Posted by FuckYouOiOiOi on 2006-03-17 23:06:07
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this album is awesome. i think its even better than more dead cops.

ok im brazilian punk guy
this album was released here by peculio records
fuckin great band, political, strong, serious
my email to contact leocrust@yahoo.com.br

oh shit, i thought this was just released, but it says 2004! This is a fucking awesome album! why is it so unknown? These guys are legends

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 9, 2005 at 11:19 PM (EST)
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This is the second best album of 2005

1st is potemkin city limits.

This here is straight up Punk Rock. It's melodic, angry and has a good message

Posted by crackpotdemagogue on 2005-12-01 07:35:03
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I'll second Jesse's remarks below. Before you get offended by some album art, do some research into it and you might discover a few things that will change the way you see the world. Don't be so close minded and judgemental.

Anyway, this album's pretty rockin', and it's good to see a new release, however, this shit just doesn't compare to the likes of the s/t album.

"I love MDC as much as the next "punx" but what a tasteless cover..."

? Is this more or less tasteless than the starving child on the Multideath Corporations 7"? Why is it tasteless? It's making a political point that most of MDC's fans- er, the "punx"- agree with. "Dead Cops" "Radioactive Chocolate" "Corporate Deathburger" all deal with fucked up political realities- ditto this cover. You know, right-wing US gov't as (reluctant) empire-builder, on the blood of civilians and enemies who used to be allies.

Maybe I'm reading too much into your comment, if so I apologize. It's early and I need more coffee!

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 30, 2005 at 4:16 AM (EST)
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awesome album, awesome band
I hope to see them come over to the uk again at some point, we have missed this sort of punk rock, along with the dead kennedys!
Also a recommendation would be:
Shades of Brown
Now more than ever
Hey cop if i had a face like yours!
Millions of damn christians

Martin Punk!

Did you know that MDC was one of Kurt Cobain's Favorite punk bands? this album was also produced by legendary hardcore producer Don Fury.

I should probably listen to this, I only have Millions of Dead Cops/More Dead Cops.

I love MDC as much as the next "punx" but what a tasteless cover...

Millions of damn christians is the worst shit EVER!

i was so pissed when i first got it.

fu.

You're fucking kidding me! I tried three times and none of those were even close. *sigh* I'm going to claim lack of sleep on that, because "total retardation" sounds too harsh.
-Dante

And it has "Chicken Squack (swak? squwack?)"!

It's "Chicken Squawk" and it's one of my fav MDC songs. I agree and say Now More Than Ever is a good place to familiarize yourself with MDC.

Ramo

Just judging from "Millions of Dead Cops/More Dead Cops", every song sounds almost exactly the same. Still, that's one kickass album-length song. "Hardcore punk", before it was either "hardcore" or "punk".

I snaged More Dead Cops on vinyl. I like it, but I would only consider myself a casual MDC fan, so I don't know if I qualify. I really like Now More Than Ever when I reviewed it because it was nice to have all those songs on CD form for the first time.
Basically NMTE is a good place to start if you want to listen to this band as it has a good majority of their best (or at least best liked) songs. And it has "Chicken Squack (swak? squwack?)"!
-Dante

Posted by notfeelingcreative on 2005-11-27 14:01:27
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Exactly what one would expect from a great band like MDC!

i wish more bands currently had the lyrical balls and brains of MDC.

Oh yeah, if you're new to MDC, here's a suggested album order:
1. Millions of Dead Cops ("John Wayne" "Dead Cops" "My Parents Are A Little Weird" etc)
2. Smoke Signals (ignore the "South Africa" song and dig the "King Of Thrash" and "Skateboards from Hell")
3. "Hey Cop" or "Shades of Grey" or this one.

Each record has a bunch of rad tunes (though "Metal Devil Cokes" and "Million of Damn Christians" only have about 2-3 each), so it's kind of tough after #3 above. I've never heard the compilation records ("More Dead Cops" and "Now More Than Ever: 20 years") so maybe those should go in there too?

No, "Fuck World Trade" came out first. This record was probably being recorded about the same time that one was released.

Saw this edition of MDC @ the Oakland Metro on a Monday night, it was MDC supporting the Vibrators (!!!)- crazy bill, about 150 paid. Fun, loose, and they played a lotta their best tunes.

I finally heard MDC a couple weeks ago, and it's really great, although I see them as one of those bands whose new material will just be ignored.

Posted by skankin_in_the_pit on 2005-11-27 10:09:30
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Good album, great band.

Didn't this come out a couple months before Fuck World Trade?

@dante: listen to "timmy yo". i think it sums up quite well, how they don't want a bigger audience.

this record is great, seriously.

It's strange but it's sad to me to see bands like MDC sometimes. Not that I think they're a bad band or that they don't still make great music (as this review can sunstantiate).
I just feel bad for bands who play and play and constantly work their asses off for only a margin of success. I'm sure MDC wasn't assembled with fame as a goal but still after 20 years it's wierd to think they still play venues that house maybe 200 people (I know they played Thee Parkside on their last tour).
I would just think with so much history and talent they'd have a bigger following by now.
-Dante

It's the famous photo of the dead civilian contractors hanging from a bridge in Iraq from 2004.

I love MDC but I never listened to this. I'll probably buy it now, though.

I can't tell what's going on in the cover art. Anyone care to share what they see?

Posted by kamatacci on 2005-11-27 03:27:14
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Amazing album by an amazing band.