VariousAnother Year On The Streets Vol. 3 (2004)Vagrant Records Reviewer Rating: User Rating: Contributed by: Scott (others by this writer | submit your own) Published on July 6th 2004
Finally, a label gets the sampler concept right. Every single one of the 15 tracks on here is previously unreleased or off an upcoming album that isn't in stores yet. Of course, this could [and does] mean that some bands just chip in throwaway tracks. But there's usually a few gems to make the sampler's cheap price worthwhile [and there is]. Please login or register to post comments. What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?
yeah saves the day kick ass hey mercedes awsome alkaline trio i love you guys but come on that song sucked what does it mean could some one get back to me on that please Is is just me or has No Motiv drastically dropped in quality as of late? Their latest cd doesnt impress me, and most of their compilation contributions have been unappealing. Ugh, what a waste of shelf space. paul westerberg is a genius. he plays good straight up rock n roll. sure, another replacements album would be good, but with the quality he is doing now, why complain. Alright, seriously its good to know you are a "bealesuperfan". When did this kid say he "hated" the Beatles?? He said they were overrated, which he may have something. They did a lot but things have progessed through others as well. And to say that rock had fallen and they brought it back, come on. Thats like saying that rock had fallen in the mid to late 90s when rap and r&b were the rage, which would mean Korn and Limp Bizkit brought rock back? They changed things up, inspired many of the bands today. Crap bands? Yes, but bands nonetheless. Rock tends to go up and down. The 60s with theDoors and the like while it also had Cat Stevens (call him rock and I wont know what to do anymore). The 70s bloomed a lot of the Zeppin type bands (I wont pretend to know bands from then since a lot of that isnt my cup of tea but you get the idea)also had Disco goin big. In the 80s it was hair bands, which featured Guns and Roses (a great band but i guess they dont matter in a scheme of anything) and techno like Flock of Seagulls. the 90s you had the Nirvana and Pearl Jam and such while having Tupac and Usher as well as NSync dominating. Really the Beatles were good in their own right. I'm not saying they sucked. Not my thing, but it was simple music that could easily be enjoyed. Of course these days you would call it mainstream and hate it, but since its old, its cool. Just like James Dean is cool. You kids dont like people who are assholes, but Dean was known to be a major one, and a conceited one at that. But he's cool. But back to the Beatles, yes they had an influence, but none more than Holly or Presley. At least not on "punk music". Really guys, I hear more "Doors" and those bands in todays music than I do Beatles. But maybe its me. I just think of the Beatles as the start to "bubble gum pop" They had a lot more flavor than the rest, but part of it was because they were the first, and also they did it better than many. Still though, I'm not quite buying into the whole "if it werent for the Beatles, music wouldnt be what it was." No, I wont claim to be an expert, just an opinion. So dont do the whole "learn the facts thing" because I have more important things to do than to worry about who influenced music. I can appreciate lots of music for what it is. If you dont want to believe me, dont, I dont care, but my music variety has never been beaten by anyone I've come across. I try to like for what it is. The Beatles I probably dont like so much for the poppiness and the fact that everyone gushes over them. But dont take it wrong, I dont hate, I congratulate. To the kid who made the remarks about Pitt, I hope you arent in High School and that you go to an esteemed school or else "you got served". But whatever, lets find better things to argue about. Honestly, whether or not the Beatles influenced our music or not, its done. Why worry and argue over it? A lot of it is opinion. You take certain things from music. Wow that was a ridiculous ramble, sorry to take time, this is my first comment, I just thought this was so ridiculous. ---Oh and pardon any grammatical errors, I havent slept in a while so I cant see straight, I'm going to bed. "Except that on the whole that's not all that many bands. And you've neglected the fact that virtually all the British bands to do more than a novelty business in America (like Chumbawumba) did it in the late 1970s. In sum: the Brits may have rocked your tiny little world (where "asshat" apparently means something) but the impact was comparatively small AND time