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  Review by: punksarestupid See others by this writer Band's Site (link) Only registered users can post comments 
 
Published on October 19th 2004
I've never been so offended by a band in all my life. With a band name promoting drug use (and sodomy), with an album title disrespecting this great nation that so many heroes have died to protect, and with songs about murdering our fine boys in blue, who risk their lives everyday to make America a better place... quite disgusting. Oh, sorry, not disgusting... but quite the opposite. Would that be progusting? After three long years of waiting for Leftover Crack to release a new full-length, which included leaving the roster of Hellcat Records on bad terms, being banned from nearly every venue in New York City, signing to Alternative Tentacles Records, and having this record banned from main chain stores before it was even released, Fuck World Trade is here, and is incredible. People who liked this also liked:           Please login or register to post comments. What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?
The band's magnum opus. I like Star Fucking Hipsters, but Leftover Crack will always have a special place in my heart. I Love Evey Song off this FUCK'n album....... I hitchickeded to see these Crack CiTy ROCKers.... ANd yes it was worth every step . . . . .. . I recomend this CD for any fans of Choking Victim, INDK, Morning Glory, No Cash, The Infested or Leftover Crack. Fuck World Trade is probably the best thing i have ever spent 12 euro on and by far the best CD in my collection and will leave any listener , regardless of taste in music, stunned and wanting more. Not for the easily offended and that is another reason for it's brilliance. Producing a peculiar mixture of Ska,Punk,Crust and Death Metal they create a diverse and unique sound while sticking to their origins and continuing the lecacy of the "crack rock steady beat." This album is a "must have" for any fans of the afore mentioned bands and also any followers of political punk. Unlike many other political punk bands who seem to focus on the same problems i.e police brutality, war etc., Leftover Crack expands the horizon, so to speak, including everything from anti-police songs to topics rarely mentioned such as abortions and the prison system. Adding credit to this albums musical diversity Leftover Crack team up with The World Inferno Friendship Society to perform a song which fans of old LOC songs who havn't heard this CD would have never imagined to hear on this bands CD. The two different bands compliment eachother very well and prove that punk doesn't always have to sound the same. Especially good songs that i recomend to listen to are : Gang Control, One Dead Cop, Rock The 40oz., Gringoes Son Puercos Feos and almost every other song on this album is filled with addictive riffs, agressive drums and thought-provocing lyrics which will guarenty that this disk stays stuck in your CD player for a long time. I LOVE THE CRACK ALL THEIR MUSIC IS GREAT TO ME... STZA IS A GOD good, not great. Still one my fav. bands i think this album was the best music Stza smells REALLY bad God, Leftover Crack has stupid fans. my friend did a similar thing with the abortion essay thing Its clear to see what leftover crack are trying to do in their music, is continue to stretch the borders of freedom of speech. By saying the things they do it keeps that notion alive and im glad this band exists, not for the messages that convey in there lyrics but for the action in which they take with there music. They are breaking censorship by governments and organisations in which control us, making it easier to embrase our thoughts and express them openly without being persecuted. "Our message isn't getting through. Fucker, even you got the message... our shitty band created a discussion" -I Spy Also, for crack smoking, heroin shooting booze hounds they are amazing musicians .. when they can remember what they're sposed to play. I thought this was a good album. the only songs I disliked were "Feed The Children (Book OF Lies) and Life Is Pain. FTC just kidna bored me and I've heard life is pain way too many times. None of you people know what your talking about and should just shut up.As far as Rancid goes they were sold out the day i seen them on much music same as bad religon and any other good bands that WERE punk.How do punks live?They dont live in huge houses with millions of dollars they get drunk at a shitty bar and fight and do drugs squat shit like that.They dont sing about girls and being in love and stupid shit like that its about partying and puking and haveing fun and just fucked up shit.Besides some of the best punk band were before Rancid and Bad Religon,Sloppy Seconds is WAY better than those two band could ever be those guys are punks nice lars and tim and those other wimps. Pete Baker