ferocious old-school punk fun with a capital "F"
930841
4th album from Los Angeles band--ass-kickin', smash-you-in-the-face punk rock `n' roll that pays
  its debt equally to vicious energy and the melodic core of rock.  A screaming blast power punch
  of fast, short guitar rock songs that you can hum along to while bouncing around the room.  Epic
  and ferocious old-school punk fun with a capital "F".  Shades of Black Flag, Feedtime, Danko
  Jones, the Shrine, Husker Du, Titus Andronicus, Torch, White Wires, 3 Colours Red.
4930087
From the greasy guitar chords and catapaulting drums that open this disc's first track, it's clear that Jump, Jive, & Harmonize is no ordinary, run-of-the-mill garage band comp. This, my friends, is pure mind-slaughtering, blood-curdling, heart-stopping, foot pounding rock n roll madness, a glorious compendium of music at its very rawest.

The first volume in the fifteen-disc Teenage Shutdown series, Jump Jive & Harmonize is devoted exclusivly high-strung dance punk from the mid 60s. That means its full of double-time rhythms, air raid guitars, and breathless vocals. It also means that there's an endless supply of fun to be had.

Let the songs speak for themselves: Thee Midniters' afformentioned opening tune (also the set's title track) is an r&b-tinged scorcher, with a super-hip vocal. The Jolly Green Giants serve up the ultra-raucous "Busy Body," complete with a thundering bass run and some truly sick guitar spasms. The Five Americans roar by with a version of "Slippin' And Slidin'" that lasts less than two minutes, and The Us Four's "The Alligator" boasts some back alley greaser harmonies. The In Crowd's "Set Me Free" is a literal screamer, while the Cobras' "I Wanna Be Your Love" is an utterly brutal two-chord pounder with a guitar solo that'll give you rabies. Count & The Colony's "Can't You See" is a deranged groover, and Mark & the Escorts' "Get Your Baby" is a deliciously inarticulate dancefloor crusher. And don't even get me started on Jimmy Stokely & The Exiles' "It's Alligator Time," which is an ultra-sleazy soul influenced strutter whose lyrics invite the listener to "stroke that alligator." Los Shains' "El Monstruo" is an incredible Peruvian monstrosity which simply cannot be described (believe it or not, it's a cover of the Novas' unbeleivable "The Crusher," which can be found on&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Back-from-the-Grave-Vol-1/dp/B0000058UT/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Back from the Grave, Vol. 1</a>), while Baby Huey & The Baby Sitters' "Monkey Man" would probably sound incredibly dated and offensive if it weren't so darn catchy. The Shandells' "Gorilla" Takes the same approach as "Monkey Man," with similar results. The Century's "83" is beer-soaked frat-rock at its best, and The Twiliters' "(Everybody's Goin' To) Rollerland" is a fitting ode to the kind of venue that most of these bands probalby spent their whole careers playing. The Esquires "Come On Come On" is a cooler-than-cool raver, and The Preachers' violent reworking of "Who Do You Love" is nothing short of gutbucket brillaince. Mr. Lucky & The Gamblers' "Take A Look At Me" features a gritty harmonica, catchy vocals, and what may be rock's greatest use of a triangle. The Groupies' "Hog" is lean, mean, and dripping with grease, and The Human Beings close of the proceedings on a cool, punked-up Beatle note with "Ain't That Lovin' You Baby."