restricted. Assuming you're the writer from University of Pittsburgh (ouch, couldn't get into Penn, eh?) I'd recommend a math class before you graduate (you'll learn about percentages) and an introductory writing course couldn't hurt either. You should have plenty of time considering that Pittsburgh has one of the lowest percentages of "young" people in America and is regarded as the worst dating town in the states... but I'm guessing that someone with "asshat" in their vocabulary doesn't get out much anyways." Hahahahahha. Oh god... You're fucking hilarious. Oooh. That British bands thing stung. Except that on the whole that's not all that many bands. And you've neglected the fact that virtually all the British bands to do more than a novelty business in America (like Chumbawumba) did it in the late 1970s. In sum: the Brits may have rocked your tiny little world (where "asshat" apparently means something) but the impact was comparatively small AND time restricted. Assuming you're the writer from University of Pittsburgh (ouch, couldn't get into Penn, eh?) I'd recommend a math class before you graduate (you'll learn about percentages) and an introductory writing course couldn't hurt either. You should have plenty of time considering that Pittsburgh has one of the lowest percentages of "young" people in America and is regarded as the worst dating town in the states... but I'm guessing that someone with "asshat" in their vocabulary doesn't get out much anyways. oh yea and those shitty bands the clash and sex pistols, they werent popular at all and had no influence on american music right? yea thank god the beatles were among the last popular british acts (sarcasm) BSD, forget it, I was the other guy making arguements trying to shed some light on this moron. You and I obviously know whats up, this fuck obviously has not researced much of anything about the Beatles. We both know that the recording studio was revolutionized DIRECTLY by the Beatles, lets just rest easy knowing that you and I know this. Fuck all you guys, and your retarded arguing... This score is for Down To Earth Approach who OWN this comp Listen BSD, I admire your knowledge of musical history, but you're still wrong and the only thing you've proved so far is that you've got the intellectual capacity of a chamber pot. props to BSD. i usually dont give a crap what he says but hes busting everything open here. good stuff. I think it's hopeless arguing with this half-aborted fetus. Everyone's explained concrete arguments as to why the Beatles were important, and he just rubs it off with bullshit. "No one said it wouldn't exist. But it would definitely be different." I read the rest of the comments, and BSD, your stock has gone WAY up in my book. A few points to add, BSD, the Beatles WERE the first brit act to get huge in the states. Secondly, no, Rock music would NOT sound the same if it wasn't for the Beatles. This Beatle hater is obviously some 16 year old w/ no concept of the history of rock, or appreciation for rock music. I liked his "if you were born after the mid 70's you probably dont like the Beatles" or something to that effect, obviously some young arrogant ageist prick. I am 24 and love the Beatles, I took a class in college about their music. "Just kiddin'. It's ignorant to say things like "the Sex Pistols were the N Sync of the 70's" or "the Beatles were like Michael Jackson", but what can you do? They're probably Coheed fans" " rock music would still exist without them and odds are it would sound pretty much the same" "Also, you're really quite incorrect in your assumption that the Ramones played distorted 50's rock... Of course they were inspired by that stuff, but you can also hear a lot of British Invasion, surf, and early glam in their sound." See, this Darkstarm kid knows whats up. i think it's quite obvious that the ramones were highly influenced by early beatles songs. what the ramones (and other punk bands) did was bring back the 3 minute (and under) song. At that time, it was all big bloated rock acts with 8 minute songs and ass long solos. They were doing what Buddy Holly did. They wrote simple songs that kicked ass. You're all wrong, Paul Simon owns all, biatch! "4) What's really important is that there's a valid argument that the Beatles were overrated. If you don't agree, fine, but name-calling can only cover your ignorance so far." "1) the Ramones were obviously aware of the Beatles, but their sound was pure 1950s rock'n'roll Buddy Holly and Dion & The Belmonts beat all. Wow BSD you really are an idiot. None of you on this site reading this will ever write anything as good, catchy or original as what The Beatles and Nirvana produced at their