IndieVision.com released a fatty punk sampler way back at the beginning of the month called Punk Never Dies, but it has taken me this long to sift through the songs to determine if this compilation is in fact worth your bandwidth. It is, at least for my own ears.
As subjective as punk rock (RAWK) is, tolerances will vary. But there are so many songs (75!) everybody should be able to pick out something they like. There is a lot of new stuff, some stuff from ten years ago, and a couple songs from Lord knows when.
This is a Christian-themed comp, and unfortunately Christian-themed comps of any genre tend to feature low-grade watered-down music. There are a couple songs here I can't bring myself to listen to more than once (and have since deleted), but for the most part the tunes are of good-to-great quality and, generally speaking, good-to-great songs.
The old old-schoolers will appreciate the tracks by Ballydowse, Headnoise, The Altar Billies (featuring that guy from the Altar Boys), and a forgotten but awesome band called Empty Tomb (featuring members from Crux).
The old new-schoolers will appreciate the tracks by MxPx, Dogwood, Craig's Brother, Value Pac (!!), and Watashi Wa.
And the tots will appreciate all those new bands I've never heard of.
Other highlights include Hanover Saints, Man Alive (your favorite Israeli punk band), and a Twotimer demo. PLUS somebody covered "Bombs Over Broadway" just for fun. PLUS somebody covered a Saviour Machine track, possibly also for fun.
You will find a lot of good screamy stuff and some skate and some post and some pop and some things that are not punk in the slightest... and so on. Like I said, something for everybody.
So if you've got a speedy connection and four hours of your life to kill, download Punk Never Dies. You will, at the very least, discover a sweet new band you've never heard of. I'm currently taking mental notes on A Hope For Tomorrow (despite their terrifically generic name) and From The Eyes Of Servants (who are screaming the book of Psalms at me).
http://www.indievisionmusic.com/2011/10/31/punk-never-dies-vol-1/
As subjective as punk rock (RAWK) is, tolerances will vary. But there are so many songs (75!) everybody should be able to pick out something they like. There is a lot of new stuff, some stuff from ten years ago, and a couple songs from Lord knows when.
This is a Christian-themed comp, and unfortunately Christian-themed comps of any genre tend to feature low-grade watered-down music. There are a couple songs here I can't bring myself to listen to more than once (and have since deleted), but for the most part the tunes are of good-to-great quality and, generally speaking, good-to-great songs.
The old old-schoolers will appreciate the tracks by Ballydowse, Headnoise, The Altar Billies (featuring that guy from the Altar Boys), and a forgotten but awesome band called Empty Tomb (featuring members from Crux).
The old new-schoolers will appreciate the tracks by MxPx, Dogwood, Craig's Brother, Value Pac (!!), and Watashi Wa.
And the tots will appreciate all those new bands I've never heard of.
Other highlights include Hanover Saints, Man Alive (your favorite Israeli punk band), and a Twotimer demo. PLUS somebody covered "Bombs Over Broadway" just for fun. PLUS somebody covered a Saviour Machine track, possibly also for fun.
You will find a lot of good screamy stuff and some skate and some post and some pop and some things that are not punk in the slightest... and so on. Like I said, something for everybody.
So if you've got a speedy connection and four hours of your life to kill, download Punk Never Dies. You will, at the very least, discover a sweet new band you've never heard of. I'm currently taking mental notes on A Hope For Tomorrow (despite their terrifically generic name) and From The Eyes Of Servants (who are screaming the book of Psalms at me).
http://www.indievisionmusic.com/2011/10/31/punk-never-dies-vol-1/
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