The bands don't really capture the angst that Black Flag brought to the table in the first place. Screaming like a spoiled s--t assed brat does not make you "hardcore" or "Heavy", it just makes you a spoiled s--t assed brat. As for heather.ssg , I've looked at your downloads and you wouldn't know "heavy" or "punk" if it bit you on your pimpled ass. Respect those who paved the way to give your bands names that are too long for the sake of giving your band a name that is too long.( I'll give you Dillinger Escape Plan.)
Some of the reviewers dont understand,if you do then you know how great-COALESCE,GIVE UP THE GHOST,the HOPE CONSPIRACY,and DILLINGER EXSCAPE PLAN are.Those of you that like BLACK FLAG and dont like the mentioned bands that are on this comp,your probably too old to still be listening to HARDCORE or heavy music in general.My advice is if you wanna hear black flag doin' black flag then why would you even give this a listen in the 1st place....
Sorry- Black Flag is Black Flag, and I don't care how much you love them, this shouldn't have been recorded. The appeal of Black Flag isn't only in the songs themselves, it's also in the raunchy, low tech, low budget sound engineering of the era that adds to their style. That kind of attitude just doesn't come across in these recordings, no doubt made in a gleaming hi tech sound studio,using a computer and the newest digital recording software. They would've been better off using some old beat-up 12 track recording console in an old school locker room, walls covered in cardboard and egg-crate foam.
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While the legendary voices of such jazz icons as Billie, Ella and Sarah still ring true, subsequent generations of female jazz vocalists have taken the music in new directions, especially in the '90s, ranging from Cassandra Wilson's new-standard caress to Diana Krall's classics with a twist. Taking their lead, young singers over the last decade have been swinging the vocal tradition onto a new plateau with a pop sensibility. In the mix are tunes by… more »
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After Elvis went into the Army and before the British Invasion, the years 1958-63 were rock's forgotten years. But they were the years that shaped the musical tastes of baby boomers and of acts from the Beatles and Rolling Stones to Bruce Springsteen and the Ramones. Hear the dance sensations, the one-hit-wonders, the girl groups and doo-wop singers, surfers and rockabilly twangers, the birth of Motown, the evolution of R&B into soul and so much… more »
True to the D.I.Y. work ethic that defined the punk rock era, this 15-track rendering of Black Flag songs from some of modern punk metal’s most visceral acts was originally released in four installments on 7″ vinyl. Now on CD, Black on Black: A Tribute to Black Flag is — like most tribute records — a mixed bag. Most Precious Blood kick things off with a searing metalcore take on “Rise Above,” dutifully keeping to the original’s sense of entitlement with the added kick of higher-end production, and Coalesce add a junk piano intro to their screamo rendition of “Jealous Again,” but shoddy production (come on, it’s 2006) keeps tracks like “Damaged” (Dillinger Escape Plan) and “Annihilate This Week” (Converge) from becoming anything other than lo-fi covers tossed off after a few beers in the studio. – James Christopher Monger