time... Hell, John Lennon and Yoko Ono inspired Crass... You can't say it's petty pop music... ELVIS was petty pop (after a while), Aerosmith is what the Ramones were against. Not the greatest rock band of all time. No, punk was against 70's mass-market prog and classic rock that the Beatles were never a part of. Let's quickly review: I wonder what black guy wrote that for him... The first Rock 'n' Roll song was Bill Haley and The Comets - Rock Around The Clock. "This score is for the Beatles. Contrary to popular belief they did not invent rock'n'roll. Plus half of their songs were weird, deeply unfun, exercises in indulgence. This score is for the Beatles. Contrary to popular belief they did not invent rock'n'roll. Plus half of their songs were weird, deeply unfun, exercises in indulgence. "Yeah I know. That whole 50's/60's rock n roll thing is a myth... Rock didn't exist until the 70's with Led Zep's second album... " Why didn't they call this "Straight out the toilet"? " "And Moneen are street-punk? What the fuck crawled into your ears and died? " And Moneen are street-punk? What the fuck crawled into your ears and died? decent comp. However, rad Seconds to Go song. I'm am excited to hear their full length. "I want to make love to you for that one, Nirvana is seriously the second most overrated band ever, right behind the beatles." The song on this by moneen proves once and for all that they're the best hardcore/street punk band out right now. Did anyone watch the Viva Death video? I can imagine nothing more horrible. This sampler isn't very good. I was disappointed. The only good thing about the Dashboard Confessional song is that it sounded more like his older stuff, which was much better than his newer full banded sound. As a Saves the Day fan (fan of all albums and eras) I'm shocked they put this song out. It sounds like crap. All you who think it sounds good are deaf. Nirvana is overrated, just because the critics need some relevant music altering band of the past 15 years to gush over. they are not bad, but they are not nearly as good as they are acclaimed. "I hate FATA but I dont think a band can really ruin a Nirvana song, they did them bad enough in the first place. Nirvana is the most overrated band ever. worst comp vagrant has ever, ever put out. there isn't a single noteworthy track. i generally love alkaline trio as a rule, and not even the song on this comp impressed me. and the rest were just skippable. the alkaline trio song is bad ass... "I hate FATA but I dont think a band can really ruin a Nirvana song, they did them bad enough in the first place. Nirvana is the most overrated band ever. if saves the day could still make tracks like the one on the cd... thatd be nice. Paul Westerberg needs to stop this madness and make another Replacements album. I hate FATA but I dont think a band can really ruin a Nirvana song, they did them bad enough in the first place. Nirvana is the most overrated band ever. There's a Rhythm Collision song which, even though they wrote it like ten years ago, is secretly about Saves the Day. It's called "Hippie Now." The Saves the Day song is from their first demo...I can't tell if they re-recorded it or not because it sounds a little different, but it's the same song. It's a little slower than their Can't Slow Down stuff and a little more punk but yea, good stuff. I miss old saves the day. Thanks for the STD information and the information on the saves the day song. I may get this now...'sell my old clothes good' is a bold statement. Is the song old, or just a really good in reverie outtake? The Westerberg song is simply amazing and makes me even more excited about the album. Why didn't they name this "Five Years On The Streets: Volume 4". the .moneen. song on it is good too The Saves the Day song is totally badass on it. It's "Sell My Old Clothes, I'm Off to Heaven" good. It's when Saves the Day still thought they sounded like Lifetime and not Weezer From what I hear, the Saves the Day song sounds like it's even older than Can't Slow Down. It's really good actually, Chris's vocals sound really raw, and it's just a good, fast, quick song in the vein of CSD with a cool little transition to the breakdown. wow, i really hate from autumn to ashes. that tone deaf drummer needs to get punced right in the glasses, that scrawny dorkus malorkus and the old bald singer guy needs to stop doing cookie monster immatations. Another Year on the Streets... Fat wreck does this with their comps now, gives them all unrealsed stuff If Hey Mercedes writes a whole CD with songs like this one it would be amazing. This score is for the Hey Mercedes song. | Features
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