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Published on May 12th 2006
If anything, one has to give Defiance, Ohio credit for originality. Despite the frequent comparisons they receive to current label-mates This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb or previous label-mates Ghost Mice, Defiance, Ohio have crafted their own distinct sound within the impressive American folk-punk movement.
So with one hand in a fist, please keep one hand in the airThe spirit of the band also shines when it becomes evident that they really like making music. The Great Depression sounds like it was recorded as an impromptu reaction to boredom on a Friday night. With every member sharing vocal duties and contributing to the songwriting, Defiance, Ohio bring a great deal of variety into what could have been moments of boredom for the listener. You can download the album for free from the band, but at only $6.00 on LP/CD from No Idea, it’s a shame not to get the real deal. People who liked this also liked:           Please login or register to post comments. What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?
This is one of the best folk-punk albums ever released, in my opinion. I thought it would sound too "cleanly recorded," but it still sounds DIY enough to keep its charm. Great album, great folk punk band! i still think this is amazing this album is amazing It's alot easier to steal food than grab it out of a dumpster. Also less likely to kill you in most cases. No, I'm just saying that if you're going about it by LITERALLY dumpstering the food, you're putting yourself at a health risk. Dumpsters are filled with piss, mold, and other stuff that has bacteria that a loosely tied garbage bag will not be able to keep out. You can always ask bakeries for day-olds before they throw them out. Or do what a lot of people do and wait til they take them out to the trash, but just have them give the food to you. So wait, you're only allowed to not be wasteful if you're poor? That's some crazy weird middleclass guilt/rationalization going on. Whatev's, man, I'm sorry, but if you don't need to eat garbage food, you probably shouldn't. Just being in a dumpster contaminates that stuff. As I said, if you genuinely need to eat that to survive, that's another matter. Was just going to post to say that I love this record, and am excited about Defiance, Ohio coming to the UK in September but... I guess if you're actually impoverished, I can understand, but if you can afford the internet, but still eat garbage food, you've got problems. Well, I meant "most food white punk kids collect." Well, I meant "most food white punk kids collect." that most edible throw-out food is collected before it's literally put in a dumpster I agree with that sentiment Will, but from my experience a lot of the punks who dumpster stuff just do it so they can tell their friends "Check out my new shirt! Yeah, I just dumpstered it blah blah blah". At least where I live, that's how it seems to me. i agree with the guy below me. and using the word retarded is stupid. I made a really long response to Travolta's comment, but it said the "session timed out." What the fuck? This happens at least half the time I comment. alright alright, hold on guys. why are we tearing this guy down? i mean, yeah after i read the statement of the Axl Rose b-sides, that pissed me off. and i'll admit, i was a bit of jerk saying it. But the things OpIvy said, i mean, he was just making an observation. The dumster diving thing i think is a legitmate statement, he isn't saying everyone, but some. And sounds similiar...well again i don't agree at all, cause they are vastly different. But still, i already addressed that issue! haha. no but seriously, i mean....i don't know... "Dumpster diving is fucking retarded. If you have enough money to buy a computer and post on a message board then you're rich enough to buy food." Never said they were ripping off against me!, just sounds way too similair. Plus, I think their first record sucks. "This is soooo much better than Share What Ya Got. That record was annoying as fuck. Whiney ass vocals that sounded like Reinventing Axl Rose b-sides." Dumpster diving is fucking retarded. If you have enough money to buy a computer and post on a message board then you're rich enough to buy food. Leave the free food for some homeless person that actually needs it. This score is for the last 2 comments. Truth. Most dumpster divers I know are too busy enjoying free food to be yelling sell out at anyone. Concerning the review: This is soooo much better than Share What Ya Got. That record was annoying as fuck. Whiney ass vocals that sounded like Reinventing Axl Rose b-sides. Ryan was the lead singer for Short Millie. This band is infinitely better live than on record, and they're pretty gosh darn good on record. I would start with Share What Ya Got to get into these guys. This is really good stuff, but not their best by any means. "Great stuff. They should do some Short Millie covers. That would be hilarious." good album, been rocking it alot lately Dude - the review says "some" people. I know I saw some message boarding of the negative variety. Wouldn't that count as some? I have to agree with the criticisms of this review. I didn't hear anyone shout "sellout," if anything there were a ton of people waiting for that to happen, yet it never did. yeah if anyone really followed plan-it-x they would know that Chris is really close with guys from No Idea. They're both DIY labels and I haven't heard anyone even bring up the topic of selling out with the exception of this review. i just bought the lp from no idea, for six dollars. if the PIX kids are still crying in their dumpsters, they need to be silenced, this band hasnt done anything outside of their system of values. Great stuff. They should do some Short Millie covers. That would be hilarious. i think this sucks Pretty good. I need to give this a few more spins before I really decide what I think of it but on the surface it's a very fun record. Fucking amazing band. I prefer Share What Ya' Got to this cd, but that's not to say that this is weak in any way. Bring on more reviews! I don't think the reviewer spent much time trying to fabricate drama or making vague statements at all. He mentions for a few lines about them being on No Idea and spends 90% of the review talkling about the music. What Defiance, Ohio stands for is as much a part of their music as their guitars. This review seems to be more concerned with fabricating drama and making vague statements rather than actually reviewing the music. This review seems to be more concerned with fabricating drama and making vague statements rather than actually reviewing the music. I was just listening to the today, good album. this album is fucking awesome. it's been spinning nearly constantly in my car's cd player for a week now. it has some low points, but overall I'd consider it their best work. Oh yeah, forgot score. defiance ohio kicks assssss wooo I really like this album but I just cannot take the singer's sissy lisp vocals on Calling Old Friends. I actually get angry listening to that song. Mitch Clem pimps a band called O Pioneers!!! who are a decent band. Im sorry,but I can't take anymore "finger-pointing-music". Especially by white people. Truely an amazing follow-up full length album to Share What Ya Got. It has a lot of the same sound, Sherri does vocals on a decent number of songs as well. Buy it now! or download it and then buy it! This album/band is fucking great. "The New World Order" is one hell of a song. Where are the Plan It X people calling these guys sellouts? they are from Ohio. Share What Ya Got expressed alot of their feelings on moving from Ohio. i don't think Mitch Clem pimps this band. Mitch Clem pimps this band, right? |
