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Who says the true spirit of punk rock is dead? This album is full of real anger, not angst over some circumstantial situation or forced anger, but real rage about real issues.
First off, do not expect some rounded off at the edges, MTV friendly, punk, this is gritty, real, political punk rock. The issues are extremely hard hitting, and the politcal nature never lets up, even on seemingly meaningless tracks like 'Spaz's House Destruction Party' look deeper and you see that it has some rebellious nature to it. That particular track is about a guy who was getting evicted from his house, so he held one final three day destruction party, so they could take his house, but not in any fit state. Other issues run much deeper, with 'Underground Network', the title track remaining one of my favourites with its incredible chorus vocals, strong emotion from the singer, about how mass media is controlled, and is just a means of entertainment, and keeping the masses brainwashed to real issues. They sing of their underground network of alternative communication, bringing the realities of the world home. Another firm favourite of mine is 'Culture Revolution', with another strong chorus, about fighting for what you believe, and standing up and changing the society we live in. Other issues include how America is built on the graves of natives, in 'Stars and Stripes' and the US training ground of Vieques in Puerto Rico, where innocent people live in appalling conditions because of the weapons testing and military training that happens on their island. Also, 'A Start' shows us how the 'education' system is designed to make us 'good members of society' which means not questioning the government or big corporations, and blindly believing that they do stuff for our good. It also shows how the 'good guys' re-write history too.
Overall, this is an incredible album, especially if you like politicised music. You may not agree with all the issues raised, but you certainly can't deny Anti-Flag the conviction with which they believe and sing about these issues. Awesome album, it's a shame that so few will hear something like this with real issues empowering the music, instead of much of the music these days, living in a fantasy world.
I'd give this 10/10. I'd actually give it 11/10 but that is impossible, so it has to be 10/10.
First off, do not expect some rounded off at the edges, MTV friendly, punk, this is gritty, real, political punk rock. The issues are extremely hard hitting, and the politcal nature never lets up, even on seemingly meaningless tracks like 'Spaz's House Destruction Party' look deeper and you see that it has some rebellious nature to it. That particular track is about a guy who was getting evicted from his house, so he held one final three day destruction party, so they could take his house, but not in any fit state. Other issues run much deeper, with 'Underground Network', the title track remaining one of my favourites with its incredible chorus vocals, strong emotion from the singer, about how mass media is controlled, and is just a means of entertainment, and keeping the masses brainwashed to real issues. They sing of their underground network of alternative communication, bringing the realities of the world home. Another firm favourite of mine is 'Culture Revolution', with another strong chorus, about fighting for what you believe, and standing up and changing the society we live in. Other issues include how America is built on the graves of natives, in 'Stars and Stripes' and the US training ground of Vieques in Puerto Rico, where innocent people live in appalling conditions because of the weapons testing and military training that happens on their island. Also, 'A Start' shows us how the 'education' system is designed to make us 'good members of society' which means not questioning the government or big corporations, and blindly believing that they do stuff for our good. It also shows how the 'good guys' re-write history too.
Overall, this is an incredible album, especially if you like politicised music. You may not agree with all the issues raised, but you certainly can't deny Anti-Flag the conviction with which they believe and sing about these issues. Awesome album, it's a shame that so few will hear something like this with real issues empowering the music, instead of much of the music these days, living in a fantasy world.
I'd give this 10/10. I'd actually give it 11/10 but that is impossible, so it has to be 10/10.
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Who says the true spirit of punk rock is dead? This album is full of real anger, not angst over some circumstantial situation or forced anger, but real rage about real issues.
First off, do not expect some rounded off at the edges, MTV friendly, punk, this is gritty, real, political punk rock. The issues are extremely hard hitting, and the politcal nature never lets up, even on seemingly meaningless tracks like 'Spaz's House Destruction Party' look deeper and you see that it has some rebellious nature to it. That particular track is about a guy who was getting evicted from his house, so he held one final three day destruction party, so they could take his house, but not in any fit state. Other issues run much deeper, with 'Underground Network', the title track remaining one of my favourites with its incredible chorus vocals, strong emotion from the singer, about how mass media is controlled, and is just a means of entertainment, and keeping the masses brainwashed to real issues. They sing of their underground network of alternative communication, bringing the realities of the world home. Another firm favourite of mine is 'Culture Revolution', with another strong chorus, about fighting for what you believe, and standing up and changing the society we live in. Other issues include how America is built on the graves of natives, in 'Stars and Stripes' and the US training ground of Vieques in Puerto Rico, where innocent people live in appalling conditions because of the weapons testing and military training that happens on their island. Also, 'A Start' shows us how the 'education' system is designed to make us 'good members of society' which means not questioning the government or big corporations, and blindly believing that they do stuff for our good. It also shows how the 'good guys' re-write history too.
Overall, this is an incredible album, especially if you like politicised music. You may not agree with all the issues raised, but you certainly can't deny Anti-Flag the conviction with which they believe and sing about these issues. Awesome album, it's a shame that so few will hear something like this with real issues empowering the music, instead of much of the music these days, living in a fantasy world.
I'd give this 10/10. I'd actually give it 11/10 but that is impossible, so it has to be 10/10.
First off, do not expect some rounded off at the edges, MTV friendly, punk, this is gritty, real, political punk rock. The issues are extremely hard hitting, and the politcal nature never lets up, even on seemingly meaningless tracks like 'Spaz's House Destruction Party' look deeper and you see that it has some rebellious nature to it. That particular track is about a guy who was getting evicted from his house, so he held one final three day destruction party, so they could take his house, but not in any fit state. Other issues run much deeper, with 'Underground Network', the title track remaining one of my favourites with its incredible chorus vocals, strong emotion from the singer, about how mass media is controlled, and is just a means of entertainment, and keeping the masses brainwashed to real issues. They sing of their underground network of alternative communication, bringing the realities of the world home. Another firm favourite of mine is 'Culture Revolution', with another strong chorus, about fighting for what you believe, and standing up and changing the society we live in. Other issues include how America is built on the graves of natives, in 'Stars and Stripes' and the US training ground of Vieques in Puerto Rico, where innocent people live in appalling conditions because of the weapons testing and military training that happens on their island. Also, 'A Start' shows us how the 'education' system is designed to make us 'good members of society' which means not questioning the government or big corporations, and blindly believing that they do stuff for our good. It also shows how the 'good guys' re-write history too.
Overall, this is an incredible album, especially if you like politicised music. You may not agree with all the issues raised, but you certainly can't deny Anti-Flag the conviction with which they believe and sing about these issues. Awesome album, it's a shame that so few will hear something like this with real issues empowering the music, instead of much of the music these days, living in a fantasy world.
I'd give this 10/10. I'd actually give it 11/10 but that is impossible, so it has to be 10/10.