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Published on February 11th 2003
If you've been following this site at all in the past 6 months, you should already know what the premise of this CD is, but just in case you just learned how to read or something, I'll break it down for you: THICK Records set up a mini-recording studio inside a decrepit, albeit still working oil blending factory. They then invited in 19 of Chicago's finest bands to lay down exclusive tracks. They accomplished this all within 14 days. OIL is the completed product. I only chose to highlight a handful of these songs, but to be honest, there's not a dud in the bunch. It's amazing how, even though all 19 bands could record with generally the same equipment in the same setting, the songs can all still come out sounding drastically different, production-wise. It just adds more character to the band and to the compilation, and makes it even more of a winner. Really, everything is covered here, from the noise rock of Haymarket Riot and Detachment Kit, to the female-fronted bands like the Reputation and the Dishes, to the almost over-the-top artsiness of groups like the Owls and Check Engine. This CD is more than just a snapshot of a scene; it's something much more permanant. In the canon of indie rock, OIL has earned a place among the "essentials" of the scene. MP3s Alkaline Trio - Old School Reasons [clip] The Arrivals - Pangea [clip] The Dishes - Use Your Arms [clip] Look at pictures from the OIL sessions here. Read journal entries from the OIL sessions here. People who liked this also liked:           Please login or register to post comments. What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?
It's got some good stuff in there, but these are the bands that for the most part have made it. Thats not what Punk is about. I want to see the bands that still play the empty bottle or at Mutiny- THATS PUNK ROCK! Thats very funny. Like a fly marrying a bummble bee. The Little creatures of nature. They dont know there ungly! GO ON A WILD-TRICYCLE RIDE THROUGH CHICAGO WITH THICK RECORDS. once again - the Skiba drug rumor is bullshit. and you're an ASSHOLE. Skiba cancelled the Alkaline Trio shows not because of a strained voice, it's because he is in drug therapy. Vagrant doesn't want it to get out. They don't count. They're a given. fuck that... best irish punk? how about the pogues? Best irish punk band honors would have to go to Blood or Whiskey. Yeah, it's my favorite song on the CD, The Tossers rock, better than any other Irish punk band. what about the tossers song? any good? to the kid talking shit about toronto bands... first of all. simple plan are from quebec... second of all. the toronto area has tons of amazing bands... just because you are looking ot the radio to find good bands from toronto and don't find any doesn't mean they don't exist... i hope you were joking. I listened to a lot of those suburban based punk bands from Chicago, but most of them suck. matt and dan do it again....... Oh, and one more thing...anyone go to the release show last night? Rockin good time...too bad the rumor that the Blue Meanies were gonna play never happened... "who ever the fuck jim is you are a fucken morone and do not appreciate good trio music this song brings out there hardcore style of punk rock and if were near me right now i would fucken beat your ass bad you dont know anything about punk rock music and nothing about the trio so shut your god damn mouth u piece of shit" 1000 good intentions, that is a pretty lame ass excuse. I live in smalltown British Columbia, and have absolutely no problem finding shitloads of punk rock. You just have to go out and find it. Don't blame it on where you're from, especially not when you live in the biggest city in this country. And, you've never heard the Alkaline Trio?? Great Chicago bands on this comp. It makes me think, if Logan's Loss was still around, if they would be on this. I was wondering though if you Chicagoans listen to some other local emo-punk, like Lucky Boys Confusion, Fall Out Boy, Spitalfield, Knockout, August Premier, 504plan, Much the Same, Threefold, etc., most of those bands being from the suburbs though, and most have not played for very long as well. Rise Against is the only band that I have ever heard on this comp. I have heard of about half the bands, but being from Toronto suburbs with a slow computer doesn't provide me with much opportunity to find songs or good CDs at record stores. OK, I'm liking the Alk3 song better and better for every time I listen to it. But I hope the album's gonna be better than this. generic pop/emo/punk crap?? are you a fucking moron or just plain retarded? or both?? No it's not you fucking tool. "When I think Chicago punk I think Big Black or Naked Raygun." This is kind of random, but, am I the only person who thinks that Edward Norton looks a hell of a lot like Joe Strummer? "Pretty much shows how most of these bands can't pull off their shit "live". INTERPUNK is selling the comp for $5.75 or try the Thick Records website. Uhhh The Alkaline Trio song was recorded like back in sept/oct, he didnt start complaining about his voice til mid december or so. I