So, my point is... BUY THIS THING! DANCE TO IT! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! etc.
144363
I must admit having discovered Jeffrey Lee Pierce and the Gun Club far too late in life; hell, I was only six when this came out, but true "punk" should never be overlooked as this band has been.
"Sex Beat", "Cool Drink Of Water Blues", and "She's Like Heroin To Me" are on constant rotation where I'm concerned, but this is high art at full throttle going downhill into oncoming traffic.  It hits as hard as any mainstream punk or metal album of the day, and as such, deserves to be heard by all who care.
2818102
"Your Turn" is rough around the edges rock. Despite being a distortion fueled project, it is also packed with poetry, cleverness and eclecticism. In essence, the album plays cerebral garage rock so it's surprisingly enjoyable. Things kick off with 'Lies My Body Told Me.' On this and about a third of the album's tracks, Marc Ribot sings. Vocal talent has never been one of Ribot's musical strengths but in such an underground environment, his singing is a great fit. On the title track and many of the instrumentals, the guitar work is killer. Ribot shreds like nobody else. 'Masters of the Internet' is one of the album's art songs in the spirit of '<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Yo-I-Killed-Your-God/dp/B00000IWO2/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Yo! I Killed Your God</a>.' This crunchy tune criticizes music pirating: "Download this music for free! / We like it when you do! / We don't have homes or families to feed!" With a punk feel, 'Ritual Slaughter' is another smokin' instrumental. Slightly demented, 'Ain't Gonna Let Them Turn Us Round' is upbeat. 'Bread and Roses' is more lo-fi high energy. 'Prayer' is a musical smack down. Ribot shreds as if he were possessed by Jimi Hendrix and Tom Morello of&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Rage-Against-the-Machine/dp/B0000028RR/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Rage Against the Machine</a>. It's aggressive rock at its finest. While the album intentionally sounds like a bunch of kids playing loud music in a garage, 'Mr. Pants Goes to Hollywood' is one of a few contributions that would be too clever for any actual garage band. It's a quirky tune that brings to mind the song writing of&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Medeski-Martin-and-Wood/dp/B002R8EASG/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Medeski Martin and Wood</a>. 'The Kid is Back!' is a jazzy blues tune. It's a hilarious song with an expanded version of the Ceramic Dog trio: "I'm back in love with you / Love ya like ol' Hitler loves his pretty little Eva / Why burn like a crazy roman candle when you gotta hand grenade." Nodding to the great&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Dave-Brubeck/dp/B000002AGN/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Dave Brubeck</a>, 'Take 5' is an avant-garde rock version of one of the most famous jazz compositions. It's weird, wonderful and rocks hard. Ribot raps in 'We Are the Professionals.' Comparatively, "Your Turn" is much stronger than Ceramic Dog's&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/debut/dp/B0017LFKVU/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">debut</a>. In a sense, it is the twenty-three year redemption of his first album, "<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Rootless-Cosmopolitans/dp/B000008C3F/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Rootless Cosmopolitans</a>." On one hand, this isn't the same Marc Ribot heard in&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Los-Cubanos-Postizos/dp/B000006OB6/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Los Cubanos Postizos</a>, Plant & Krauss' "<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Raising-Sand/dp/B000UMQDHC/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Raising Sand</a>" or John Zorn's&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/The-Dreamers/dp/B00354NAP0/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">The Dreamers</a>. On the other hand, this is very agreeable when compared to projects like "<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Silent-Movies/dp/B003X2O6IO/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Silent Movies</a>" and "Saints." "Your Turn" succeeds in being both listenable and dangerously original. Now it's 'your turn' to get it.
3514660
Man,this dudes rock pretty hard ! Streetpunk witha marked OI ! influence to it,these trio manges to sound more OI ! and exciting than any other OI ! band I've ever heard ! The complete A Touch Of Class 1982 lp + a myriad of single versions and B sides totalling a full hour. These are a fun band,not politically oriented and that's why the OI ! sound strikes as odd but tracks like East End Kids with an intro consisting of a girl speaking in THE most exaggerated cockney I've ever heard or Have You Got Ten Pencewith a spoken begging for a coin and corresponding negative in the middle of the song are simply hilarious !!! A criminally overlooked band indeed !

The overall sound id very good,only complaint being guitars are low in the mix
1244600
A testament to the quality of this album is how refreshing it sounds juxtaposed with a lot of current bands on the radio that listeners claim  carry the torch of punk rock. The abrasive guitars still sound aggressive and Johnny Rotten still sounds confrontational when played alongside your friends' library of contemporary shock rock.

If you need an album that outdoes any bands your friends listen to that try to intimidate or rebel against your parents and peers, this is still it.
4177591
Incorporating elements of metal and thrash in substitution for their usual nostalgic melodies and infectious hooks, Earth A.D. is The Misfits' most aggressive, hardcore release. Danzig shouts and growls more than he croons. It is undoubtedly a change of pace from their other releases, but this does not mean it is not worth the listen. While I would not really recommend this album to new fans or skeptics of the punk genre, for fans of metal and hardcore, completists, and true fiends, Earth A.D. is a highlight of their record collections. In the scope of hardcore punk, this album is one of the toughest and most timeless. For myself and many others, "Die, Die My Darling" is the climax of the album, but every track is a dark, fast, cutthroat, and fun all at once. They are bursts of hell-raising energy; they explode like atomic bombs. Though the Misfits' sound may have gone through a transformation for this final masterpiece, their spirit was steadfast.
1823015
Bomba Clot!
Are you kidding me?
They are Back!
After soooo many break ups, these brothers have come back to build a nation without missing a beat! To those out in space, LITERALLY, all of these little 'so called punk bands that don't know how it's done, grab your thesaurus and start to study. HR, Dr. Know, Darryl Jennifer and Earl set the standard of raw, relentless, in your face punk. Many can and WILL say that the Sex Pistols, the New York Dolls and many others have come before the Brains but they are ALL GONE! All we have of them are memories but we STILL have Bad Brains for those who love PUNK, SKA, REGGAE & THRASH from when it started this is for us. Adam Yauch from the Beastie  Boys (King AD Rock) produced this and he did a wonderful job. Let's keep punk moving in the >>>>>RIGHT>>>>> direction.

BROOKLYN S T A N D  U P!
COOPER PARK
50 DEBEVOISE AVE
2622138
John Brannon from the Laughing Hyenas is back with a great band called Easy Action. The songs and overall sound from this band is more classic 70s era punk than the more pained, mournful sounds of the Hyenas.

