-Total Control 7" (1980)

     well i just got a package in the mail recently. inside was this. a re-issue of Red Rage's only 7". originally on Flicknife Records in 1980. brought back to life by 1977 Records last month. i bought the record from them in japan and two days later in was in my mailbox. two days from japan to canada! crazy. i guess that's why it's so expensive to buy from them. but it's worth it with the quality releases they do. i sat on some of their earlier releases and now i can't find them anywhere. probably because they re-issue their records in small quantities. only 250 of this 7" were pressed. oh well, they are still a great label.
   
     the only flaw i have on this is the cover paper they used. it's that kind if you get your fingers on it, your fingerprints are there forever. the cover is neat though. you flip it upside down and his expression changes from rage to normal. that aside, the music itself is good. just straight at you punk. the a-side being the winner here. the flip-side is good too, but not as strong. it goes on for far too long, three and a half minutes. it's still good, but would have been better around the two minute mark. on the a-side it's almost three minutes, but it works. just a nice little 45 for you to jam to every now and then.

Total Control 

I Give You This

The Knickerbockers-Lies 7" (1965)

     who doesn't love the beatles? The Knickerbockers came into the music scene playing Four Seasons type stuff. those days weren't actually too bad. but when 1965 rolled around, they went full on beatles. they released Lies with the flip-side being The Coming Generation. two super catchy songs. although Lies gets the top spot here. it is so much like the beatles, you can't believe it's not the beatles. you really just need to listen to it. if you haven't already. my copy of this 7" is really thrashed. tons of cracks and pops on the rip. but hey, that's the way i like it. i actually own one of the 12"s and it is super clean. but no, i ripped the thrashed version. everything else the band did really doesn't grab me. there are some good tracks on their 1966 album, but a lot of filler tracks, and it loses a lot of steam near the end. so if you're into the beatles, you'll love this 7". listen now.

     my copy of this 7" is really thrashed. tons of cracks and pops on the rip. but hey, that's the way i like it. i actually own one of the 12"s and it is super clean. but no, i ripped the thrashed version. everything else the band did really doesn't grab me. there are some good tracks on their 1966 album, but a lot of filler tracks, and it loses a lot of steam near the end. so if you're into the beatles, you'll love this 7". listen now.

Lies

The Coming Generation

Starting Over

     hey guys, it's zach from Hardcore Punk Reviews here. after my long hiatus, i have come back to the music world. i'm starting back up with a new address. all the actual record posts from HPR have been imported to here. all the random ones and such can all be found at HPR, but not here. why the new address you may ask. well first off i never liked the name. secondly i'd like to preserve that site in the state it's in. hope you all make the trip over to this site. i've got some great records to post. in a few days my new record player will arrive and i'll start posting soon after. so until then, get psyched.

The Fans-Givin' Me That Look 7"

now for some killer powerpop. The Fans formed in 1978 in england. apparently they were pretty popular in the UK. i can see why. this is fantastic powerpop. great vocals matched with great fast instruments. the band only released two 7"s which both are great. this 7" was released in 1979 on Fried Egg records. the one i have is the re-issue by 1977 Records. they are a Japanese record label. they have released tons of classic 7"s however they are pretty expensive, for a 7" re-issue. but i got mine for cheaper elsewhere. most 1977 Records records are limited to 300 on black and 100 on some colour. so most of their earlier releases are impossible to find. so you have to buy them when you see them. so yeah, this is a very catchy record, get it.

a-side

1. Givin' Me That Look 5/5 (fantastic. love it all the way through.)

b-side

1. Stay The Night 5/5 (equally great.)

2. He'll Have To Go 3.5/5 (a little less good.)

overall: 8/10 strongly recommended

buy it if you find it, it won't be as easily available forever.

We Still Can't Help It If We're From Florida Compilation 7"

i really love compilations. you get introduced to some really great bands and wish you could hear more from them. then on the flip side there are really bad bands that you wish you never hear again. this 7" compilation however is actually pretty great all the way through. this was the second installment of the florida compilations and it was made in 1992 on Burrito records. tons were pressed because they said that they always wanted there records to be cheap and easy to buy. i really enjoy their thoughts and because of them you can pick this up for around $2.50. this release comes with a fantastic large insert. check it out in the scans.

now on this 7" there is a mix of old and newer bands, well new for the 90's. this comp starts with an EBS track and i honestly thought it was from the 80s. nope, it's a song off of their 1991 release, crazy. next is a song from No Fraud which is awesome. No Fraud's first 7" from 1986 is great. Slap of Reality were a new band as you can probably tell by the sounds of it. it's not bad actually but doesn't fit in with the other songs at all. then Backwash deliver my favourite track on here. the track is from a 3 song demo they did. it sounds very similar to Sin 34. Maggot Sandwich are next. their first two releases are what made them one of my favourite bands. however these two tracks are pretty bad and don't sound anything like the Maggot Sandwich i know. well a Florida punk comp wouldn't be complete without Roach Motel. the song they supply was an unreleased one given to the label by the guitarist on a cassette. then Chickenhead give a pretty great little track. they released only one 7" in the year of my birth 1993. and lastly an obscure song by Milk and Cookies. i doubt they were even a real band. just listen to the 1 second song.

a-side

1. E.B.S.-Police Pricks 5/5 (sounds old.)

2. No Fraud-Identity Crisis 5/5 (love the vocals.)

3. Slap Of Reality-Seemed So Simple 2/5 (weird.)

b-side

1. Backwash-Foundation On A Good Night 5/5 (love it.)

2. Maggot Sandwich-Fuck That Funk 0/5 (i love funk.)

3. Maggot Sandwich-Hambone Of The Gods 3/5 (originally called Led Zeppelin sucks.)

4. Roach Motel-You Make Me Sick 3.5/5 (good.)

5. Chickenhead-Smash And Grab! 5/5 (great.)

6. Milk And Cookies-Post-Apocalyptic Genocidal New World Horror In Surround-Sound (Where Available) 0/5 (awful.)

overall: 7/10 recommended

a pretty great comp overall. the only bad songs are all over in 5 seconds anyway. so yeah, check out the awesome insert in the scans.

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