I love Leftover crack, I found this album to be well mastered in the studio. I liked they shitty garage sound which is what attracted me but its awesome to hear they are actully doing well and are respected. I think leftover crack is one on the most controversal bands in the punk scene but I think their awesome. This band also has a great style and the lyrics are amazing. I cant even esspress how good this bands lyrics are. Anyway they have my 10 via sin dios= the route/path to god By far the greatest album to ever be made... ever. It gos from nice fun songs like rock the 40oz to great mosh songs like Via Sin Dios and then to politicaly inpowering songs like Super Tuesday. This is a work of art and if the mighty LOC can some how top this then they aren't human. THIS ALBUM IS ABSOLUTE MUSICAL PERFECTION! "Leftover Crack is doing is simply trading on Sept. 11." Can I ask what spanish translation? score is for the review, especially the god-awful spanish translation and saying "Ya Can't Go Home" should have been cut from the album. idiot. score is for the album I love Leftover Crack and every comment on this page makes it perfect. I love them the way i love The Phantom of the Opera or the way i love Aerosmith or the way i love Thursday. Its music with the perfect image to go with it. its fucking entertainment. i went to the LOC show with the same mindset i had when i saw Phantom of the Opera (the broadway musical, not the movie). I expected something at both events and it was perfect. at Phantom, the singers had beautiful voices and the props were huge and exciting, at LOC the opening band threw a guitar into the audience and i got blood all over my hands helping the guy who the guitar hit up. It all goes together perfectly like science. every comment on this board is absolutely perfect for the band and the image i have of them. its almost scary. they did what they did perfectly; their image is never contradicted. i am so happy right now. i love leftover crack. i love art. i freakin love it. Leftover Crack are about as good as having an arrow shot through your neck, then realising it has a gas bill attatched to it. My favorite album ever. Except maybe for Kemuri. Leftover Crack is one of the most enticing bands I've ever heard. Both Stz and Ezra are musical phenoms.....oh, and fuck Rancid. This band, while good, is ridiculously overrated/ Fuck Rancid, their last album was complete shit. Best Fucking Album i've heard in years. This album is good but I'll take the last Rancid album over this. This is probably the best album of all time. ALL TIME!!!! How do you like THEM apples?????!!! Anyway, about the whole Rancid thing in the first song of the album, it's probably not all about the censorship thing, although that is a good reason. The fact is....have you heard Rancid's last album??? Some songs are all right, but did you hear the worst song in the album that got mainstream play, what was it called.... "fall back down"? Piece of shit, radio-friendly, totally crappy song. I mean come on, that just sounds so fucking stupid. And if Rancid were political they would have so much more credibility, instead it's watered down punk that gets played on the radio. ANd let's remember that punk was political at the beginning. So bands like Blink and Good Charlotte aren't punk, they're junk. And Rancid can join them if they want. LOC is incredible and this album gives me a warm fuzzy feeling all over... with u all the way man... haha/// did any of u guys catch that show? it was fuking amazing... my fav song is drug song... fuk it... thier fuking amazing n thtas all... ska or not ska.. dude fuck you right in the ass, ya can't go home is one of the best songs on the album. if a band wants to express themselves about the bad shit they've been through, they deserve more props than for saying fuck the police. Gang Control is the only good song on here yea it was heroin... thank god i saw them dec.11th in palm beach... its terrible that he died... hey atleast he doesnt have to worry bout the '77s and colorblind n e more... Yep, but it was heroin. did the drummer die the night before last [17th] from a crack overdose? Best stuff ever released by L.O.C., second only to THE album of the century, none other than Chocking Victim's "No Gods, No Managers". But definatly the best Crack Family album. I think every song on this album is fvckin killa! Keep on the Crack-Rock Steady Beat! "abortions should be mandatory" Great album and i will admit the cover drew me to the album It's a good album, but it ain't as good as anything else loc and cv have done. Althought I do quite fancy the piano/violin bits, it keeps the music fresh. Not enough ska though. hey crackers! that's THE record of 2004!!¨kick the asses, rocks with lyrics and is only wonderful to know, that there's bands who don't care about charts and trends! 