dunno, i dig the way he sung the song, it fits. What? No Deminer song? Crime!!!! Pretty much shows how most of these bands can't pull off their shit "live". Sooooo many good bands came / come from Chicago. One of my personal favs in Pegboy. Awsome shit. Strong Reaction is the shizzy. The new Arrivals has a bit of that sound in it. matt skiba's voice problem=cocaine use! In other news... Can someone review the T.A.T.U album? How much is this comp? Would i be able to find it at an independent record store, do you think? "not exactly the future of chicago" big black = Shellac Skibas voice problems caused the band to cancel their tour. Sounds like he was straining pretty hard on OIL damn some people are hard to please. who are the Matics? that song is pretty cool. "this song brings out there hardcore style of punk rock" what's the deal with Matt's voice on the A3 song? sounds like he had a cold or something, i doubt that's just due to lack of production. dan sounds pretty much the same. who ever the fuck jim is you are a fucken morone and do not appreciate good trio music this song brings out there hardcore style of punk rock and if were near me right now i would fucken beat your ass bad you dont know anything about punk rock music and nothing about the trio so shut your god damn mouth u piece of shit "When I think Chicago punk I think Big Black or Naked Raygun." Overrated by whom? I think it has more quality band and less bullshit than a lot of places. Besides that the mainstream never talks about it because there have been only a handful of mainstream bands out of Chicago in the last 10 years. Smashing Pumpkins and a few others, that's about it. Atleast this comp doesn't have any generic emo or poppunk bands on it. i still think chicago has such an overrated music scene. maybe i should get my head checked, but there's not a single band i like on this compilation. i don't get it. When I think Chicago punk I think Big Black or Naked Raygun. Local H sucks. They tried to be famous (didn't work) then got kicked off their major label. They went on hiatus for a while, played shitty local bars, lost a majority of thier fan base, now they're back on a major label trying to be rockstars again. Pretty stupid if you ask me. But what about Local H, aka, the sickness? Alt rock represent! Yeah, The Honor System should have been on this bad boy. yeah, i dont like that plain white t's song, it sounds like american hi fi According to the review, the producer felt so bad of Plain White Wifebeaters, oh my bad I mean Ts, that they tweaked the vocals so the dude can sound asian. best song on the cd is the Owls, followed by The Arrivals Matt sounds like Tim Armstrong-light. Hmmm... all I've been able to download so far is the A3 track. Not sure what I think yet. I like the music, and like Dan's voice, butt Matt sounds wrong. I don't really like how he sounds whatever it is. Well that's my two cents... The Detachment Kit song on here owns over all... Sickville Represent!!! In the Hizzy! i think people describing bands they like as 'sick', also deserve face kicks. the rise against song is AMAZING anyone else that says "[insert city here] Represent!" gets a kick in the face. I love the alkaline Trio song. reminds me of their earlier records with that raw feel. I hadn't heard The Dishes or Tom Daily before but gawd damn those songs are good. other stand outs - The Arrivals, Duvall, The Ghost, the Matics. fuck it I like the whole thing. damnit....i wanna hear the bob nanna song so bad HAHA. The last comment was great. this is totally unrelated but i hope that nickelback and saliva do another collaboration song for the Dare Devil soundtrack I've had this album for three weeks now, and although it has grown on me a bit, I still feel it was a big dissapointment. The bands weren't up to standard. I've heard much better from all of them. Probably the worst Alkaline Trio song ever. Not that that says much, all their songs fucking rule so the standard is pretty high. But still, didn't do much for me. i cant wait to hear the duvall and bob nanna songs. mine should arrive within the next couple of days i thought this was a great comp. and of course it was going to sound good they had lance do it, he is a master of the boards. i thought the vocals on the trio song had a danzig feel to them The Broadways and The Lawrence Arms are TIED in my estimation. They're both so sick. I can't wait to pick this up. Ok I got this Cd for 8 bucks since last week, so I think I got ripped off. Anyway, here's the standout tracks. You're all dead wrong. Why is everyone always jockin' Lawrence Arms? They're good and all, but damn. The Broadways were better. To address many of the questions posed already: i didnt really like the larry arms track that much . . . seemed to be lacking something The Owls song is easily the best track on the comp. For shame Scott, the lawrence arms song owns the album. and tom daily's stuff rules too. his cover of jawbreaker's jet black blows me away. the reputation played the song on that comp at their show at the metro on friday and it kicked ass. no Dillinger Four? they are from Chicago, right? I'm getting this tomarrow. How is the Lawrence Arms song? |
