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 Review by: Carlo Aftershock See others by this writer The Casualties Official Website (link) Only registered users can post comments 
 
Published on October 8th 2001
The Kings of todays Streetpunk scene are back with a new release titled "Die Hards". This is their most hardest material to date. Jorges vocals is more powerful than ever before, Jakes guitar playing has gotten so much better, and Rick the bassplayer sings some lines in a few of the songs and his vocals just stand out. There are plenty of choruses to get you singing along, but this time around the choruses sounds more gangly. The lyrics cover issues about punks, touring in Europe and going broke on tour on the track "No Turning Back", how the Punk Scene has so many stupid rules, working to help parents pay rent, there is also a song all in Spanish for all you Latino Punks, and they even have a song dedicated to Joey Ramone and the rest of The Ramones on the track "Made In N.Y.C.". This album is definatley for the Die Hard Casualties fans everywhere. This is worth your money and this album won't disappoint old and new fans. -- For More Reviews please go to my webzine The Original Sin People who liked this also liked:           Please login or register to post comments. What are the benefits of having a Punknews.org account?
I agree. this is the best casualties album absoluteley nothing in the fucking world better than this fucking album! The Casualties are the fucking grateist this album is fast and tight as shit....i fucking love it... ignore the comment two down This album is crap. The band has gone through so many changes in their linup, and has been around for too long. After their album "Stay Out of Order" they should have just called it quits. love the die hards album have the vinyl and the new one thatll come out in late August should kickass they take a few shots at our dumb farm boy president Bush Sure they have recycled the same riffs for years and the lyrics arent spectacular, but thats not what punk rock is about. Its about busting your ass for years trying again and again to build a fan base because your married to the music and the lifestyle, which is what they have done. The Casualties have worked for nearly a decade to gain a hardcore fan base and have done so. They have also been the only American punk band to play at Holiday in the Sun. So you cant just write them off completly, as for sucking at live performances what punk bands havent been suck ass live. Anyways i had to put my two cents in since i saw them last time when they were here in London and the club was packed full, and everyone was thrashing around and moshing so cant hate on them for live prformances got one nasty pit. It doesn't matter if these kids LOOK "hardcore" because your not llooking at them when you listen to this.THis band has recycled the same riff over and over for years and put as much thought into their lyrics as a six year old. They understand that if you look "punk" you'll sell the records to the kids and they continue to put little to no effort in their music cause they'll sell the albums anyway. They are trying too hard to emulate their heroes from the 80s and doing a shitty job at it too. One more time: this is truly the worst "punk" cd i have ever had the misfortune to hear, the casualties are SO over rated. people should listen to the unseen instead they actually have something to say rather than the same two words over and over. CASUALTIES ARMY (x100) It suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucccccccccccccccccccccccccckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk kkkkkkkkkkkkkssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!! !!!! thank u for your time!!!! StOp HaTiN oN TeH CaSuAlTiEs.... ThEyRRR ReeL PuNcK. ThEy CaN KiCk YRr A$$ In TeH PiT. Damn straight good cd. yep. this belongs with the greats like minor threat's complete disco., black flag's damaged and the clash london calling. a perfect 10. I can't help but think that all these guys who are anonymous who are giving 1 or half a star are all actually the same person. I don't want to waste time explaining why The Casualties are just as bad as Good Charlotte or how many thousands of bands are beating the dead street-punk horse with loads more intelligence or originality than the Casualties will ever have. Go pick up the new Gc5 record. This shit is wack. That review was fucking terrible. Most hardest album? Moron. This music sucks too. Thumbs up to the guy below me. What is this, a sad excuse for punk? Last time I checked, punk died, and hardcore was in. This transition occured in the eighties. First hardcore albums are material such as Bad Brains - Pay to Cum, Sham 69 - Borstal Breakout, Germs, X, etc... I don't quite know what to call this, perhaps, the same. Every thing sounds the same. From the first track to the last, it is all the same. When I listened to it, it all sounded the same. Notice the pattern here? These songs have two, three riffs, max. The songs have one theme, that are pulled from a pool of three. Anti-Police, hurt your self (drugs, alcohol) and hurt others. It's total crap. These guys define nothing but what is wrong with music, producing only crappy songs. I will not be over-zealous and tell you what to listen to, but I will say that The Casualties are crap. Find better bands to listen to. ever see office space with the guy named micheal bolton and he hates michael bolton but everyone keeps comparing him to the real michael bolton? that was funny. i love that movie. this is a kick ass cd. it truly defines what the casualties really are. a must buy cd but, if your looking for the best in the casualties go to a concert. this is a kick ass cd. it truly defines what the casualties really are. a must buy cd but, if your looking for the best in the casualties go to a concert. they kick ass. best hardcore punk since Falling Sickness! Ha i love how no1 liked this album. Its not my favorite casualties album but it definetley had some songs that were worth putting on repeat and kicked ass. The singer has the worst voice I think I have ever heard. The musical side was alright I just can't take the guys voice. Why can't you fucking cunts just get a grip and open your fucking eyes!! If see the power behind this band, I suggest that you PISS OF!!!! I just think its funny how this has been completely out of the norm of recent albums that have been reviews on this site with perfect 10s and and 9s and you guys give bands like this a 1. They're a different style. Look at the review bar, everything is almost the same except this. It's good for what it is. And I do sport their name because the band conveys something more than music like hard work and a love for kids. Michael Bolton scares me. Michael Bolton rules I love the half Mullet style very innovative:) i have Michael Bolton's name on my leather jacket. well, it's more of a cordorory.- fathead I dont own a leather jacket..way overrated, They give you the most awful rash...And even If I did own one I sure wouldn't have this bands' name painted there. You want street punk...Good street punk in my opinion would be The Business, Discharge, GBH, I could go on and on but that seems like good street punk to me. i find it funny how you all are saying the casualties suck but yet you have their name painted on your leather jacket. please explain that to me? and also if they suck why do they have fans all over the world and why do you guys ditch bands when they are getting the respect they deserve for all the hard years of work? All of you who think The Unseen or Explosion are the best street punk, get a Defiance album, and then come back the casualties are are fucking great band straight forward to the point punk rock, all though this isn't as good as their earlier recordings it is still great. This album kinda sucks. I like the first song and the Ramones tribune song, but that's about it. Their earlier stuff is way better. This band should be thrown off a cliff. They are awful and the fact that a label would bother putting down money for this trite, overdone Exploited-rip-off bullshit makes me wanna eat my own shit. This is trash they are trash. Die!! This band would've been good to see........ 10 years ago. Wait, they've always been as fucking terrible as the time I got really drunk and went down on my friend's dog..... gross. The Exlposion are really good live, though their music isn't very original, their live show is amazing, especially in a really small club. The Casualties? Aren't very good live or musicanlly. The Explosion is ten times better than these puds. -fathead There is better Streetpunk out there. if people give bottom-of-the-barrel shit like this a 10 then we might as well not bother reviewing because everything must deserve a 10 if something as cliche'd and tired as this can get even a remotely good score. I was in Virgin Records today (Hey, they've got a big selction) and I noticed a huge Casualties poster on the wall. I'm not going to start a whole sellout discussion, I just find it strange. Anyway, I've heard worse, but you shouldn't waste your time on them, there are much better bands from NYC. You think writing about how cool being a drunk punk is, after ten years, would get a bit old. "most hardest" I just cant get into this at all I dont know why. |
