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The Agitators

Salute to All (2005)
SOS Records

Reviewer Rating:

Contributed by: Jesse
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Published on February 10th 2006

Let's see if I can fit this review into one sentence:

Old-guy Belgian, fun, angry, drinkin' punk.

That's it. I don't need to write anymore. Fourteen songs featuring simple chord progressions, gang vocals, walking bass-lines, angry shouting, and topics ranging from getting drunk and not liking religion or the government to general discontent. Pretty standard, really. And no, it ain't bad. Too many punk bands just don't have fun anymore. Just because you're angry doesn't mean that it's not fun.

Peace, love and unity / Doesn't really work for me, You preach the word for a better world / But you selfish bastards are what's making it worse.

C'mon, how much fun is that?

A lot of fun. That's how much.

This album gives us fourteen songs in forty-three minutes. Kind of a lot for a punk release, but whatever. If this is your bag, then be happy, 'cause it's a big one.

There's really not much else to say about it. Either you're going to like it, or not. I guess you'll have to see if you do yourself.

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Anonymous (February 13, 2006)

horrible derivative music in an already derivative genre. fuck these guys and the right-wingers they hang out with.

xote (February 11, 2006)

listen to the band they sound like what the review says which is pretty typical punk fucking rock.

Anonymous (February 10, 2006)

I enjoy concise reviews too, but this is just vague. He would like the reader to believe that a review like this is of a short, blunt style, but rather it's just him being lazy.

lol_omg_wtf_nambla (February 10, 2006)

You say concise like it's a bad thing. Why should this review take paragraphs to say what can be said in so much less? I liked it and I'ma check these guys out now.

Anonymous (February 10, 2006)

"It's a record. Or CD, depending on what format you prefer. There's punk songs on it. They're quite long for punk songs. Punk is often fast, shouty and angry. Sometimes it's melodic, sometimes it isn't."

That's his next reviuew.

Anonymous (February 10, 2006)

why are his reviews still posted? Are we supposed to believe this concise, vague review is more than just a cover for him being lazy?