10 POINTS!! this album is so awesome. you love it or you hate it! I do the first! :-) this band is gonna be on radio one! rawk onn!!!111111111111 To the guy below HELL YEAH! By "insulting" Rancid, LOC just comes off like the whiney Tommy Gunn in Rocky V. "Bad Religion are businessmen... damn you're a fucking retard." Rancid did not invent pop-punk. The Descendents and Mr. T Expierence have been do it for a hell of a lot longer. Punk hasn't been independent since the early '90s. Sure, OpIvy practically built Gilman into the legend it is still now, and Bad Religion were quite influential. BUT, Rancid and Bad Religion are some the two most washed up corporate bands in the business (yes, business) now. Its bands like LoC who keep up the tradition so many others have have left. "I think it's kinda funny that they'll take a shot at a band like rancid, when if it wasn't for bands like them, the guys in LOC would probably be pumping gas somewhere." "I think it's kinda funny that they'll take a shot at a band like rancid, when if it wasn't for bands like them, the guys in LOC would probably be pumping gas somewhere." I think it's kinda funny that they'll take a shot at a band like rancid, when if it wasn't for bands like them, the guys in LOC would probably be pumping gas somewhere. this cd owns as much as the others, i just wish LoC didn't this cd owns as much as the others, i just wish LoC did draw such impressionable fans. Hey guys, I fuck a donkey looking Yoko groupie Hey guys, I fuck donkeys Bad Religion are businessmen... damn you're a fucking retard. What really blows my mind is that this was reviewed in Short Fast and Loud Magazine....what? Bad Religion are a bunch of fucking businessmen. Seriously, I don't care about seeing some old rich dudes play some fast punk songs. man, its hard not to play a Clear Channel venue nowadays. I'm going to see Bad Religion and Rise Against next week and its on a Clear Channel venue. Are both of those bands sellouts too now? "They're dissing a band that screwed them over. If Tim really cared about the music instead of money, like he should, they would never have dissed them. Plus, once you play a Clear Channel venue, all of your credibility goes down the drain." They're dissing a band that screwed them over. If Tim really cared about the music instead of money, like he should, they would never have dissed them. Plus, once you play a Clear Channel venue, all of your credibility goes down the drain. Yeah, go Leftover Crack for dissing a great band that gave them a shot and a record deal. I hope F-Minus gets dropped from Hellcat for that crap too....Cant say Ive heard the record yet, but I might as well give it a six, because Choking Victim used to be awesome... The people complaining about this album's cover art need to chill out a bit... god damn. the cover is obviously not pro-world trade center bombing. it's obviously showing that basically it was like those three guys burned the building down themselves. "Ugh, you're an idiot, straight up. Are you kidding me? So our country, namely Bush, is responsible for the WTC collapse. No, crazy people who kill other people are responsible. Wait before you give me the old "Bush is a murderer too" thing, which I guess is slightly rational. Remember who's directly responsible for those attacks. Gahndi peacefully brought about change so don't tell me Osama, some crazy religious fanatic had no other choice. Place blame where blame should be placed. You have problems with the structure of our government, you better not be voting for Kerry and you better not be abstaining from voting. (abstain - To refrain from voting, I know you didn't know what that meant so theres some help you fuckin moron). You better be voting for someone you believe can change something and not just be screaming fuck bush at punk shows." Dammit, I need money to buy this. I thought Mediocre Generica kind of sucked until recently, then I took another listen recently. Now I like it just as much as Choking Victim. Good, but i was expecting better from these guys-oldpunker overall, the album is alright. "Are the majority of the "youth" of this country really as ignorant as they are displaying in the posts about this album? Are you people really so thick that you can't see the message behind the cover of the album? Christ- it's not making fun of the fact that 9/11 happened; it's showing who is responsible and who is keeping it going. All of you who are "so offended" by the album cover are pissed at the wrong people. Try directing that angst towards the ones who started this whole mess... not the ones who are saying something about it. John Dolan died in 9/11???? WHAT? THE FUCK? This is a great album. This is a shitty review. First Off. Are the majority of the "youth" of this country really as ignorant as they are displaying in the posts about this album? Are you people really so thick that you can't see the message behind the cover of the album? Christ- it's not making