The songs are terrific and the guitar tones are excellent, wildly distorted, just great at melding with Brannon's werewolf howls. This is one of the few real punk records left to enjoy. Everybody else is just faking.
1248311
I'll keep it short and sweet.  This is one of the best punk rock albums I've ever had the pleasure to hear, hands down.  It is hard and edgy, driven, but unlike so many punk bands doesn't sacrifice melody and harmony to get that power.  The lead singer can yell and still sound good!?  I can't wait 'till I get the chance to see these guys live.
4275265
While presumably set in the present, "Bloodletting" reads like a gritty and grimy nostalgia Valentine to the down-and-dirty New York City of the 1970s and '80s. In its best passages, it brings to mind the noteworthy authors (and cool, retro-fit cover art) of novels on the Hard Case Crime imprint. Denny Bowie is our protagonist, a P.I. looking into the murder of his fetish photographer friend, Tommy Heat. The character names are a veritable catalog of metal/industrial/alternative musicians from the '80s and '90s, with Denny acting as the personification of Generation X (he's a paradox: a slacker who's also extremely driven). While the mystery at "Bloodletting"'s core goes in and out of focus, the main theme that dominates the proceedings (quite appropriately) is Bowie's BDSM-driven sexual appetite (served via a collection of twisted, punked-out variations on classic Noir types), and how it sharpens his intuition. The writing is full of palpable fury, sardonic wit, and graphic detail. In the end, I would say "Bloodletting" provides the missing link (in tone, content, and visceral impact) between William Friedkin's 1980 film "Cruising" and Abel Ferrara's "Bad Lieutenant." (This review originally appeared on Goodreads)
280211
This is an album that people are going to either really like or really dislike, due to the extreme nature of it, and the fact that it's a raw, low-budget live recording on a two-track recorder in some Minnesota music club. However, I am in favor of this album greatly. Wanna know why? It's 17 songs in 29 minutes. It's frantic power chords and blazing guitar solos. It's nimble, light-speed basslines and breakneck drum work. It's three young men whose vocals are a rallying cry to the spirit of true punk music. It's the feeling of a real live show where everything is happening at once and you don't know what to expect next. Although not as classy, sophisticate, elaborate or complex as such musical giants as Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa, or the works of early Genesis, this is some of the greatest rock 'n' roll ever recorded in all its sweatsoaked, headbanging, fistpumping, anthemic glory. Get a taste of this! Thanks for the time, and peace.
2314879
Despite the fact that it hasn't been until recently that I have ever heard of this group, which is a travesty on my part. Being introduced to this group by a 14 year old, It brought back memories to my liking of punk rock back in the mid to late 70's.
As clever as any, most of these tracks' intro's are faithful to the original, but then the hammer hits. What a joy to hear new versions of old classics, like Joel's 'Only The Good Die Young', John's 'Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me', and Denver's 'Country Roads'. To some, you may have to have a liking to fast-paced punk. To others, you may need to have an appreciation of the oldies represented.
All in fun, this is a fast and furious listen. A superb effort to be sure.
4725399
The Transplants album is perhaps the most radical album made in a good 10 years. On each song, other genres of music are adapted to match the inherent intensity of punk rock. Songs like "Romper Stomper" and "Death Wish" have screaming lyrics and heavy guitar riffs, reminescent of dearth metal tunes. Other songs, such as "Diamonds and Guns", with its fly piano melody, and "DREAM", originally Wu-Tang's "CREAM", both have much to owe to rap. Other songs are much more punk in nature, such as "Tall Cans in the Air" and "DJ DJ", both have an old-school punk flavor, reeminding me of The Clash. They even mellow out on such songs as "California Babylon" and "Down in Oakland". While you may not enjoy every track on this CD, there are at least a few that you will find to kick total ass. Hoperfully, Tim, Rob, and Travis will get back together, write some more music, and help this radical genre-bending punk style growing. If they kept up at it, this debut album would only be the beginning of something great.
2901792
after listening to this album i was inspired. The quick bass lines and the maximum guitar riffs provide a heavy old school punk sound. complemented by a talented singer this band is going places. I definatly recommend this one  to all you true punks.
1182343
The raw energy of these songs, the nihilistic lyrics, and Johnny Rottens vocals which drip cycnicism and sarcasm, make this a seminal punk rock album.  If you want some more musicianship in your punk, you'd be better off sampling Television, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, The Heartbreakers, the Clash, and others.  But for sheer attitude and sneering disdain for authority, this debut album sets the standard.  The tunes are catchy, simple, and short but sweet.  Give it a try.
327425
This CD of reliable charm stirs up a bracing cocktail of bouncy beats, humorous critiques and trenchant politics. The album blows up with track one, the instant party-favorite "Drivin' By Braille." "Girl with Something Extra" is a smooth aural souffl that begs the question: what EXACTLY is the "something extra" this girl has? Inquiring minds want to know. The dirty blues-rock of "Crimes of Passion" is definitely in the funk. You can almost smell the incense drifting in the air (that is incense, isn't it?) with "Boomer," with its numerous lyrical references to rock classics and a dearly missed era when "we were gonna change the world."

In fact, as you listen to the album, if you squint - okay, if you squint and turn the lights down or better yet just turn the lights off AND shut your eyes - it's easy to imagine this great band in concert in Memorial Hall circa '71-'72, when all the best Athens groups could have played together in one night and everyone be home rolling on their waterbeds by midnight. Let's do the time warp again!

Thanks to Ravenstone for helping us remember how fun rock can be.