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  Review by: Fuzzy See others by this writer ![[staff]](/images/icons/staffsticker.gif){kind=icon}
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Published on December 3rd 2004
Rancid starts out this document of the 1997 punk/ska scene with possibly their best song ever "The Brothels," giving me my first palatable taste of their classic sound. Until this point, I had been fairly stand-offish towards the East Bay quartet, prefering the sounds of the east coast. However, from the word go, I was taken with not only Rancid, but with all of the bands on this disc. Sure, some of them I was already familiar with (The Slackers, The Pietasters, The Skatalites, Skinnerbox) and some would disappear (The Silencers), but this CD stands as the obvious base of my music collection and taste to this day. With a mix of east and west coast ska and punk, Tim started off the Hellcat history with a gem. Its mix of sounds is complimented by an amazing sequencing of tracks, segueing street punk into throwback ska into oi! and so on.
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I know that 40 Oz song ruined it, but then again The Mercy Killer track right after made up for it. i thought it was "the praying hands of jesus had given him a rest"? oh well i could be wrong. either way, anyone who thinks the brothels is the best rancid song, obviously has never heard 95% of their other songs. Here's the lyrics according to some lyric site. That 4th line still bugs me... I'm still sporting my porkpie, and I always will. Since reading this review I've had "The Brothels" stuck in my head so I've been rockin this cd all weekend. There's a couple of clunkers, but overall it's really really good. We need a 3 paragraph minimum on reviews or something. No one has to be nostalgic. It just promotes self-importance and ageism... "Wow, you were only 12 in '97? I was 20... and rockin' it to some popular punk bands!" Man, a lot of kids are limited by their exposure. Not so much these days with the internet, but back before the whole fucking country was on DSL, it was hard to find good DIY bands if you were from a small town that didn't get MRR or if you didn't know any older punks. i'm confused, why would you post a second review of a compilation album that was released 7 years ago? being nostalgic for something after just a few years wow...IŽd say the whole street punk and ska thing is alive and kicking, though metalcore is on its zenith and emo is way over it, everythings still fine in my pants. along with the party, buffet, and trouser snake. "rancid is still cool in my book." No one has to be nostalgic. It just promotes self-importance and ageism... "Wow, you were only 12 in '97? I was 20... and rockin' it to some popular punk bands!" Maybe instead of trying to make something legendary of a really BLAND period in music that isn't even OVER yet, create something new. when else should we be nostalgic for? the late 70s, when we weren't alive? I like how you get all nostalgic about the late 90's... why was this review posted, its terrible? rancid is still cool in my book. I didn't say it was the first time I'd heard rancid. I said it was the first time I found their sound palatable. I have this comp, and a bunch of other comps. I buy them becsue they are cheap, listen to them once, then they end up in my drawer of comps and shitty cd demos that are handed to me while leaving a concert. Happy Shitty Review Day, everyone! I still spin this for the hepcat/silencers/F minus tracks. The second installment of this comp remains one of my favorites. It flows like no other. "This is a rockin' comp, and the homoerotic lyrics of "The Brothels" makes that tune even more delicious!" This is a rockin' comp, and the homoerotic lyrics of "The Brothels" makes that tune even more delicious! Am I reading that right? You'd never heard Rancid before this comp came out? How is this possible exactly? Too bad I reviewed this here in TWO THOUSAND AND ONE Fuzzy: Wow. This review is really bad. I'm kind of embarassed of it. this record rules, because i have SKUNX tattooed on my forehead. |