fun of the fact that 9/11 happened; it's showing who is responsible and who is keeping it going. All of you who are "so offended" by the album cover are pissed at the wrong people. Try directing that angst towards the ones who started this whole mess... not the ones who are saying something about it. Let me guess...those 2 or 3 comments below me are by the same person... These guys sound like a band out of my old high school. And that band sucked already. These guys suck worse. These dumbfucks know about current politics about as much as Paris Hilton. I read their interview in AP. This band is fucking retarted. Tower records. Where dont they sell the cd? I feel BSD's comment was aimed at me so I'll have to respond. Maybe in Kansas where NYC is 1000 miles away and in LA where NYC is 2000 miles away the feeling ofpersonal loss is not felt as much but in the tri-state area there are people still reeling from the loss of a loved one. I understand your point completely and I agree with the band on this issue. However, I don't think it's fair that my neighbor who lost his father in the attacks has to walk into Tower records and see a picture of some guys pouring gasoline on the burning World Trade Center building where his dad worked and perished. Especially if he's never heard of this band and doesn't understand what their message may be. for the record. slagging Rancid and Hellcat is one mans opinion,not mine. For the first or possibly second time ever... I agree with BSD... if you can't see past the gimmick that LOC is pushing then you're not seeing the big picture. They're against ignorance, violence, exploitation and injustice, and that's exactly what I'm against. Any progressive minded person would be... this band is a textbook example of "tries to hard" What's funny is that even though you guys are so fucking upset about this band and Jello, you are upset because you don't have the ability to look beyond the shock-value they use to make a point. "Don't you know profiting off of people dying is punk now? Fuck everyone who was in the WTC on 9/11/01. I'm glad them and all the fire fighters and cops died. There it was said, pussies. "However, I've never liked punk and am a fan of indie, emo, and crust so what the fuck do i know?" if ya like this check out 2.5 Children Inc.. buy at creeprecords.com That Z-Net article is awesome as balls. And if actually took the time to read and be informed and thought about what the article said, and you still think that voting for a democrat is any better than voting for a republican, you are a smacked ass. John Kerry has never said he wouldnt have gone to war or that he would end the war in Iraq. He has repeatedly said he would never stop fighting the terrorists at home or over seas. Both candidates are fighting the same exact war against "terrorism", both candidates are from parties who are paid by the same rich companies and both candidates will take us further down the path of fasicism which we are walking. And the new Crizzack album is awesome. Last I checked Leftover Crack didn't support Kerry or (obviously) Bush.....to the person below. Bands like this one and Propagandhi have stayed relatively negative about both parties.....though much more so about the Republican party, but with good reason. Both blow, but I'd choose a Democrat anyday over some fuck who is just going to continue fighting a "war" which CAN NEVER be won, by any means at all. The "War On Terror" is a joke...terrorists exist everywhere- yes, the Middle East, but also Europe, Asia, and the US. A. The greatest weapon against terrorism is an open mind, most European countries are twice as free as America, but the Mid-East isn't concerned with them...there's a reason for this. Maybe if American's would quit acting like they own the world and decide to become PART of the world we would stop being hated by 3rd world countries and laughed at by superior European countries. No other "modern country" in the world has as much crime, racism, violence, and ignorance as the US has. Not to mention the shocking lack of education. Ugh idiots. If they really think that they're complete morons and if they're just doing it for attention they're completely undermining the point they're trying to get across. http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=33&ItemID=5 083 I see the connection between the 9/11 attacks and Halliburton and agree it's bullshit but I still think the cover is offensive and inappropriate. However, I've never liked punk and am a fan of indie, emo, and crust so what the fuck do i know? I read two paragraphs and stopped because it sounds like this is the stupidest fucking record ever. Yeah! FUck everything! PUNXXXXXXXXX "these spics should go the fuck back to mexico." I think those LOC requests were done by more then one person. I typed in one of the comments but someone else did the rest. "she'll be able to fucking own the nursing home circle pit..." "but worse than new Rise Against, Bad Religion and Green Day" I have this CD, but I don't think it deserves such high acclaim. They're playing super basic punk riffs and throwing in the occaisionaly uneccesary violin or piano. Very little ska... for a group of guys that got their notoriety from their ska songs. Too many long "fuck capitalism" anthem-type songs. 