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After ten years and as many volumes to boot,
Epitaph
's
Punk-O-Rama
series has been unceremoniously retired to make way for their new budget compilation line,
Unsound
. 2006 marks the first volume of this line that's also sure to be long-running, and really, it's the exact same thing as its venerable predecessor. A logical next step for
, the label isn't rebuilding the foundation lain with
, but simply renaming it with a title that better encompasses their diversified family. After all, the label's roster is a far cry from the
skatepunk
-dominated lineup of the '90s. By the mid-2000s,
boasted releases from
underground rap
(
Sage Francis
,
Danger Doom
), indie
pop/rock
Youth Group
the Robocop Kraus
),
hardcore
Converge
Some Girls
), and
pop
-
punk
the Matches
Motion City Soundtrack
), while still remaining home to
punk revival
stalwarts like
Bad Religion
and
Pennywise
. As such,
comes off like a minor buffet of varied album tracks and previously unreleased material to sample and fill one's iPod. The passionate grit of
"New Eyes Open"
is a preview of forthcoming material from
the Draft
(three-fourths ex-
Hot Water Music
), while
newcomers
Escape the Fate
I Am Ghost
, and
Vanna
serve up varying levels of forgettable screamo-tinged
. Carrying the
indie pop
banner is Australia's
with a radio edit of their gently poignant
"Forever Young"
(and no, it's not a
Rod Stewart
cover). Along with
contribute some of the album's strongest tracks with the hypnotic
"Benzie Box"
and a fierce remix of
"The Buzz Kill,"
respectively. Sugarcoated attitude on
'
"Little Maggots"
is sure to incite anticipation for their sophomore label effort.
remains strong after all these years (
"Knocked Down"
), and the anthemic
"The Gold Song"
is some of the finest
Bouncing Souls
songs to date. However, with such a wide range of bands on
's roster, there's a distinct feeling that the overall compilation could be much stronger -- and longer. It almost seems selfish to ask as much with 17 songs and a ten-song music video DVD attached, but c'mon, 2005's
Punk-O-Rama, Vol. 10
had 26 songs on the CD and a similar amount on the DVD.
is a much stronger label than what some of the presented tracks represent, and while it's understandable that they'd want to focus on up-and-coming talent, there's a noticeable lack of older, trustworthy bands to highlight the label's history. Though it's an adequate snapshot of
in 2006 for only eight dollars,
is still just a little frustrating with the knowledge of what else could have been included. ~ Corey Apar
Epitaph
's
Punk-O-Rama
series has been unceremoniously retired to make way for their new budget compilation line,
Unsound
. 2006 marks the first volume of this line that's also sure to be long-running, and really, it's the exact same thing as its venerable predecessor. A logical next step for
, the label isn't rebuilding the foundation lain with
, but simply renaming it with a title that better encompasses their diversified family. After all, the label's roster is a far cry from the
skatepunk
-dominated lineup of the '90s. By the mid-2000s,
boasted releases from
underground rap
(
Sage Francis
,
Danger Doom
), indie
pop/rock
Youth Group
the Robocop Kraus
),
hardcore
Converge
Some Girls
), and
pop
-
punk
the Matches
Motion City Soundtrack
), while still remaining home to
punk revival
stalwarts like
Bad Religion
and
Pennywise
. As such,
comes off like a minor buffet of varied album tracks and previously unreleased material to sample and fill one's iPod. The passionate grit of
"New Eyes Open"
is a preview of forthcoming material from
the Draft
(three-fourths ex-
Hot Water Music
), while
newcomers
Escape the Fate
I Am Ghost
, and
Vanna
serve up varying levels of forgettable screamo-tinged
. Carrying the
indie pop
banner is Australia's
with a radio edit of their gently poignant
"Forever Young"
(and no, it's not a
Rod Stewart
cover). Along with
contribute some of the album's strongest tracks with the hypnotic
"Benzie Box"
and a fierce remix of
"The Buzz Kill,"
respectively. Sugarcoated attitude on
'
"Little Maggots"
is sure to incite anticipation for their sophomore label effort.
remains strong after all these years (
"Knocked Down"
), and the anthemic
"The Gold Song"
is some of the finest
Bouncing Souls
songs to date. However, with such a wide range of bands on
's roster, there's a distinct feeling that the overall compilation could be much stronger -- and longer. It almost seems selfish to ask as much with 17 songs and a ten-song music video DVD attached, but c'mon, 2005's
Punk-O-Rama, Vol. 10
had 26 songs on the CD and a similar amount on the DVD.
is a much stronger label than what some of the presented tracks represent, and while it's understandable that they'd want to focus on up-and-coming talent, there's a noticeable lack of older, trustworthy bands to highlight the label's history. Though it's an adequate snapshot of
in 2006 for only eight dollars,
is still just a little frustrating with the knowledge of what else could have been included. ~ Corey Apar
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