'This band are shit' Best cd of the year. It's a shame that there is so many people in punk who want to censor what other people can see and listen too. This punk friends not sunday fucking church. If your Gramdma love Handel, then shes a pussy. Tell her to get ahold of some bootlegs of Ives or Stravinsky... then she'll be able to fucking own the nursing home circle pit... this cd is really fucking good. it's nice to hear a song that fuses punk, ska, and metal. even though this is a solid album, i still am a bigger fan of "no gods, no managers" and "kill whitey" over this. but this definatley rules. "Very much recommended to fans of music everywhere." 1. LOC/CV/INDK/MG/etc. do give their shit away for free, I got an almost complete collection of the family's stuff from their website back when it was fuckworldtrade.com (which apparently is some yu-gi-oh card shop site now, brilliant!) while i think this is a nice model for me, it's probably not going to help boost their sales (as opposed to the epitaph model of releasing one song before release and an additional afterwards, i'm a huge fan of this model) but it is certainly an interesting idea and proves that they care more about getting the message and music out there than they do about record sales (though i do plan to buy a lot of the catalogue as soon as I can find a store carrying this shit). I think this kind of negates the challenge that they are simply using the cover as shock value; obviously, it is a confronting and shocking cover, but I think it is used in a way to draw you in to see the political commentary within the picture AND the album. Compelling work for sure, I applaud it. A good listen, but "Mediocre Generica" was a lot better in my opinion. I don't know why anyone would take these guys seriously. I for one do not give a flying fuck about LoC's politcal views but their music is badass so i can overlook their "shock" image. This band are shit, there's no denying it. Good album, decent review at best. i didn't realize there was anyone to blame BUT the US Ronald Reagan indirectly caused 9/11....just thought some of you should know. He also helped Sadam....but I guess you idiots are too busy blaming everyone but the US itself, which is really responsible. The US always bitches and complains about monsters that it knowingly creates. Good review! " "Via Sin Dios" (or "Go With God") " (insert psuedo-intellectual talk about the the wtc here)_____________________________________ this is either the most interesting, or the stupidest, political debate i've ever followed on this site. "You're out of your element, Donny. " why would they give away their albums for free? they don't want to lose money........? LOC = Offensive just for the sake of being offensive. Seriously if you took away all their "shocking" lyrics it would be easier to realize their music is simply mediocre. This album is great....Leftover Crack are the meaning of punk rock and the only ones with the balls to really speak the truth. To all idiots on this board- they are not poking fun at the vicitms of the FAR too drawn out 9/11 tragedy. They are attacking what world trade stands for and what the US has used 9/11 to promote. If you call that "using the deaths of thousands for profit" you need to be shot.....not to mention it's highly doubtful LOC will see very much profit from this record at all. Secondly, you all need to shut the fuck up about Sept. 11th, sure, it was terrible...but no worse than a million other atrocities that happen yearly in other countries. The US has already killed 5 times (atleast) as many innocent civilians in Iraq in comparison to the amount that died on 9/11...and no it isn't for the "greater good". What about Hiroshima? You want some real horro, go look at the aftermath of the a bomb. No one's trying to downplay 9/11....but it is what it is....the only reason people treat it "special" is because it happened in the ignorant US of A. (before someone else says it:) :edit: "sidenote: what were propagandhi's jabs at rancid in the past? anyone?" "can someone explain what the whole f-minus deal is? is there some beef between them and loc?" why the fuck should you not be able to say that something sucks unless you have a better alternative? that's a fucking stupid thing to say. dammit someone right below me beat me to the punch. Foiled again! Only idoits believe anarchism will lead to "chaos" and the random kililng of people by bands of merauders ala mad max. 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